A new book charting the rise of Ipswich Town under Alf Ramsey and the later revival sparked by Bobby Robson is reviewed by Eric Brown...…
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Chelsea cult hero David Speedie settles a few scores in new book
David Speedie escaped life in a Yorkshire pit to achieve four promotions during an 11-club football career which he describes in a frank autobiography…
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Highs and lows of ‘miracle’ club Luton Town chronicled in new history book
A book charting Luton Town's mercurial rise from Conference football to the Premier League is reviewed by Eric Brown...…
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Keegan-mania and a club’s identity crisis explored in ‘The Battle for Newcastle United’
A book charting the 40-year obsession of a journalist and Newcastle fan is reviewed by Eric Brown...…
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A Blue Christmas, a Pink Panther, and colourful memories from an Everton reporter
The story of a regional football journalist who appeared on assignment as The Pink Panther and featured in a pantomime is reviewed by Eric Brown...…
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Duncan Ferguson famously hated sports journalists – his autobiography is worth the wait
Duncan Ferguson breaks his silence about THAT headbutt, serving prison time, rows with management figures and his descent towards bankruptcy in a reve…
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Sensational shot-stoppers and a ‘nasty’ netminder chronicled in new Everton book
A new book on Everton goalkeepers includes four loyal club servants, one who rejected an England World Cup call and another jailed after making sensat…
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Heroes and villains feature in new Leeds United history book looking back at the 1970s
Controversial, aggressive and downright dirty were just some of the descriptions of Don Revie's Leeds United examined in a new history of the club rev…
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Moments to stick in the minds of Toffees fans after saying goodbye to Goodison Park
Goodison's greatest matches and most memorable moments are recalled in another new Everton history reviewed by Eric Brown...…
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Corinthian spirit kept alive along with memories of historic football clubs in new book
A new book dedicated to the vanished football clubs of Great Britain is reviewed by Eric Brown...…
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