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WEST HAM UNITED - THE MAKING OF A FOOTBALL CLUB

WEST HAM UNITED - THE MAKING OF A FOOTBALL CLUB

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A lively and entertaining account of the history of the Hammers from their 1890s origins at the Thames Ironworks to the 1980s, benefitting from unprecedented access to the club's archives.

8vo. 256pp. Limited edition 90/200, bound in red cloth with slipcase. Very good condition. Signed to the limitation page by the author as well as John Lyall, the manager at the time who also supplied the foreword, and Eddie Chapman, the chief executive of the club.

Date
1986
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd.
Author
Charles KORR

£80.00 (Code: 95098)

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