When footballers were skint : a journey in search of the soul of football /
by Henderson, Jon, (Sportswriter).
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BookPublisher: London : Biteback Publishing, 2018Description: xxii, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781785903847 (hbk.) :; 1785903845 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 796.334 HENSubject(s): Soccer -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Soccer players -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century | Wages -- Soccer players -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Sport | SportSummary: Long before television rights ushered in the age of the multi-millionaire footballer, the wages of professional players were capped so that they earned not much more than the national average wage. This was a time when the men who played for the great football clubs of Britain shared a bond of borderline penury with the fans they entertained. This book takes the first-hand accounts of a disappearing generation of footballers before their stories are lost for ever. Some of those stories are scarcely believable. All of us who call ourselves football fans owe this book's multifarious cast our thanks for giving the national game such a rich and deeply human heritage.
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 796.334 HEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 18/10/2024 | 002957373X |
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| 796.334 GRA Hatters, railwaymen and knitters: | 796.334 GUL How to watch football / | 796.334 HAM The footballer who could fly: | 796.334 HEN When footballers were skint : a journey in search of the soul of football / | 796.334 HUG Men in white suits: | 796.334 HUG Ring of fire : Liverpool into the 21st century : the players' stories / | 796.334 HUG On the brink : a journey through English football's North West / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Long before television rights ushered in the age of the multi-millionaire footballer, the wages of professional players were capped so that they earned not much more than the national average wage. This was a time when the men who played for the great football clubs of Britain shared a bond of borderline penury with the fans they entertained. This book takes the first-hand accounts of a disappearing generation of footballers before their stories are lost for ever. Some of those stories are scarcely believable. All of us who call ourselves football fans owe this book's multifarious cast our thanks for giving the national game such a rich and deeply human heritage.
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