The three degrees
by Rees, Paul; Regis, Cyrille; Cunningham, Laurie; Batson, Brendon.
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BookPublisher: Constable 2014ISBN: 9781472106902; 1472106903.Classification number: 796.334 REESubject(s): Regis | Cunningham 1956- | Batson 1953- | West Bromwich Albion Football Club | Soccer players -- England -- West Bromwich -- Biography | Athletes, Black -- England -- Biography | Racism in sports -- England | Discrimination in sports -- EnglandSubject: When Cyrille Regis became one of the first black players to be selected for the full England team, he was sent a package in the mail. Inside it was a silver bullet and a note that read: 'You'll get one of these through your knees if you step on our Wembley turf'. In the 1978/79 football season Regis' club West Bromwich Albion became the first British football team to field three black players: Cyrille Regis, Laurie Cunningham and Brendon Batson. They did so against the backdrop of the most divisive and poisonous racial tension in the UK's history - a time when the National Front movement was at its most virulent. This book tells the story of a defining and groundbreaking chapter in the history of British football and the country as a whole.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 796.334 REE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | On hold | 002866529X | 1 |
When Cyrille Regis became one of the first black players to be selected for the full England team, he was sent a package in the mail. Inside it was a silver bullet and a note that read: 'You'll get one of these through your knees if you step on our Wembley turf'. In the 1978/79 football season Regis' club West Bromwich Albion became the first British football team to field three black players: Cyrille Regis, Laurie Cunningham and Brendon Batson. They did so against the backdrop of the most divisive and poisonous racial tension in the UK's history - a time when the National Front movement was at its most virulent. This book tells the story of a defining and groundbreaking chapter in the history of British football and the country as a whole.
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