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When Football was Football
A Nostalgic look at a Century of Football
By: Richard Havers
Foreword: Steve Anglesey
Football was a working class pursuit and one that attracted people through a fierce tribalism and loyalty to 'your team'. With the advent of footballers being paid well above the national wage it changed from being a sport to a business When Football Was Football is a fully illustrated book that takes us through a Century of English football from the photographic and written archives of the Daily Mirror.

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'You'll find the real heart of our game' The Mirror

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Hardback, 250 x 250mm, 224pages, 150 colour illustrations
ISBN: 9781844256693
Book No: H4669
Web price: £18.99
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