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Heroes, Hairbands and Hissy Fits – Chappers’ History of Modern Football

In this humourous book, Mark 'Chappers' Chapman, a sports broadcaster on British TV and Radio tells of his love affair with football from his earliest memories of visiting Old Trafford to watching his son grow up wearing orange boots and idolising Premier League millionaires. Published in 2010.
Size: 141mm x 223mm – 308 pages.


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The Wit and Wisdom of Football

A collection of quotations about football which features the pick of the musings from football's famous talking heads, from the bullish Herbert Chapman to the brashness of Big Ron; from the acerbic wit of Cloughie to the inspired lunacy of Gordon Strachan. Published in 2004.
Size: 153mm x 151mm – 319 pages.


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Got, Not Got – The A-Z of Lost Football Culture, Treasures & Pleasures

This full-colour, well-illustrated book takes a nostalgic look back at an A to Z of British football during the 1960s, 1970s & 1980s. Published in 2011.
Size: 215mm x 297mm – 224 pages.


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The Worst Football Kits of All Time

A well-illustrated, full-colour book which looks back at some of the worst team strips from throughout the history of the game including those of both British and overseas teams. Published in 2011.
Size: 186mm x 158mm – 128 pages.


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32 Programmes

An unusual title from Dave Roberts, the author of The Bromley Boys, which tells of his problems selecting just 32 football programmes (from his treasured collection of no fewer than 1,134!) to keep following a decision to emigrate to the USA. For each of the programmes selected, Roberts recounts his memories of the visit to the games from the earliest played in 1964 through to the last in 2008. Published in 2011.
Size: 136mm x 216mm – 292 pages.


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Football Aims for the Stars – How the constellations can affect planet football

An unusual book which looks to explain why some leading figures in football believe that they can gain a competitive advantage using astrology. Includes an examination of the careers and personalities of famous players and managers who were born under the 12 different signs of the zodiac. Published in 2010.
Size: 152mm x 230mm – 272 pages.


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The Road From Wembley – An F.A. Cup Odyssey

This book contains the story of a football fan's quest to follow every round of the F.A. Cup during a single season. The author began his 11-month, 2,000 mile and 19-match pilgrimage at a game played by Wembley FC in the Extra Preliminary Round and continued to follow the victors of each round finishing with the Final itself held at Wembley Stadium! Published in 2008.
Size: 157mm x 234mm – 251 pages.


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Changing Ends – A season in non-league football

An interesting book in which the author relates his light-hearted yet informative diary of the 2009/2010 season. During this season, the author travelled across the country to attend games from throughout the seven levels of the Non-League pyramid structure containing 1,600 clubs. This edition published in 2011.
Size: 131mm x 198mm – 217 pages.


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92 Pies – 92 Clubs, 92 Grounds, 92 Games, 1 Season, 1 Huge Adventure

This interesting book tells the story of the author's experiences during the 2009/2010 season when he travelled over 3,000 miles in his quest to watch a first team game played at each of the 92 Premiership and Football League clubs. Published in 2011.
Size: 132mm x 197mm – 365 pages.


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Manslaughter United – A Season With a Prison Football Team

An interesting book in which the author tells of a season spent watching and interviewing the players of Kingston Arrows – a team made up of 23 inmates (plus two Prison Officers) from HMP Kingston who played in a local amateur league – home games only! Published in 1999.
Size: 135mm x 216mm – 273 pages.


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Studs! The Greatest Retro Football Annual The World Has Ever Seen…

A full-colour, well-illustrated book which is packed with articles and interviews taken from the pages of Shoot! magazine from editions published during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Many of these articles now look rather dated and amusing to the modern reader! Published in 2006.
Size: 173mm x 218mm – 160 pages.


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I Am The Gloryhunter – One Man’s Quest for the Ultimate Football Season

A humorous book in which the author, a journalist, recounts his experiences following various teams across the country during the course of the 2008/09 season. After selecting a League team at random, he supported that club, living in their town, until they were beaten then switched allegiance to their victorious opponents and followed them until they were subsequently beaten. This led to him criss-crossing the country and following a number of clubs in the lower divisons. Published in 2009.
Size: 148mm x 210mm – 278 pages.


