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Author: Gary James
Publisher: James Ward
Imprint: James Ward
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Width: 17.40cm
, Height: 4.10cm
, Length: 24.80cm
ISBN: 9780955812736
ISBN 10: 0955812739
Pages: 544
Publication Date: 10 December 2010
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
It is surely the definitive story of football in the Manchester region. Writer and football historian Gary James' latest gem details the story of Mancunian football from the Middle Ages through to the modern day.A David Powter, Winger It is a real achievement and the first time the history of the game in the region has been told.A Joyce Woolridge, When Saturday Comes Gary spent a decade working on the book, and as part of his research he interviewed players, fans, broadcasters, journalists and other figures from many aspects of the game in his quest to create the definitive story of football in the Manchester region.A Mike Pavasovic, Hyde match programme The early histories of Manchester City and United provide some of the most fascinating elements of a story James relates without hype. The clubs' close bonds are an intriguing thread. City were keen to sell United (rather than southern sides) their best players. The two also joined forces to prevent the newly-founded Manchester Central club being elected to the Football League and threatening their own fan bases in the early 1930s.A Ian Herbert, The Independent
Author Information
Gary James has been researching and writing about Manchester football since the mid-1980s. He has written several landmark publications and a variety of articles on the region's games, clubs and personalities. In recent years these articles have appeared in publications as diverse as The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, The Times, The Author, When Saturday Comes, and the programmes of both Manchester United and Manchester City. Gary cares deeply about the history of football and feels that the role of all the region's clubs has rarely been given the attention it deserves. He has been working on this book for over a decade. As part of his research he has interviewed a variety of figures from many different aspects of the game in his quest to create the definitive story of football in the Manchester region. Gary James is well known to Manchester football fans for his extensive writing and media work on the local game. His latest work is a highly ambitious undertaking that seeks to provide a history of Football League and leading non-League sides in the Manchester region.A Dave Russell, Manchester Region History Review
