Football Club Management by Ian Lawrence

Football Club Management by Ian Lawrence

This is the first book to focus on the management of professional football clubs, providing a real-world insight into management principles and their practical application. Each chapter analyses the role played by a key leadership figure within a club, such as the owner, CEO, CFO, COO, director and head coach.

"I met Ian many months ago on the eve of a Fulham FC game away to Sunderland, and at that time the role of the Director of Football (DoF) was still relatively uncommon in the clubs hierarchyThankfully Ian has dedicated his time to articulate what many other authors have failed to achieve, producing a brilliant insight into how elite clubs operate and a ‘behind the scenes’ look at the balance between football and business operations. I am sure this book will help to enlighten both football fans and academics and advance the role of the DoF in the modern game." - Mike Rigg, former Technical Director at Manchester City Football Club and former Head of Talent Management at the Football Association

"Ian’s book presents a clear and analytical review of the football landscape from both a management and business perspective. It provides the reader with a valuable and detailed insight into how professional Football Clubs are organized." - Mark Wotte, former Performance Director at the Scottish Football Association

Ian Lawrence is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Management at Teesside University, UK, where he runs the BA Hons Sports Management and Marketing degree programme. He has strong links to elite-level football both in the UK and the US. Currently, he leads on a number of research projects that explore the challenges faced by senior leaders and executives within the professional game. He is an Associate Member of the Centre for the Study of Football at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, and serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Research Initiatives.

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ISBN 13	9780367894146
ISBN 10	0367894149
Title	Football Club Management
Author	Ian Lawrence
Series	Routledge Research In Football
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2019-12-06
Number of pages	176
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.