It is a little known fact that of the thirty seven clubs that have played in the English Premier League since its inception of the 92/93 season, twelve can trace their origin directly to a church. However, many of these famous football clubs know little about their origins or their founders. This book, which is the fruit of seven years intensive research, features chapters on: Aston Villa, Barnsley, Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Fulham, Liverpool, Manchester City, Queen's Park Rangers, Southampton, Swindon and Town Tottenham Hotspur. This book is a must read for football fans everywhere!
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Peter Lupson is the author of a number of school and university language text books. He was chief examiner for advanced level German for the University of Oxford for some twelve years and has also worked in educational publishing. He currently combines part time English teaching with writing. His football interests include acting as a youth scout for a premiership club in the northwest of England.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By S. Kendrick
This book is a must read for all football fans.
Religious or not, you will find out facts about your team that not even your official history was aware of.
Whats more, this book has led to some amazing events in the football world.
Swindon Town are changing their official badge after the research done for this book revealed that Swindon had the year they were formed wrong.
Tottenham Hotspurs founder is getting a proper gravestone now, after this book revealed he was buried un an unmarked paupers grave in Dover.
The research that must have gone into this book is incredible, and the new angle of going into the history via the founding churches has revealed new information that not even the clubs themselves knew.
Religious or not, you will find out facts about your team that not even your official history was aware of.
Whats more, this book has led to some amazing events in the football world.
Swindon Town are changing their official badge after the research done for this book revealed that Swindon had the year they were formed wrong.
Tottenham Hotspurs founder is getting a proper gravestone now, after this book revealed he was buried un an unmarked paupers grave in Dover.
The research that must have gone into this book is incredible, and the new angle of going into the history via the founding churches has revealed new information that not even the clubs themselves knew.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By W. Tegner
If, like me, you're an Anglican and a football fan, this book is a must. And if you're only one of these, or even neither, I would still recommend it. The author has done some punctilious research and writes in a very readable way. Apart from anything else, it is an interesting insight into the social history of late nineteenth and early twentieth century England. I learnt a great deal from it.
The photographs are also first rate and add to the attraction of a very good book.
The photographs are also first rate and add to the attraction of a very good book.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Simon Cooper
Amazing book and its a blessing we have authors like this that who keep history alive by researching it in depth. I will be certainley trying to contact the author for more information on his findings of Manchester City's Anna Connell.
If You dont Know Your Clubs History.................its a sin in my eyes.
If You dont Know Your Clubs History.................its a sin in my eyes.
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