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Non-League Football Fact Book

A fact-filled book about Non-League football in England which features a wide range of information including histories of the most important leagues, an explanation of the Pyramid system, an overview of the often controversial geographical league splits and a look at the histories of clubs in the three divisions of the Football Conference. Published in 2010.
Size: 170mm x 235mm – 187 pages.


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Every Boy’s Dream – England’s Football Future on the Line

A look at English football's youth development system which attempts to examine the strengths and weaknesses of the current approach and outline the reasons why clubs are failing to produce top-quality English players. Published in 2009.
Size: 129mm x 199mm – 214 pages.


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The Anatomy of England – A History in Ten Matches

An interesting title from the author of the award-winning book about football tactics, Inverting the Pyramid, which examines ten significant matches played by the England team between the years of 1929 and 2007 and explores how these games helped to shape the history of the English game. Published in 2010.
Size: 142mm x 223mm – 396 pages.


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Inverting the Pyramid – A History of Football Tactics

A well-researched history of the differing tactical systems played by football teams and their development from the early years of the game through to the present day. Includes detailed examinations of the formations played by some of the most famous teams from both domestic and international football. This edition published in 2009.
Size: 129mm x 198mm – 374 pages.


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Passport to Football – Following Football Around the World

A highly-entertaining travelogue from Stuart Fuller, a football fan who thinks nothing of taking advantage of budget airlines or cheap rail travel to spend a weekend watching matches overseas. Fuller recounts many of his experiences travelling throughout Europe to watch both the England national team and a plethora of other local games. Published in 2009.
Size: 157mm x 235mm – 248 pages.


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Match! Book of Football Records

An extremely well-illustrated full-colour book from Match! magazine which is packed with facts and figures about the Premier League, F.A. Cup, Football League Cup, Champions League, World Cup, European Football Championships plus a look at each of the 92 English League clubs. Published in 2009.
Size: 231mm x 295mm – 254 pages.


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Dodgy Football Fashion

A well-illustrated, full-colour book which takes a light-hearted look at some of the atrocious fashions worn by famous footballers off the field of play over the past 40 years. Published in 2010.
Size: 164mm x 171mm – 205 pages.


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Why England Lose and Other Curious Football Phenomena Explained

An interesting title from well-known author Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski, a leading sports economist which draws on geography, economics, statistics and psychology in an attempt to reveal some surprising truths about all aspects of the game and business of football. This edition published in 2010.

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Englischer Fussball – A German’s View of our Beautiful Game

In this book, a translation from the original German title, a respected journalist gives a German's views about football in England including the history and development of the game and its relationship to English culture. Published in 2009.
Size: 134mm x 215mm – 228 pages.


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Jelleyman’s Thrown a Wobbly – Saturday Afternoons in Front of the Telly

Jeff Stelling, presenter of the Sky Sports Soccer Saturday programme provides an entertaining behind-the-scenes look at the show with many anecdotes about some of the pranks an amusing events in the studio. Published in 2009.
Size: 143mm x 223mm – 305 pages.


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Perry Groves’ Football Heroes

Following his acclaimed autobiography, the former Arsenal player Perry Groves' latest book takes a look at the careers of twenty of his footballing heroes. Includes Groves' take on such players as Bobby Moore, Pele, Thierry Henry, Eric Cantona, Ronaldinho, Johan Cruyff and Terry Hurlock! Published in 2009.
Size: 160mm x 242mm – 246 pages.


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500 Strangest Football Stories

A collection of 500 stories about strange events associated with football from around the world. Published in 2008.
Size: 162mm x 164mm – 249 pages.


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Can We Play You Every Week?

Subtitled, "A journey to the heart of all 92 football league clubs", this book takes a look at each of these clubs and tells of their "heroic fans and scumbag bosses, crap buys and freak injuries, the legends and the scandals, the triumphs and the tears". Published in 2008.
Size: 160mm x 205mm – 330 pages.


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Football Oddities

A varied collection of curious facts, coincidences and stranger-than-fiction stories from the world of football. This reprint published in 2009.
Size: 125mm x 170mm – 192 pages.


