Football Soccer category: 2112 books

Manchester City On This Day chronicles, in diary form, the major events and unforgettable moments in the clubs history. With individual entries for each day of the year, and multiple listings for more historic days in the Blues life, it includes all the clubs major games, promotions, significant events...

APPEARANCES CAN BE DECEPTIVE - as Paul Jarvis of the National Football Intelligence Unit is only too well aware. He knows that Billy Evans is no ordinary East End lad made good. He's also a thug, a villain and a cop killer. Jarvis just hasn't been able to prove it- Yet.So when Jarvis discovers that Evans...

Hooligan gang leader Billy Evans is above the law. He knows it, and they know it. And when you regard the law as an irrelevance, all kinds of opportunities can open up for you. Especially when you begin to exert your increasingly powerful influence over the back street pubs and clubs of East London....

"Manager of the Month. Manager of the year, I'd say. Manager of the century. Manager of your hearts." "Feast! Feast on my milky teat of triumph. For I am Big Sam, and I am a footballing god." Business leaders and politicians have long realised that there is much to...

Robin Friday was an exceptional footballer who should have played for England. He never did. Robin Friday was a brilliant player who could have played in the top flight. He never did. Why? Because Robin Friday was a man who would not bow down to anyone, who refused to take life seriously and...

Steve Tilson's back-to-back promotions with the same club, first as player, then as manager, are unprecedented in English football. With perfect timing, Southend United celebrated its centenary with the biggest prize in its history - the championship of League One (the old Third Division). But the preceding...

Following the success of Simon Hughes’ Red Machine and Men in White Suits, books which depicted Liverpool FC’s domination during the 1980s and its subsequent fall in the 1990s, Ring of Fire focuses on the 2000s and the primary characters who propelled Liverpool to the forefront of European football...

"SPORT NOTE. Our friend and partner, Mr. Kans Kamper, from the Foot-Vall Section of the 'Sociedad Los Deportes' and former Swiss champion, wishing to organize some matches in Barcelona, requests that everyone who likes this sport contact him, come to this office Tuesday and Friday nights from 9 to 11."

Described as one of the greatest all-round athletes of the Victorian era, Teddy Wynyard lived a remarkable and action-filled life which encompassed far more than just the sports field. His path crossed with those of Robert Baden-Powell, Arthur Conan Doyle and Winston Churchill, while he shared a wicket...

This book, which took three years to put together, is written with great passion that oozes out of the pages from a genuine lifelong Leeds United supporter. This virtual tour around the world is a unique look at supporters' stories ranging from the scary, to the funny and fascinating. It features author...

Do you support Middlesbrough FC? Is Boro your local team and do you regularly attend matches? Are you an expert on the players and managers who have played an important role in the club over the years? If so, the time has come find out how much you really know about your favourite football team with...

In 'The World Cup, A Very Peculiar History', author David Arscott tackles the big subjects at the heart of the beautiful game, including how the tournament first kicked off, the dirty tactics used throughout the years and the most memorable managers in the history of football. Filled to the brim with...

Fleet Street legend Harry Harris, who has written some 78 best-selling football books, gives a fan’s eye view of life as a Spurs supporter for 65 years with unique insights into the players, managers and personalities who have shaped the club’s history.

This is the ultimate quiz book on Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. An ideal gift for Owls fans of all ages, this is your chance to interact with the club’s long and eventful history, from its formation and early successes to more recent glory and cult heroes. Informative and fun, it is the perfect...