Illustrated history of football: The game in Britain
We have an extract from David Squires’ excellent new book. You’ll want to buy it.
Book Extract
Who doesn’t love a wonderful own goal?
From Chris Brass to Jamie Pollock via Jamie and Jody Craddock, who doesn’t love a ridiculous own goal?
Growing up supporting Tottenham Hotspur
A People’s History of Tottenham Hotspur tells the stories of the fans that have grown up with the club.
A religious experience at Leeds United…
Gary Edwards hasn’t missed a Leeds match in 50 years. He once took a monk to Elland Road
When north-east managers ruled the game…
Between 1960 and 1990, 31 domestic trophies were won by north-east managers. So what went wrong?
The story of Everton’s last-day survival…
The alternative title is ‘Get off the f**king pitch’. It’s an extract from a book about Everton in the 1990s and it’s great.
How the Arsenal-Spurs rivalry first began…
This extract from Steve Tongue’s new book describes how the north London rivalry first got hateful. Enjoy
Want to stay up? Don’t buy strikers…
The worst attack doesn’t always go down, but the worst defence always does. So says Opta Joe…
Suddenly Super League: The story of Sheffield FC
An extract from Carrie Dunn’s new book tells us about Sheffield, a women’s team on the rise.
1966-70: When England ruled the world…
Plenty has been written about England’s World Cup win, but what about the four years that followed?