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In the fourth book in the acclaimed Turf Wars series, veteran journalist and broadcaster Steve Tongue chronicles the competitive history of football in Yorkshire.
Sports-mad Yorkshire is proud to be the home of football, the birthplace of the world’s oldest independent club as long ago as 1857. So the turf wars began earlier than anywhere else, often with bad blood spilt when Sheffield FC took on neighbouring Hallam. Fierce rivalries that remain to this day emerged among two new Sheffield clubs, Wednesday and United, plus Doncaster Rovers, Rotherham United and early FA Cup winners Barnsley; then in West Riding’s Bradford, Leeds and Huddersfield.
After a national Football League was founded, the county had at least one team in the top division from 1892 for the next 90 years, capable of winning the English game’s biggest honours.
This book charts the ever-changing fortunes of one of the great football regions, with a colourful cast of famous players and managers, plus some infamous owners.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Pitch Publishing Ltd
Publication date : 9 Sept. 2024
Edition : First Edition
Language : English
Print length : 384 pages
ISBN-10 : 1801503877
ISBN-13 : 978-1801503877
Item weight : 448 g
Dimensions : 13.79 x 3.05 x 21.59 cm
Part of series : Turf Wars
Best Sellers Rank: 130,351 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) 10 in Non League British Football 14 in Leeds United 27 in English Football League
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