Wales On This Day (Football) by Steve Menary
Wales On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the nation's footballing past, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable Dragons diary - with an entry for every day of the year. From that day in 1876 when Wales visited Scotland to become the third international football nation, right through to the Millennium Stadium era, the red-and-white faithful have witnessed a host of successes in the now-defunct British Championship, plus famous one-off victories, heart-rending near misses and valiant defeats (plus a few less defiant losses) at the Racecourse Ground. Timeless greats such as Ian Rush, Billy Meredith and John Charles, Fred Keenor, Ryan Giggs and Gareth Bale all loom larger than life alongside lesser-known heroes and one-game wonders in a history capped by quarter-final appearances in both the World Cup and the European Championships.
"One of those books that you'll dip onto to fill a few spare minutes and twenty minutes later you'll still be turning it's pages lapping up the factsA nice-stocking filler for any Welsh international fan." - Welsh Football; "A feast of trivia!" - Dragon Soccer.
Steve Menary is the author of Outcasts! The Lands That FIFA Forgot and GB United? British Olympic Football and the End of the Amateur Dream. Steve is a regular contributor to World Soccer and has written for When Saturday Comes, FourFourTwo, Backpass, Sport & Society and All Sports magazine of India.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781905411856 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905411855 |
| Title | Wales On This Day (Football) |
| Author | Steve Menary |
| Series | On This Day |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pitch Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2010-10-31 |
| Number of pages | 184 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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