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When Football Was Football – A Nostalgic Look at a Century of Football

A well-produced photographic book which takes a nostalgic look back at football in the days before the Premier League and millionaire players and billionaire owners became part of the game. Published in 2008.
Size: 255mm x 258mm – 224 pages.


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Ward’s Soccerpedia – The Lore and Laws of the Beautiful Game

An entertaining and authorative book which explores the laws of football through anecdotes, incidents, and precedents. The author uses hundreds of examples to show the extraordinary range of events that can happen in a game. Read about the player who lost a finger while celebrating a goal, the referee who dismissed himself, the player who ate a referee's notebook, the penalty awarded with two balls on the pitch, and the player who was sent off after two seconds! Published in 2006.
Size: 156mm x 234mm – 305 pages.


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Football – On This Day

An almanack which contains describes a collection of historical events, facts and figures about football throughout the world which have occurred on every day of the year throughout the history of the game. Published in 2008.
Size: 123mm x 194mm – 222 pages.


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Mad For It – From Blackpool to Barcelona – Football’s Greatest Rivalries

An examination of some of the World's greatest footballing rivalries published in association with FourFourTwo magazine. The author interviews local managers, players, journalists and fans involved in derby matches around the world taking in lower-division games in the UK through to games between giants of the International stage to provide an insight into the histories and importance of these rivalries. Published in 2008.
Size: 143mm x 223mm – 329 pages.


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The Premiership Football Miscellany

A varied collection of trivia and facts about the English F.A. Premiership. Published in 2008.
Size: 118mm x 192mm – 160 pages.


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Football Club Origins and Nicknames

A look at the origins of English and Scottish League clubs past and present which also contains sections examining the identity of clubs, the names of their grounds and the effect of sponsorship on naming in the modern game. Published in 2008.
Size: 176mm x 235mm – 200 pages.


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More Than a Match

An unusual book which contains a collection of 31 picture postcards with photographs taken at British football grounds during the 1990s. Published in 2002.
Size: 182mm x 125mm – 64 pages.


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The (Completely Unofficial) Tartan Army Songbook

A collection of humorous songs which have sung by the Scotland international team's fans, known as the Tartan Army. Contains adult material! Published in 2003.
Size: 126mm x 197mm – 192 pages.


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Born to Dribble – Football Gaffes, Chants, Injuries and Insults

A miscellany of information about the weird and funny sides of football which is packed with facts and quotes about football history, its characters, unusual events both off and on the pitch and gruesome injuries caused both accidentally and deliberately! Published in 2007.
Size: 123mm x 190mm – 396 pages.


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Total British Football

A miscellany of information about British football which is extremely well-illustrated in full-colour and includes looks at the legendary players and managers, dream teams, brilliant games and historical moments. Published in 2006.
Size: 170mm x 160mm – 528 pages.


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Football – It’s A Funny Old Game – Hilarious observations on the beautiful game

A compilation of corny comments, hilarious hypotheses and ridiculous remarks which have been uttered by players, managers and so-called experts on the beautiful game. Published in 2004.
Size: 111mm x 177mm – 128 pages.


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Any Chance of a Game? A Season at the ugly end of park football

In this memoir, the author, a contributor to When Saturday Comes magazine, tells the story of his final season playing Sunday morning football and also recounts his experiences playing for other teams throughout his life. Published in 2005.
Size: 136mm x 215mm – 314 pages.


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A Load of Old Balls

A strangely interesting book from Simon Inglis which features full-colour illustrations of a range of balls used in historical sporting events in Britain from the 13th Century to the present day! Includes a written history for each ball explaining its origins and usage. Published in 2005.
Size: 152mm x 150mm – 96 pages.


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The Boys’ Book of Soccer 1966

A modern reprint of this book which contains a collection of articles and photographs about football during 1966 including England's victory in the World Cup Finals. This edition published in 2007.
Size: 184mm x 246mm – 135 pages.


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Pulled off at Half-Time – Football’s Finest Quotes and Funniest Quips

This book contains a selection of over 750 amusing quips, one-liners and gaffes from and about some of the most famous names in football. Published in 2007.
Size: 119mm x 192mm – 256 pages.


