From the thousands of matches ever played by Arsenal, stretching from a muddy field on the Isle of Dogs in the 19th century to the Premier League era and the pristine perfection of the Emirates Stadium, here are 50 of the club's most glorious, epochal and thrilling games of all! Expertly presented in evocative historical context, and described incident-by-incident in atmospheric detail, Arsenal Greatest Games offers a terrace ticket back in time, taking in their first FA Cup win in 1930, 1930s dominance of domestic football under the great Herbert Chapman, through to the great 1971 double-winning side; on to the exploits under George Graham in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and Arsene Wenger's revolution and his all-conquering invincibles of 2004. An irresistible cast list of club legends - Frank McLintock, Charlie George, Thierry Henry, Ian Wright, Dennis Bergkamp - comes 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 the Gunners' history which is guaranteed to make any fan's heart swell with pride.
Firsts, Lasts & Onlys is a rugby fan's delight, chock-full of astonishing events, time-honoured anecdotes and distinctly unlikely facts, charting the history of the sport from 1823 to date. Do you know which was the first novel to mention rugby? When the last 20-a-side rugby match was played? Or why a fan cut off his testicles to celebrate a win?
Sociedad Deportiva Eibar is the Basque side from a passionate football town one-third the size of the Camp Nou. Eibar the Brave tells the amazing Cinderella story of La Liga's smallest club, which has seen Barcelona and Real Madrid playing top-tier football at Ipurua, the 5000-capacity stadium that Eibar calls home. Promotion-party pitch invasions are not uncommon; but the night of 25 May 2014 saw a promotion with a difference, involving a wildly unorthodox club. There weren't enough fans to cover the pitch. The celebration was 45 minutes after the final whistle. The team was wearing their away kit despite having played at home. And Eibar could still potentially be relegated! Having followed Eibar and witnessed the madness first-hand, Euan McTear documents the club's first season in La Liga and discusses all the pieces put into place over the years to make 2014/15 a season like no other.
Got, Not Got: Manchester City is an Aladdin's cave of memories and memorabilia, guaranteed to whisk you back to Maine Road's fondly remembered 'Golden Age' of mud, mavericks and magic. Here's Lee, Tueart and White on stickers and in comics, City Subbuteo and petrol freebies, league ladders, big-match programmes and tickets, and much more.
The Albion On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from West Brom's illustrious past, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable Baggies diary. From the club's 1878 formation as West Bromwich to the Premier League era, there's an entry for every day of the year.
From the thousands of matches ever played by Manchester City, stretching from the early days of the 20th century to the new millennium and Premier League triumph, here are 50 of City's most glorious, epochal and thrilling games of all! Expertly presented in evocative historical context, and described incident-by-incident in atmospheric detail, Manchester City Greatest Games offers a terrace ticket back in time, taking in everything from the first game ever played at Maine Road in 1923 to the last in 2003, plus belters at the Etihad Stadium and Wembley classics. An irresistible cast list of club legends - Francis Lee and Billy Meredith, Bert Trautmann, Georgi Kinkladze and Ernie Brook - springs to life in a thrilling selection of last-day dramas, unforgettable derbies, relegation deciders, European nights and Cup crackers. In all, a journey through the highlights of City's history which is guaranteed to make any fan's heart swell with pride.
From the thousands of matches ever played by Cardiff City, stretching from the club's Victorian foundation to their grand Premier League entrance, here are 50 of the Bluebirds' most glorious, epochal and thrilling games of all! Expertly presented in evocative historical context, and described incident-by-incident in atmospheric detail, Cardiff City Greatest Games offers a terrace ticket back in time, taking in everything from the famous FA Cup triumph of 1927 through great European nights of the 60s and 70s to the two Cup finals reached since the millennium. An irresistible cast list of club legends - John Charles, Robert Earnshaw and Brian Clark, Derek Tapscott, Phil Dwyer and Peter Whittingham - springs to life at wonderful moments such as promotion day against Leeds in 1952, 1999's heroic 0-0 draw with eight men at Cambridge United, and the third-tier playoff win in extra-time against QPR which continued the Bluebirds' resurgence in 2003. In all, a journey through the highlights of City's history which is guaranteed to make any fan's heart swell with pride.
Return to The Lost World of Football through this Aladdin's cave of memories and memorabilia, guaranteed to whisk you back to the magical atmosphere of a more innocent era of football. A giant Kays catalogue of unforgettable football culture, clutter and wistful yearning: leave the 21st century behind and revisit your own football Golden Age!
Scotland On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the nation's footballing past, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable diary of dark blue-and-white history. From the first ever international match to the SPL era, there's an entry for every day of the year.
Chelsea On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's distinguished history, mixing in a maelstrom of anecdotes and characters to produce an irresistibly dippable Blues diary. From a star team with no opposition to the Champions League via GBP1 and GBP140 million buyouts, there's an entry for every day of the year.
