England, Their England : The Definitive Story of Foreign Footballers in the English Game Since 1888

Harris, Nick

Pitch Publishing Ltd

Stuck On You charts the history of soccer stickers in the UK—those little bundles of self-adhesive joy that have given so much to so many since the 1970s. Immerse yourself in Panini v Merlin and the seedy underbelly of the sticker business—and wallow in the nostalgia of swapping in the school playground, shinies, and recurring doubles.

Stuck on You: The Rise & Fall… & Rise of Panini Stickers

Arts & Photography

Landsdowne, Greg

Graphic Design

Thanks to his discovery of a collection of scrapbooks and memorabilia, writer and filmmaker Michael Burns is able to relate for the first time the remarkable story of Surrey and England cricketer Jack Crawford. A schoolboy prodigy who took Edwardian cricket by storm, the amateur all-rounder became Surrey's youngest ever centurion and, at 19 years and 32 days, England's youngest Test player. However, a row over captaining a weakened team against the Australians led to a spectacular fallout—and a life ban by his county. Emigration to Australia ensued, where Crawford established himself as one of the world's great all-rounders; yet controversy dogged him, on and off the pitch. Having married and deserted an Adelaide teenage beauty, Crawford then dodged involvement in World War I. He returned to England to divorce, remarry and fade into middle-aged obscurity, but not before playing two of the most remarkable innings of his life.

A Flick of the Fingers: The Chequered Life and Career of Jack Crawford

Burns, Michael

Biographies & Memoirs

On May 16, 1987, Coventry City won the first major trophy in their 104-year history. It was an extraordinary period for the city and its soccer club as they united to celebrate a fabulous success. Victories over Bolton, Manchester United, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, and Leeds United took "George and John's Sky Blue Army" to Wembley, where they overturned the form book to inflict Tottenham's first ever FA Cup final defeat. For the first time, the cast of 1987 are reunited to tell their stories. Sky Blue Heroes: The Inside Story of Coventry City's 1987 FA Cup Win features exclusive interviews with players, management, media, mascots, songwriters, club staff, and supporters, documenting a magical time in Coventry City's history. Contemporary media reports appear alongside memories and retrospectives—and the first interview for 28 years with the "mystery man," who appeared on the Wembley pitch photograph with the jubilant players.

Sky Blue Heroes: The Inside Story of Coventry City's 1987 FA Cup Win

Sports & Outdoors

Phelps, Steve

Miscellaneous

Marco Negri was born to score goals—though little did he know that 13 years after cutting his teeth with Serie A side Udinese, he would become a cult hero in Scotland. When Walter Smith shelled out £3.5m, snatching the 27-year-old from the grasps of the Italian superpowers, Rangers fans were in for a mighty shock. Negri smashed in 33 goals in his first 29 games, breaking goalscoring records galore in tandem with Gascoigne and Laudrup. A match made in heaven? Perhaps not, as an eye injury was soon to halt this goal-grabbing juggernaut. Frustrating injuries, reports of unrest and loan deals ruled the remainder of his time at Ibrox. Neverthless, Marco Negri's name was already written in Rangers history, his cult status as inevitable as fans' tantalizing tales of what might have been. For the first time, here is the astonishing story of one of soccer's most enigmatic characters.

Moody Blue: The Story of Mysterious Marco

Holmes, Jeff

Negri, Marco

They still call it the most sensational fight ever for the world heavyweight championship, between champion Jack Dempsey and his hammer-fisted Argentine challenger, Luis Angel Firpo. Back in the Roaring Twenties, 85,000 packed into New York's Polo Grounds to see all three minutes 57 seconds of it. Nobody asked for their money back. In the first round Firpo was floored seven times, but got up to deck the champion, then knocked him clean into the press section. Pushed back into the ring as the count reached nine, the champion survived the round, thinking he had been knocked out. In round two, Dempsey knocked Firpo out in 57 seconds. The four-minute Fight of the Century was over! "The Wild Bull of the Pampas" became Argentina's most famous citizen, after the infamous Perons. Dempsey, half a million dollars richer, rested and rusted for three years before losing his title to Gene Tunney.

Dempsey and the Wild Bull: The Four Minute Fight of the Century

Jarrett, John

Individual Sports

Expertly presented in evocative historical context, and described incident-by-incident in atmospheric detail, Aston Villa Greatest Games offers a terrace ticket back in time, taking in their 19th-century dominance of club soccer, the ignominy of relegation to the Third Division, and then lifting Europe's biggest trophy just a decade later. An irresistible cast list of club legends—Pongo Waring and Peter Withe; Charlie Aitken, Paul McGrath, and Peter McParland—springs to life in these thrilling tales of goalscoring feats, great comebacks, Wembley glory, and the odd glorious yet crushing disappointment. In all, a journey through the highlights of Villa history which is guaranteed to make any fan's heart swell with pride.

Aston Villa Greatest Games

Driver-Fisher, James

The Iron Curtain tells the story of rugby pioneer Phil Larder, the first coach to break through the hidden wall between rugby league and union. The journey starts with Phil's upbringing as a player, takes in the 1980s rugby league revolution he sparked as national coaching director, and his jump across the barricades to rugby union in 1997. The authors examine how rugby league ideas revolutionized the concept of defense in union and changed the face of the game forever, and discuss the scientific "quantum leaps" in analysis and conditioning under Sir Clive Woodward that led to triumph in 2003. In a book that will appeal to rugby lovers of both codes, Phil reveals the sources of his coaching inspiration, the players he loved working with, and the secrets of his defensive innovation, giving his frank views on the English Premiership and the two Lions tours in which he was involved.

The Iron Curtain: My Rugby Journey from League to Union

Larder, Phil

Bishop, Nicholas

The Rugby World Cup has only been in existence since 1987, yet already it is established as the sport's premier competition—six weeks of frenzied action which entrances all the rugby-playing nations. The tournament has thrown up countless memorable matches, introduced us to amazing players, and witnessed some incredible scores—from Michael Jones scoring the first World Cup try to the legendary All Blacks regaining the trophy in a titanic struggle with France 24 years later. In between we have witnessed two triumphs each for Australia and South Africa, and of course England's sole victory to date for a Northern Hemisphere side. Relive France's spectacular wins over Australia and New Zealand; Argentina's repeated upsetting of the world order; last-minute drop goals by Joel Stransky and Jonny Wilkinson; and the sheer exuberance of the Pacific Islanders—in a Rugby World Cup history which will appeal to fans of every nation.

Rugby World Cup Greatest Games: A History in 50 Matches

Clark, Rob

Other Team Sports

Got, Not Got: The Lost World of Southampton is an Aladdin's cave of memories and memorabilia, guaranteed to whisk you back to The Dell's fondly remembered "Golden Age" of mud and magic—as well as a Saints-mad childhood of miniature tabletop games and imaginary, comic-fueled worlds. The book recalls a more innocent era of soccer, lingering longingly over relics from the good old days—Saints stickers and petrol freebies, league ladders, big-match programs, and much more—revisiting lost soccer culture, treasures, and pleasures that are 100 per cent Southampton. If you were a Junior Saint, one of the army of obsessive soccer kids at any time from the Ted Bates era to the early days of the Premier League, then this is the book to recall the mavericks—Channon, Keegan, and Stokes; Paine, Armstrong, and Le Tissier—and the marvels of the lost world of soccer.

Got Not Got: Southampton FC: The Lost World of Southampton

Hammond, Derek

Silke, Gary

Soccer

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