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Calling time on Just Fontaine – a French football legend, RIP

16th March 2023

We love discovering sports memorabilia with great stories. Recently we acquired one of Just Fontaine’s commemorative watches, which fills exactly that brief. The wristwatch is inscribed to dial “Just Fontaine. World Record 13 goals 1958-1998”. Fontaine, French football legend, presented one of these watches to each of the twenty two members of the French 1958 […]

Sporting Legends we have lost

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When we sent out our first New Stock Catalogue of the year, we realised it had been a while – too long! – since our last one in September. We reflected on the sporting legends we had lost just since September – way too many. We thought we’d like to make at least brief mention […]

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Football History

Football History

This category covers football history in general or with a wider sweep than that of the history of individual football clubs. One of the first mentions of football is by Thomas Elyot in his book, 'Beastly Fury', originally published in 1531. He said, 'Footballe is nothinge but beastlie furie'...before going on to write a whole book about the sport: obviously a little more to football than he first thought! There is a fantastic range of football books concentrating on the history of the sport, such as the Football Association volumes, which chronicle football laws and regulations, profiles and contributions from football commentators over the years. There are football books that focus on the history of iconic football organisations and venues, such as UEFA, Scottish Football and Wembley. It's worth burrowing around in this section - there are some great football history gems. A book, not particularly old, but which must be a great contender for 'Best/Most Obvious Title' of football book must be, 'The Ball is round.(A Global History of Football)'.

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100 YEARS OF FOOTBALL - THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY ANTRIM FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

Comprehensive illustrated history and statistics of the Northern Irish county association, including the achievements of Distillery, Belfast Celtic, Glentoran and Linfield Football Clubs, published to

£30.00

100 YEARS OF IRISH FOOTBALL

Published to mark the centenary of the Irish Football Association, follows the story of the national game in Ireland up to 1979 - including the split into two sides in the 1920s - with comprehensive stats

£12.00

100 YEARS OF SOCCER IN PICTURES

Lavish pictorial history of the game, published to celebrate the F.A. centenary in 1963.  1st edition. 4to. Dust-wrapper, good.

£15.00

100 YEARS OF THE FA CUP - THE OFFICIAL CENTENARY HISTORY

The illustrated story of the FA Cup up to 1971, complete with statistical appendices. Large 8vo. 299pp. Paperback. Good condition.

£8.00

100 YEARS OF WELSH SOCCER

Fully illustrated official centenary history of the Football Association of Wales, covering the domestic and international game and with extensive results and player listings from 1876 to 1976. 4to. 96pp.

£48.00

25 YEARS OF UEFA

Lavish history of UEFA published to celebrate its 25th anniversary in 1979. Profusely illustrated. First edition. 4to [landscape]. 283pp. English language edition. Brown cloth boards with gilt emblem

£30.00

50 YEARS OF ENGLISH CUP FINALS 1885-1935

Brochure commemorating the 50th Jubilee of the FA Cup in 1935, 1885 being the first year the Cup was open to professional sides. Contains a history of the competition, year by year, with photographs of

£20.00

50 YEARS OF F.A. CUP FINALS 1883-1932

Facsimile reprint of the original 1932 brochure celebrating 50 years of the F.A. Cup as a professional competition. Contains season-by-season descriptions and team pictures of every winning club. Paperback.

£9.00

60 SEASONS OF LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Facts and stats of each Football league team. Paperback. 1st edition. 310pp. Foxing to endpapers and ink note inside. Fair/good.

£4.00

ALL ROADS LEAD TO WEMBLEY

Published to celebrate 50 years of Wembley as the sports "capital of the world". 8vo. 176pp. Dust-wrapper, light edgewear, a very good copy.

£8.00

ALLIANCE TO CONFERENCE - THE FIRST 22 YEARS (1979-2001)

Season-by-season records, alphabetically listed club records and featured players and matches - including celebrated giant-killings - chronicling the top tier beneath the Football League from its inception

£18.00

AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE 1921-1931 - THE GOLDEN YEARS OF AMERICAN SOCCER

Season-by-season illustrated statistical history of a major decade in American soccer which saw the first attempt to introduce the professional game to the United States through a league which began to

£70.00

ARE YOU WATCHING LIVERPOOL? - MANCHESTER UNITED AND THE 1993/94 DOUBLE

A fan's experiences of following United throughout one of their greatest seasons, when they won the Charity Shield, the Premier League and the FA Cup.  8vo. 291pp. Dust-wrapper. Very good condition.

