Lost Teams of the Midlands |
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| Author:
| Bradbury, Mike |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4836-9531-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Xlibris Corporation LLC
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $3.99 |
Book Description:
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Never before has anyone drawn together so many teams from the Victorian era and told the history of early football teams around the Midlands. Most of the teams in this book have never previously been written about. The author has unearthed the site of many previously unknown grounds from Telford to Derby, and several teams will be seen for the first time. The author avoids the usual telephone-directory style of fact listing found in other football history books and includes humorous...
More DescriptionNever before has anyone drawn together so many teams from the Victorian era and told the history of early football teams around the Midlands. Most of the teams in this book have never previously been written about. The author has unearthed the site of many previously unknown grounds from Telford to Derby, and several teams will be seen for the first time. The author avoids the usual telephone-directory style of fact listing found in other football history books and includes humorous incidents arising from his eight-county drive about, as he seeks out and visits the Lost Teams of the Midlands.