The Table Football League
Author : Chris D'Lacey
Publisher :
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 11,38 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 9780590199834
The History of the English Football League
Author : Michael J. Slade
Publisher : Strategic Book Publishing
Page : 739 pages
File Size : 33,25 MB
Release : 2013-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1625161832
Book Description
Part 1 of this edition consists of the creation of the English football league in 1888. It includes every football league result and the final league tables to the first England International matches in the British Home International Championship results. It also provides the tables and their statistics with the first games against overseas opposition, containing all the players and their teams. Read about the oldest cup competition in the world, the Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup), from its humble beginning in 1872 and every result from the first round until the final. The book also incorporates the First World War mini-tournaments to the first FA Cup Final and England Internationals played at the World famous British Empire Stadium, simply known as Wembley Stadium. Part 1 finishes with the 1929-1930 football league season. Amaze your friends with the facts! For history buffs and true sportsmen, The History of the English Football League - Part 1: 1888-1930 is a must read.
The Global Football League
Author : P. Millward
Publisher : Springer
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 40,30 MB
Release : 2011-10-12
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0230348637
Book Description
This book tackles issues of globalization in the English Premier League and unpicks what this means to fan groups around the world, drawing upon a range of sociological theories to tell the story of the local and global repertoires of action emanating from the popular protests at Liverpool and Manchester United football clubs.
Premier League
Author : Jim White
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 15,52 MB
Release : 2013-09-26
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1781854297
Book Description
Tens of millions follow it. It attracts the finest global talent to play in what is almost a weekly World Cup. In just 20 years it has transformed football from national embarrassment to Britain's leading cultural export. It offers dreams and drama, pride and passion, triumph and tears. It is the most popular sporting contest on Earth. It is the PREMIER LEAGUE. Celebrating 21 years of football's most popular and prestigious competition told through 10 of the most defining matches in history. Please note: This ebook is hand-crafted. Well not quite, but it is certainly a cut above the rest; great care has been taken to make sure it is both beautiful and highly functional.
The Official Treasures of the National Football League
Author : James Buckley (Jr.)
Publisher : Severn House Paperbacks
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 14,6 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Football
ISBN : 9781847329349
Book Description
The Official Treasures of the National Football League is a must-have item for every fan of pro football and the NFL.
The Economics of the National Football League
Author : Kevin G. Quinn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 13,29 MB
Release : 2011-12-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1441962891
Book Description
This book lays down a marker as to the state of economists’ understanding of the National Football League (NFL) by assembling sophisticated, critical surveys of by leading sports economists on major topics associated with the league. The book is divided into four parts. The first three chapters in Part I provide an overview of the business of the NFL from an economist’s perspective. Part II is a collection of surveys of the economics of the NFL’s most important revenue streams, including media, attendance, and merchandising. The NFL’s labor economics is the focus of Part III, with chapters on player and coach labor markets, the draft, and contract structure. Part IV includes essays on competitive balance, gambling, economic impacts of the Super Bowl, behavioral economic issues associated with the league, and antitrust issues. This book will appeal to sports economists, sports management professionals, and policy-makers, and would be useful as a supplementary text for sports economics and management courses as well as a reference text.
Going Long
Author : Jeff Miller
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 25,41 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780071418492
Book Description
"In 1959, the NFL had just a dozen teams, with only two located west of the MIssissippi River. For 40 years, it had enjoyed total dominance over the gridiron, tackling rival franchises and knocking them out of the game. But a revolution was coming to American football, and it all began with a man named Lamar Hunt, the Texas millionaire who desperately wanted a league of his own"--Inside cover flap.
Total Football
Author : Bob Newhardt Carroll
Publisher : William Morrow
Page : 1652 pages
File Size : 38,2 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Football
ISBN : 9780062701701
Book Description
"For the first time ever, you'll find complete statistics for every player who has played even a single game in the NFL. Essays on the history of the game, its championship teams, and most significant games are just the beginning." "Total Football also features articles on the evolution of strategy through the years, team histories, the 300 greatest players, football families, players who enjoyed great public careers after football (such as U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron White), and the most complete lists ever published on team rosters, awards, and the draft."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
The Premier League
Author : Lloyd Pettiford
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,24 MB
Release : 2017-08-31
Category : Soccer
ISBN : 9781911583097
Book Description
Discover the origins and history of the top tier of English football. The 2016/17 season marks the 25th of the Premier League after its formation in 1992. After numerous discussions with football authorities, players and television broadcasters, the First Division clubs resigned from the Football League in May 1992 and the Premier League was formed with the inaugural campaign starting on Saturday 15 August of that year. The Premiership charts each of the 25 seasons with the story of how the titles were won and the players who starred. From 2011/12's incredible finale, to Arsenal's "Invincibles," as well as each of Manchester United's record 13 triumphs, find out more about the rich history of the Premier League. The book also includes fan sections for every single one of the clubs that has appeared in the Premiership, with greatest moments and greatest players, as well as the worst
The Complete Book of Foosball
Author : Johnny Lott
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,16 MB
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780981471105