£8.00

THE ARMY GAME - RED AND KHAKI, 125 YEARS OF THE ARMY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION 1888-2013

Thoroughly researched and well-illustrated survey of the Army football team. 8vo. 134pp. Paperback. Very good condition.

£14.00

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL & ENGLISH SOCIETY 1863-1915

An important study of the evolution of football in the 19th century and its place in British society. Large 8vo. 278pp. 8 plates. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed. Good condition.

£40.00

THE BADMINTON LIBRARY - ATHLETICS AND FOOTBALL

An essential work of early athletics and football reference. A volume in The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes, edited by by The Duke of Beaufort and Alfred ET Watson. First edition. 8vo. 408pp.

£55.00

BANKS'S BREWERY LEAGUE (WEST MIDLANDS [REGIONAL] LEAGUE) - CENTENARY YEAR BOOK, 1889-1989

Illustrated history of the league, formerly the Birmingham and District Football League, featuring detailed statistics. 8vo. 200pp. Paperback. Good condition.

£18.00

THE BIRTH OF FOOTBALL IN THE BURNS COUNTRY - WITH A PHILOSOPHY OF FOOTBALL, ETC.

An account of the early development of football in the Mauchline-Cumnock area of Scotland, home to the poet Robert Burns, including Ayr United and Kilmarnock. 8vo. 122pp. Paperback. Very good condition.

£20.00

A BOOK ABOUT FOOTBALL

A 1920s account of the growth and development of soccer, exploring its early history before moving on to the modern game, international football, and the English League and FA Cup. 8vo. 132pp. Original

£40.00

THE BOYS IN GREEN - THE FAI INTERNATIONAL STORY

The illustrated inside history of the Football Association of Ireland, from its formation in 1921 through the glory days of Jack Charlton's World Cup sides and up to the beginning of Roy Keane's fraught

£10.00

BRING ON SPANIARDS BY THE SCORE

The illustrated story of Scottish football clubs in European competitions from the 1960s to the 1980s, including a full results section. 8vo. 128pp. Paperback. Very good condition. Signed to inside cover

£34.00

BRITAIN VERSUS EUROPE

Football book. A survey of European club football, with chapters on Manchester United, Celtic, Inter Milan and Real Madrid. 8vo. 312pp. 16 b/w plates. Dust-wrapper,  very good.

£10.00

BRITISH FOOTBALL GROUNDS - THEN AND NOW

An exploration of the changes made at 83 British soccer stadia following the Bradford and Hillsborough tragedies and the subsequent Poppleton and Taylor Reports, illustrated with new and historic photography

£7.00

BRITISH SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN: CRICKET AND FOOTBALL

The fifth volume in the series of 16 produced by British Sports and Sportsmen magazine and published between 1908 and about 1936. This volume deals with cricket and football and was edited by Pelham Warner.

£195.00

BRITISH SPORTS: PAST & PRESENT - SOCCER

A history of the birth and rise of football in Britain. 164pp. Frontis and 30 pages of photos. Ink name and address to fly-leaf. Dust-wrapper, rubbed to edges. Good condition.

£6.00

THE CENTENARY HISTORY OF THE ARTHUR DUNN CUP

A history of the Arthur Dunn Cup, a football competition for the Old Boys of public schools, which is still competed for today. 4to. Illustrated boards. 191pp. Very good condition. Signed by David Roy.

£18.00

A CENTURY OF ENGLISH INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL 1872-1972

Compiled to celebrate 100 years of English international football,. with details of the key early games against Scotland, results of all matches, each player's appearances and most other major records. First

£4.00

A CENTURY OF ENGLISH INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL 1872-1972

Compiled to celebrate 100 years of English international football,. with details of the key early games against Scotland, results of all matches, each player's appearances and most other major records. First

£7.00

A CENTURY OF ENGLISH INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL 1872-1972

Compiled to celebrate 100 years of English international football,. with details of the key early games against Scotland, results of all matches, each player's appearances and most other major records. First

£10.00

A CENTURY OF GREAT SOCCER DRAMA

Illustrated accounts of selected moments from the history of football, decade by decade up to the 1960s, including the White Horse Final, the Lion of Vienna, the Spurs double, England's '66 triumph, the

£5.00

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