The Association Game: A History of British FootballThe story of British football's journey from public school diversion to mass media entertainment is a remarkable one. The Association Game traces British football from the establishment of the earliest clubs in the nineteenth century to its place as one of the prominent and commercialised leisure industries at the beginning of the twenty first century. It covers supporters and fandom, status and culture, big business, the press and electronic media and development in playing styles, tactics and rules. This is the only up to date book on the history of British football, covering the twentieth century shift from amateur to professional and whole of the British Isles, not just England. |
Contents
Football history and Britain | 1 |
1 Early years c 186385 | 19 |
2 The making of British football 18851914 | 62 |
3 Football between the wars 191439 | 118 |
4 The golden age of British football? 193961 | 183 |
5 Glory and decline 196185 | 251 |
6 Footballs revolution 19852000 | 336 |
Into the twentyfirst century | 424 |
434 | |
491 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
according amateur argued Association Football ball became become Bill Murray Britain British football Celtic cent century chapter City clubs competition continued crowd Culture decline Division Dunning early economic emerged England English Football established European evidence example existing fans final Football League football’s Giulianotti ground groups historians History Holt hooliganism Identity important increasing involved Ireland Irish Italy John Journal late leading Leicester Leisure less London major manager Manchester Mason matches means move North Northern organised particularly period play players political popular professional Professional Football Rangers regarded Report represented respects Richard role Routledge Russell Scotland Scottish season side significant Soccer social Society spectators Sport stadium success suggested supporters Taylor television Town traditional United University Press Wales women’s working-class World young