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1001 Football Moments

A well-illustrated selection of 1001 of the greatest moments from throughout the history of football as selected by a panel of authors and journalists. Published in 2007.
Size: 190mm x 244mm – 624 pages.


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The Bumper Book of Football

A well-illustrated collection of interesting (and often strange) football facts and figures from the noted author, Hunter Davies. The book itself is laid out in a style similar to the football annuals of the 1950s and 1960s and includes sections about Football History, Great Clubs, Great Players and Great Events. Published in 2007.
Size: 189mm x 252mm – 288 pages.


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A Cultured Left Foot – The Eleven Elements of Footballing Greatness

An examination of the eleven key virtues as selected by the author that, when combined, create the perfect player. The elements selected include Vision, Toughness, Endurance and Luck to name just a few and these are related to many anecdotes from famous names within the game. Published in 2007.
Size: 163mm x 240mm – 215 pages.


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Rogues, Rotters, Rascals and Cheats – The Greatest Sporting Scandals

A collection of bizarre, controversial and often hilarious stories of corrupt sportsmen and crooked match-fixers who have been caught out throughout the world of sport. Published in 2007.
Size: 130mm x 198mm – 221 pages.


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Three Lions on Her Shirt – The England Women’s Story

A look at the England women's team who have qualified for the 2007 Women's World Cup Finals to be held in China. This book tells the stories of all the major players and follows the team's progress through the qualification tournament. Published in 2007.
Size: 156mm x 235mm – 192 pages.


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Match of My Life – F.A. Cup Finals 1953-1969

Seventeen players to have appeared in F.A. Cup Finals between the years of 1953 and 1969 recount their memories of the games. Includes contributions from such players as Bert Trautmann, Dave Mackay, Bill Foulkes and Ian Callaghan. Published in 2007.
Size: 164mm x 240mm – 240 pages.


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Dugouts

A full-colour photographic book which contains a selection of images of dugouts from throughout British Non-League football – some more ramshackle than others! Published in 2006.
Size: 176mm x 176mm – 96 pages.


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On Penalties

Drawing on interviews with some of the game's most successful goalkeepers, managers and players, this book examines of the art and psychology of taking and saving penalties, particularly in shoot-outs. This book pays particular attention to the England national team's failures in penalty shoot-outs during the 1990s. Published in 2000.
Size: 109mm x 171mm – 150 pages.


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Red Mist – Roy Keane & The Football Civil War

A personal memoir of 2002 in which the Irish author recalls Roy Keane's controversial departure from the Irish football team shortly before the World Cup finals and recounts many of the arguments in bars, media debates and rumours which ensued. Published in 2004.
Size: 136mm x 205mm – 240 pages.


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Match Day – Post-war to Premiership Football Programmes

A well-produced book containing full-colour images of the covers of hundreds of football programmes from both League and Non-League clubs. This edition published in 2008.
Size: 151mm x 221mm – 208 pages.


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Fitba Gallimaufry – Essential and Obscure Facts from the History of Scottish Football

A varied collection of trivia about Scottish Football. Published in 2006.
Size: 125mm x 194mm – 160 pages.


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Seeing Red – Football’s Most Violent Matches

A collection of reports about some of the most violent football matches from throughout the history of the game. This book focuses mainly on matches involving British clubs although some infamous International matches are also covered! Published in 2006.
Size: 125mm x 198mm – 142 pages.


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Prawns in the Game – How Football got Where it is Today

A look at the increasing commercialisation of football written in a humorous style which is described as "written by a fan for the fans". Published in 2006.
Size: 150mm x 230mm – 223 pages.


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Match of My Life – European Cup Finals

Sixteen players to have appeared in a European Cup Final recount their memories of the games. Includes contributions from such players as Billy McNeill, Alec Stepney, Paolo Rossi and Jamie Carragher. Published in 2006.
Size: 164mm x 240mm – 176 pages.


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Football and Gangsters – How Organised Crime Controls the Beautiful Game

This book from investigative journalist Graham Johnson examines the influence on British football of organised crime groups. This edition published in 2007.
Size: 129mm x 198mm – 202 pages.


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Sing When You’re Winning

Subtitled, 'Football Fans, Terrace Songs and a Search for the Soul of Soccer', this book written by a music journalist relates the author's experiences travelling around Britain and learning about the football songs of a number of different clubs. Published in 2006.
Size: 140mm x 222mm – 286 pages.


