The Fulham FC Miscellany


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Packed with facts, stats, trivia, stories and legend, The Fulham FC Miscellany is the ultimate book of trivia on the Lilliewhites and is a treasure trove of information that you can dip in and out of at your leisure. It will make you smile, laugh out loud, sigh and reflect on the good times and the bad. Written by lifelong fan Alex White, this is a book no self-respecting Fulham fan should be without.




Fulham Football Club


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Fulham


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Presents an official record of the Fulham Cottagers since the club began back in 1879 with Sunday-school boys knocking a ball around a park pitch. This book describes the story of Fulham FC, from its beginnings in the 19th century. It discusses the profiles of the club's great players, the managers, and, the games that secured trophies.




The Chelsea FC Miscellany


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Chelsea FC, as someone once observed, has always done what other clubs have done, but not necessary in the same order.A stone’s throw from the King’s Road, draped with showbiz connections, and not even based in the borough from which it takes its name, Chelsea is an enigma.Run by the entrepreneurial Mears dynasty, Ken ‘electric fence’ Bates and now the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, the club has enough entertaining quirks and anecdotes to keep you entertained for ages. It is also a club whose history is filled with glorious games, unique facts, bizarre statistics, larger-than-life players and a special brand of supporter.And, as this book proves, far from being the imposters Kipling suggested, triumph and disaster make for a fantastically entertaining read.




The Liverpool Miscellany


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Completely relaunched, revamped and repackaged edition of this hugely popular book which has already sold more than 17,000 copies in its two previous editions. Packed with facts, stats, lists and quirky anecdotes from the rich history of one of England's biggest and most famous football clubs, this much-loved book is the perfect Christmas gift for Liverpool fans of all ages.




The FA Cup Miscellany


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All the vital information fans never knew they needed about the world's oldest cup competition--including a gypsy curse that lasted for decades, and the time Jeremy Paxman tackled Kenny Dalglish Fans will find this book packed with irresistible anecdotes and the most mindblowing stats and facts. Heard the one about the referee who had to hide in a broom cupboard from a furious, naked goalkeeper? Do you know how an FA Cup quarter-final between Notts County and Stoke changed football forever, or how a fragile corner flag stopped some Spartans from marching on? Curious to know which current player has a winner's medal for every day of the week? All these stories and hundreds more appear in a brilliantly researched collection of trivia--essential for any football fan who holds the riches of almost 140 years of Cup culture close to their heart.




The Liverpool Football Miscellany


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There is something for every fan in The Liverpool Miscellany.The world-famous Merseyside football club has a widelydiverse and amazingly successful history, but this book is notexclusively a history, or a fan?s guide, or a collection ofbiographies, or even an encyclopedia. It is a little bit of all ofthese things. Within these pages, the reader will learnthousands of quirky and obscure facts about The Reds on awide range of topics, from the history of Anfield, to theEuropean glory nights, famous managers, and match-dayfacts and stats. More than a book of lists or compilation oftrivia, this expertly researched volume will bring hours ofreading pleasure to any ardent follower of The Pool. Thisupdated edition will include: reports on all of Liverpool?s recent cup successes, two new player biographies, another fantasy team, more quotes, sundry lists and trivia entries.




The Millwall FC Miscellany


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The Millwall FC miscellany




The Saints Miscellany


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Saints Miscellany is packed with fascinating facts, figures, trivia, stats, stories, and anecdotes all relating to the history of Southampton FC. From memorable matches and favorite sons, the book follows no set order, chronological or otherwise, but has plenty to keep any fanatic coming back for more—and is fully endorsed by the club.




AFC Bournemouth Miscellany


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AFC Bournemouth Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about the Cherries. In these pages you will find irresistible anecdotes and the most mind-blowing stats and facts. Heard the one about the 42-year-old former manager who was coaxed out of retirement to play on the left wing? How about James Hayter's fastest ever hat-trick in Football League history? Or the time 60,000 supporters lined the seafront to congratulate the champions on their Premier League promotion? Do you know which Cherries goalie stood 6'9" tall? Why 1960s inside-forward Alan Hope suddenly became Alan O'Neill? Or which Cherries star was the first to top the scoring charts in three different divisions? All these stories and hundreds more appear in a brilliantly researched collection of trivia--essential for any Bournemouth fan who holds the riches of the club's history close to their heart.