A Fateful Love

Essays On Football In The North-East Of England 1880-1930

by Gavin Kitching
language: english
Publisher: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers, February of 2021 ‧
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Using largely untapped local press and archive sources, five of these six essays trace the historical emergence of a professionalised sport out of the family of pastimes that were traditional ‘football.’The final historical essay recounts the ‘Crook Town affair, a once-famous 1920s ‘shamateurist’ football scandal in County Durham.

A Fateful Love

Essays On Football In The North-East Of England 1880-1930

by Gavin Kitching

Property Description
ISBN: 9781789978346
Publisher: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
Release Date: February of 2021
Language: English
Dimensions: 228 x 152 x 19 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 262
Format: Book
Collection: Sport, History And Culture
Categories: Books in English > Sports and Leisure > Soccer
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9781789978346

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