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Football Lexicon

An A-Z of the language of football which contains over 800 examples of set phrases used to talk and write about the beautiful game. Published in 2004.
Size: 133mm x 205mm – 190 pages.


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The Worst of Football – From brawls to bribery: The ugly side of the beautiful game

A collection of tales about misbehaviour in football by players fans and referees which is described as "the worst collection of footballing malevolence, misadventure and madness ever assembled." Published in 2005.
Size: 214mm x 153mm – 299 pages.


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True Colours – Football Kits from 1980 to the Present Day

A comprehensive study of the modern age of football kit design which features a detailed illustration of every home, away and third kit worn by England's leading clubs from 1980 to the present day. Published in 2005.
Size: 216mm x 154mm – 256 pages.


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True Colours Volume 2 – More Football Kits from 1980 to the Present Day

Volume two of this comprehensive study of the modern age of football kit design features a detailed illustration of every home, away and third kit worn by 14 of England's leading clubs, the Home Nations and the Republic of Ireland from 1980 to the present day. Covers the following clubs: Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Leicester City, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Reading, Sheffield United, Southampton, Stoke City, Watford and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Published in 2006.
Size: 214mm x 154mm – 224 pages.


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Motson’s F.A. Cup Odyssey

Subtitled, "The World's Greatest Knockout Competition", this book from famous commentator John Motson is packed with a huge variety of trivia about the world's oldest football competition, the F.A. Cup. Published in 2005.
Size: 127mm x 197mm – 184 pages.


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Matchday – What makes Saturday special?

An interesting look the events of Saturday matchdays at various levels of the game in Britain from Premier League down to Non-League football. The author travels to a number of games and talks to many people involved in the games including fans, officials and directors, comparing events and experiences at different times of the day – before, during and after the game. Published in 2005.
Size: 142mm x 223mm – 304 pages.


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The Extraordinary World of the Football Fan

A full-colour, well-illustrated book which takes a humorous look at all aspects of being a football fan. Published in 1996.
Size: 201mm x 199mm – 92 pages.


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Kicking Against Tradition – A Career in Women’s Football

The autobiography of Wendy Owen a woman footballer who later coached teams in the USA and England. Owen was a member of the first official England women's football team which played in 1972. In addition to following her career, this book gives an interesting insight into the development of women's football in England over the past 30 years. Published in 2005.
Size: 156mm x 235mm – 160 pages.


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Those Feet – A Sensual History of English Football

A playful look at English football in which the author, who also wrote the acclaimed Brilliant Orange, journeys to the heart of Englishness and sheds new light on the true nature of football which he proclaims was never really meant to be "beautiful". Published in 2005.
Size: 142mm x 222mm – 274 pages.


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Mascots – Football’s Furry Friends

A well-illustrated full-colour "Who's who" of the mascots of British football clubs which includes interviews and other reports on the mascot phenomenon. Published in 2004.
Size: 165mm x 235mm – 160 pages.


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Motson’s National Obsession

Subtitled, "The Greatest Football Trivia Book Ever...", this book from famous commentator John Motson is absolutely packed with a huge variety of trivia about football from the early years of the game to the present day. Published in 2004.
Size: 122mm x 191mm – 194 pages.


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Classic Reprint: Patrick Divorty on Football

Originally published in 1914 by distilling company MacLachlans, this humorous little book features the views on football of Irish-Scottish music hall comedian Pat Divorty. Published in 2003.
Size: 125mm x 185mm – 56 pages.


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Only the Goalkeeper to Beat

A close look at all aspects of goalkeeping which purports to give 'A witty history of the goalkeeper as a consummate sportsman yet eternal outsider'. Published in 1999.
Size: 130mm x 192mm – 375 pages.


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Fanatical About Football

This book contains recollections of Scottish football over the past 50 years taken from interviews with more than 40 prominent Scots. Published in 2003.
Size: 155mm x 234mm – 240 pages.


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Football Days – Classic Football Photographs by Peter Robinson

A huge photographic book packed with high-quality images of football taken from the 1960s to the present day. These images look at all aspects of football throughout the world and were taken by reknowned football photographer, Peter Robinson. Published in 2003.
Size: 255mm x 291mm – 352 pages.


