Football by Matthew Taylor

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Drawing on expert knowledge and rare archival material, this concise introduction charts the rise, fall and rebirth of the Beautiful Game in Britain.

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Football by Matthew Taylor

Drawing on expert knowledge and rare archival material, this concise introduction charts the rise, fall and rebirth of the Beautiful Game in Britain.
Matthew Taylor is Professor of History at the International Centre for Sports History and Culture at De Montfort University in Leicester, England. He is the author of numerous articles on the history of sport and recreation and three books on the social history of football: Moving With the Ball: The Migration of Professional Footballers (2001), The Leaguers: The Making of Professional Football in England, 1900-1939 (2005) and The Association Game: A History of British Football (2008). He is editor-in-chief of the academic journal Sport in History and is a member of the Academic Advisory Panel to the National Football Museum.
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ISBN 13 9780747810520
ISBN 10 0747810524
Title Football
Author Matthew Taylor
Series Shire Library
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2011-10-10
Number of pages 64
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