Pitch Publishing Ltd: 69 books
No Helmets Required
The Remarkable Story of the American All Stars
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
Sixty years on from 1950s Los Angeles, No Helmets Required tells the story of 20 young American footballers convinced by entrepreneur Mike Dimitro to fly off around the world playing rugby league - a game they'd never even heard of. Miraculously, the American All Stars competed with the best Australia,...
Outcasts!
The Lands That FIFA Forgot
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2012
Outcasts! The Lands That FIFA Forgot examines the tarnished reputation of world football's governing body, and the manner in which they exclude certain 'nations' from their organisation. For two years, Steve Menary traced the incredible journeys of the teams that FIFA refuse to recognise, usually for...
by Dave Jones; Andrew Warshaw
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2012
Dave Jones is one of the most respected managers in football, who took Cardiff to the FA Cup Final and Wolves to the Premier League. But few fans could possibly identify with the anguish and turmoil that blighted his life. A family man and loving father of four children, Daves world was turned upside...
Everton FC On This Day
History, Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2012
From great triumphs to great escapes Everton FC On This Day recounts, in diary form, major events and magic moments in the club's history. A club which was a founder member of both the Football League and the Premier League; which has spent more seasons in England's top flight than any other; and which...
Rangers FC On This Day
History, Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Rangers On This Day recounts, in diary form, major events and magic moments in the history of the Ibrox Park club.Where were you when Rangers clinched nine in a row, won the European Cup Winners' Cup or when Ally McCoist scored his first goal in a blue jersey? Can you recall the date of the Uefa Cup...
by Tim Quelch
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2012
Tim Quelch has spent 50 years following various struggling football teams. Some experienced only temporary hardships, such as Chelsea and Manchester City. Some became more longstanding victims of changing economics, such as Burnley and Preston. Some punched briefly, yet triumphantly, well above their...
by David Potter
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
Celtic On This Day recounts, in diary form, major events and magic moments in the history of the Parkhead club.From humble and noble origins of trying to feed the poor of Glasgow's East End, the club has risen to be a world institution with followers in all parts of the globe, such has been the lasting...
by Rob Mason
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
Sunderland AFC Miscellany is packed with fascinating facts, figures, trivia, stats, stories and anecdotes all relating to the history of Sunderland Football Club. From memorable matches to favourite sons, the book follows no set order, chronological or otherwise, but has plenty to keep any fanatic coming...
Match of My Life - Wigan Warriors
Fourteen Stars Relive Their Favourite Games
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
Fourteen Wigan legends come together to tell the stories behind their favourite ever games for the club - enabling Warriors fans of all ages to relive these magic moments through the eyes and emotions of the men who were there, playing their hearts out in the famous cherry-and-white hooped shirt. Andy...
by Laura Fountain
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
The Lazy Runner follows Laura Fountain from starting out as a novice runner - unfit, clueless about running, and incredibly lazy - to finishing her first marathon, and beyond. At first unable to run 400 metres without stopping, Laura has now completed five marathons, the most recent in under four hours....
Newcastle United Cult Heroes
The Toons Greatest Icons
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Newcastle United Cult Heroes recounts the careers of 20 of the club's greatest icons, men who entertained, week in, week out and regularly set fans' pulses racing. Each individual biography analyses each player's career, and examines exactly each player was idolised and how they achieved cult status....
by David Potter
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2011
Celtic are a club that is rich in Cult Heroes. The legends assembled here are not necessarily the best players to appear in green and white, but the ones who developed the most affinity with the Bhoys incredible support; who were deified and came to stand for something more than mere footballers. Celtic...
Stoke City Match of My Life
Sixteen Stars Relive Their Greatest Games
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Sixteen Stoke legends tell the stories behind their favourite games. Terry Conroy relives the moment his header opened the scoring in City's 1972 League Cup Final. Mark Stein remembers another Wembley win in the 1992 Autoglass Trophy. Denis Smith recalls when Stoke took on the best in Europe and came...
Shadow of the Knight
Football's Life After Sir Alex Ferguson
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2012
Certain things in life are inevitable. Petrol prices will rise, summer follows spring and Sir Alex Ferguson will retire.Eventually. Where next for Manchester United once the club's legendary manager retires? Shadow Of The Knight, prepared ready for Ferguson's retirement, will look to the past for answers...