Firsts, Lasts and Onlys of Football: Presenting the Most Amazing Football Facts from the Last 160 Years

Firsts, Lasts and Onlys of Football: Presenting the Most Amazing Football Facts from the Last 160 Years

by PaulDonnelley (Author)

Synopsis

Mister Donnelley's compendium of tantalising tales brings you a multitude of intriguing and amusing stories - from the midfielder murdered by a secret police force to a crazed chairman trying to raze to the ground his club's main stand. Marvel at this fascinating exhibition of Firsts, Lasts and Onlys from the illustrious history of this extraordinary game, and encounter remarkable characters, such as: The first footballer to score for both sides in an FA Cup Final. The only Cabinet Minister to play football for his country. The hapless physio knocked out by his own 'magic sponge'.Delve into the pages of this captivating tome and discover the most amazing football miscellany since records began!

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Publisher: Hamlyn
Published: 04 Oct 2010

ISBN 10: 0600621758
ISBN 13: 9780600621751
Book Overview: Compiled by Sunday Times Best-selling Author and renowned master of trivia Paul Donnelley. The perfect gift for fathers at Christmas

Media Reviews
Paul has an unerring eye for the fascinating. He is one of the world's leading oddity hunters - Jeremy Beadle. Donnelley is the master of reference books - Mitchell Symons.
Author Bio
Described by Jeremy Beadle as 'one of the world's leading oddity hunters', Paul Donnelley is a freelance author, journalist and pop historian. He is a Sunday Times Top 10 Best-selling Author with over 15 books to his name and contributions in many more. Paul has also written features for numerous national newspapers and magazines, and has published a number of sports titles including Television Sporting Heroes, The Arsenal Companion, Arsenal: On This Day and Cricket: On This Day. He is currently working on Hamlyn's Firsts, Lasts & Onlys sport series, which include Firsts, Lasts & Onlys of Golf and Firsts, Lasts & Onlys of Cricket.Location: Essex, UK.