After several years of sitting in Highbury's local pubs and cafes with a Dictaphone, Jon Spurling has pooled hours of interviews with fans, program sellers, local publicans, and even those who dug the foundations of the Laundry End and later cleared rubbish from its terraces, to meticulously construct the biography of the ground and chart the ups and downs of one of England's greatest league clubs. Spurling has also spoken to numerous players—the late greats of yesteryear such as Ted Drake, George Male, and Reg Lewis, as well as legends of a more recent vintage, from Bob Wilson and Charlie George to Edu and Patrick Vieira. In the season that Arsenal finally move to Ashburton Grove, Jon Spurling has produced the definitive account of the club's 93 years at Highbury.

Highbury: The Story of Arsenal in N.5

Sports & Outdoors

Spurling, Jon

Soccer

Orion Publishing

Kicking off with the story of the original soccer czar,” Sir Henry Norris, who bulldozed through opposition to move Woolwich Arsenal to north London, Jon Spurling's all-encompassing history of Arsenal's time at Highbury features testimony from a myriad of sourcesfrom the peanut sellers, turnstile operators, local publicans and fans, through the likes of Bob Wilson, Liam Brady, George Graham, and Lee Dixon. An unflinching look at the last century in the club's history, this compendium tells the story of local opposition to the club's move, the construction of the impressive art deco East and West stands in the thirties, the assembling of the various title-winning sides, and culminates in the story of local opposition to the club's more recent move in 2004. Having written three previous titles on Arsenal's history, Jon Spurling is well placed to produce this definitive volume.

Highbury: The Story Of Arsenal In N5

Highbury: The Story of Arsenal In N.5

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Arsenal's on-field success has been well documented. But what has never been written before is the equally remarkable history of Arsenal's rebels, both on and off the pitch. Spanning almost 120 years, and set against a backdrop of turbulent social and political change, Rebels for the Cause assesses the legacy and impact of Arsenal's most controversial players, officials, and matches. From hard men like '30s player Wilf Copping to the reformed wild ones of recent years such as Tony Adams, Jon Spurling highlights the infamous figures whose refusal to conform has made them terrace legends. Featuring extensive interviews with 15 former players, Rebels for the Cause is an indispensable guide to the alternative.

Rebels for the Cause: The Alternative History of Arsenal Football Club

Football (American)

Mainstream Publishing

All Guns Blazing documents the highs and lows of Arsenal Football Club during the 1980's, a decade of drama, controversy and glory for one of Europe's most successful clubs. 
Many of Arsenal's major personalities speak frankly about the club for the first time. Charlie Nicholas tells the real story behind his Highbury career and Paul Davis recounts the impact of George Graham on Arsenal. 
Uncompromising and opinionated, All Guns Blazing is an indispensable guide to the origins of the modern Arsenal beginning with the club's cup exploits of 1980 and ending with George Graham's boys' heroics at Anfield in 1989. 
Jon Spurling is a lifelong fan of Arsenal and shares the unforgettable blend of tragedy and triumph experienced by Arsenal fans in the 1980's.

All Guns Blazing: Arsenal in the 1980's

Aureus Publishing

In this astonishing book Jon Spurling has travelled the world to scratch beneath the glossy, confetti-strewn surface of the world's biggest sporting event to uncover its dark secrets. What lengths did Argentina's right-wing military junta really go to in order to ensure their national team won the World Cup at home in 1978? Why did Idi Amin instruct Uganda's footballers to "break the teeth” of their Tanzanian counterparts in a World Cup qualifier? What really happened during the infamous 'Soccer War' between El Salvador and Honduras in 1969? Which country's players were sent to work in a chicken-plucking factory as punishment for a poor result during qualifying in 1994? Part travelogue, part history, Death or Glory is based on more than 100 exclusive interviews with players, supporters, writers and team officials. Its 16 chapters take you on a fascinating journey through sport, politics, conflict and civil strife that ultimately reveals the astonishing power of the world's greatest sporting event - a power that goes far beyond a few games of football every four years.

Death or Glory: The Dark History of the World Cup

Vision Sports Publishing

Dozens of interviews with Gunners players past and present are used to&nbsp;dissect the myths and conjecture which surround many of Arsenal's epoch-defining games George Male, Frank McLintock, Alan Smith, Anders Limpar, Patrick Vieira, and Robert Pires are just a few of the great names who add their insights to legendary occasions such as the 1930 "Zeppelin Final," the 1953 title decider against Burnley, the decisive Stoke semi of 1971, the Littlewooods Cup win against Liverpool in '87, Anfield '89, Parma '94, and the fire-and-brimstone clashes against Manchester United in the first half of Arsene Wenger's spell as manager. This book&nbsp;also assesses the impact and legacy of such key figures as Sir Henry Norris, Herbert Chapman, and Arsene Wenger. Throughout the book, fresh light is cast&nbsp;on Arsenal's historic rivalries--and the truth is&nbsp;revealed about the dramatic rise and fall of both Bertie Mee and George Graham.

Red Letter Days: Fourteen Events That Shook Arsenal

Pitch Publishing

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