- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Nonsuch Publishing (5 Mar 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1845889460
- ISBN-13: 978-1845889463
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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On 27 December 1948, rioting broke out during a match between Belfast Celtic and Linfield. Jimmy Jones, a prolific goalscorer for Belfast Celtic, was dragged from the pitch by the opposing fans, and beaten so badly that his career was ended. And with that ended the existence of Belfast Celtic after fifty-eight years in the game. In Political Football Barry Flynn traces the development of the team from its beginnings, in an attempt to discover the reasons behind the tragic events. Like that of every football club, the story of Belfast Celtic is one of victories and defeats. Theirs, however, is a story riddled with violence and hatred culminating in near-murder. Political Football reveals how the political and social unrest that took hold of the city of Belfast was reflected in the history of the club, how tensions between two communities spilled onto both the pitch and the terraces, with devastating consequences.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Good Introduction,
By Keepin' it Left "KeepLeft" (somewhere far away) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Political Football: The Life and Death of Belfast Celtic (Paperback)
Well written and researched. Very good for people new to the period of Irish history in which Belfast Celtic operated but as someone pretty familiar with it I wanted a little more on the History of Celtic itself rather than the context in which they were operating.
Enjoyable read all the same.
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