Rangers FC Cult Heroes is devoted to 20 players who, over the years, have won a special place in the hearts of the Ibrox faithful - not necessarily the greatest footballers, but a unique brotherhood of mavericks and stalwarts, local lads and big signings. The cast list alone is enough to stir up the memories and tug at the heartstrings of any Gers fan - McMinn, Laudrup and Baxter, Johnston, McPhail and McCoist - recalling how these charismatic personalities used to ignite passion on the terraces. Find out which Light Blue icon Pele wished had hailed from Rio instead of Fife. Who warned young players against becoming 'the most underpaid of all public entertainers'. And which hero refused to play for Scotland on the day of Princess Diana's funeral. Discover and delight in the magical qualities of these 20 mere mortals elevated to cult status by the blue half of Glasgow.
Coventry City On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's rollercoaster history, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable Sky Blues diary. From the club's formation in 1883 to the Premier League era, there's an entry for every day of the year.
Norwich City Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about the club, from irresistible anecdotes to the most mindblowing stats and facts. A brilliantly researched collection of trivia, essential for any Canaries fan who holds the riches of yellow-and-green history close to their heart.
Sheffield Wednesday Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about the club, from irresistible anecdotes to the most mindblowing stats and facts. A brilliantly researched collection of trivia, essential for any Owls fan who holds the riches of blue-and-white history close to their heart.
Leeds United On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's rollercoaster history, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable Whites diary. From the club's formation in 1919 to the Premier League era, there's an entry for every day of the year.
A 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run make up the Ironman triathlon. So what possesses an overweight, thirty-something librarian who can't swim, doesn't own a bike and has two dodgy knees to take on the hardest one-day endurance race in the world? The inspirational, epic and life-changing journey from ordinary bloke to Ironman.
Six Stickers tells the story of Adam Carroll-Smith's bid to break his duck and complete a childhood football sticker album, and at the same time rediscover his love for a much-changed game. After uncovering the almost-finished album he decided to track down and photograph the six players missing from his 1996 Premier League sticker book.
Manchester United On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's distinguished past, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable diary of Red Devils history - with an entry for every day of the year. From the club's Victorian foundation as Newton Heath through to their emergence as one of the world's most successful clubs, United's rollercoaster history takes in winding-up orders, the Munich air disaster and the joys of United's first European Cup triumph, all crowned by the drama of winning the first ever Treble. Pivotal historic events such as the club's first ever trophy win, the 1960s rebirth and Sir Alex Ferguson's arrival form a backdrop against which Old Trafford heroes - Duncan Edwards, George Best and Bobby Charlton, Eric Cantona, David Beckham and Billy Meredith - all loom larger than life.
Rugby On This Day revisits many of the game's most magical and memorable moments which might otherwise have slipped under the radar. Here are over 700 offbeat highlights, all mixed in with a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable rugby union diary - with an entry for every day of the year.
Norwich City On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's rollercoaster history, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable Canaries diary. From City's formation in 1902 to the Premier League era, there's an entry for every day of the year.
The Arsenal Companion collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about Arsenal FC, from irresistible anecdotes to the most mindblowing stats and facts. A brilliantly researched collection of trivia, essential for any fan who holds the riches of red-and-white history close to their heart.
West Ham United On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's rich history, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable claret-and-blue diary. From the club's Victorian formation to the Premier League era, there's an entry for every day of the year.
The Saints Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about Southampton FC, from irresistible anecdotes to the most mindblowing stats and facts. A brilliantly researched collection of trivia, essential for any fan who holds the riches of red-and-white history close to their heart.
Described in atmospheric and evocative detail, here are 50 of the Black Cats' most glorious, epochal and thrilling games of all! Sunderland Greatest Games offers a terrace ticket back in time, revisiting historical highlights including great derbies, First Division title clinchers, FA Cup triumphs, near Doubles and games that cheered up Peter Reid.
Subtitled 'More Malice and Misfortune in the World's Cruellest Game', The Worst of Cricket 2 takes up where its best-selling predecessor left off. The book takes another humorous look at the whole catalogue of malevolence, misadventure and madness associated with the sport - corruption, violence, drunkenness, incompetence - on and off the pitch!
Explains how you can work out what is likely to happen during a football match and how you might be able to exploit this knowledge profitably by betting. This work covers topics such as: first and second half betting, corners, first goalscorer, final result, bookings, spread betting, betting exchanges and ante post.
Mid-Atlantic, 1954: the Queen Elizabeth's crew commit to the deep a coffin containing the remains of Liverpool FC, relegated to Division Two. Istanbul, 2005: Liverpool's heroes hold aloft the Champions League trophy, after the greatest final ever. Here's the story of the Reds' fans rollercoaster journey of a lifetime between those two dates.
English rugby's most decorated flanker, Neil Back, returns with a tale of triumphs, heartaches and broken promises. Neil dissects the Lions' disastrous 2005 tour of New Zealand, the ousting of Dean Richards from Leicester Tigers, and his time at Leeds. So to heartbreak at Rugby Lions, and a critical illness which has shaped his perspective on life.
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 80s rugby league revolution he sparked as national coaching director, and his jump across the barricades to rugby union in 1997.
Cardiff City Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about the Bluebirds, from irresistible anecdotes to the most mindblowing stats and facts. A brilliantly researched collection of trivia, essential for any fan who holds the riches of the club's history close to their heart.
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