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Footballers’ Haircuts

An amusing pictorial book which looks at some of the truly dreadful haircuts sported by footballers over the past 100 years. Published in 2003.
Size: 131mm x 170mm – 88 pages.


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Foul Play – The Inside Story of the Biggest Corruption Trial in British Sporting History

An investigation into the most notorious football corruption case in British sport. Bruce Grobbelaar was charged with match fixing in association with John Fashanu and Hans Segers and the case eventually went to court on 5 separate occasions before resolution. Published in 2003.
Size: 140mm x 222mm – 404 pages.


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Football Through the Turnstiles… Again 1888-2002

An updated edition of this interesting season-by-season breakdown of attendances for English League clubs from 1888 to 2002. Published in 2002.
Size: 176mm x 250mm – 224 pages.


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Famous Football Programmes

This well-illustrated book looks at a selection of the most memorable and historically significant football matches in the history of the game and describes the programmes which commemorate them to this day. This reprint published in 2007.
Size: 171mm x 247mm – 288 pages.


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Premiership Winners & F.A. Cup Winners 1997/98

A commemorative boxed set of the 1997/98 season which contains two hardback books, both of which are well-illustrated in full-colour. The first is 'Premiership Winners' which reviews the championship and the second is 'The F.A. Cup Winners' which reviews the F.A. Cup competition. Published in 1998.
Size of each book: 215mm x 235mm – 96 pages.


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Famous Association Footballers 1895

A large-sized book containing 108 excellent-quality images of footballers and football teams. These images were published in 1895 and the captions originally printed are also included. These photographs were grouped together and reproduced in this book in 1997.
Size: 245mm x 320mm – 112 pages.


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Scottish Football – The Golden Years – from the Jim Rodger Collection

A collection of over 200 images from the 1950's and 1960's taken from the collection of Jim Rodger, a journalist for over 50 years. Includes photos of football legends from such teams as Rangers, Celtic, Hearts and Kilmarnock plus images of Scottish and English international teams. This edition published in 2007.
Size: 164mm x 235mm – 128 pages.


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Fields of Fire – The Greatest Football Matches Ever

A look at 18 of the greatest and most dramatic football matches to have taken place between the years of 1942 and 1999. Includes coverage of such games as the 1958, 1966 and 1970 World Cup Finals and the 1962, 1967 and 1999 European Cup Finals. Published in 2001.
Size: 153mm x 232mm – 221 pages.


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Red-Missed – Sendings-off in English Football 1979/80 to 2000/01

An interesting book which lists sendings-off in English football from 1979-2001 on a player-by-player basis as well as club-by-club. The class of game together with the result of the game is listed in each case. Published in 2001.
Size: 206mm x 292mm – 92 pages.


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Football’s Strangest Matches

A collection of extraordinary but true stories gathered from over a century of football.
Size: 135mm x 215mm – 232 pages.


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The Football Programme – A History and Guide

A definitive history of the football programme which also includes a rough guide for collectors. Packed with more than 150 illustrations including over 40 in full-colour. This reprint published in 2007.
Size: 174mm x 250mm – 160 pages.


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The One Hundred Greatest Moments in Football

A well-illustrated full-colour book which looks at what are described as the 100 greatest moments in the history of football. Published in 1999.
Size: 209mm x 209mm – 112 pages.


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Philosophy Football – Eleven Great Thinkers Play It Deep

A peculiar little book which imagines what might have happened to the world's greatest thinkers if their brains had been in their boots instead of their heads. Published in 1997.
Size: 129mm x 162mm – 144 pages.


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The Book of Football Quotations

An updated edition of this collection of famous football quotations from around the world which was first published in 1984.
Size: 130mm x 199mm – 220 pages.


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Scottish Football Quotations

A new edition of this collection of quotations about Scottish football some of which are profound, amusing or acerbic while others are simply bizarre!
Size: 135mm x 216mm – 224 pages.


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FC Football Graphics

An interesting full-colour title which looks at artwork and advertising associated with football.
Size: 221mm x 255mm – 95 pages.


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