Awards
- Short-listed for British Sports Book Awards: Best Football Book 2010
- Shortlisted for British Sports Book Awards: Best Football Book 2010.
Overview
Today, the romance of the FA Cup is pretty much dead. It's inconceivable that a team from the lower reaches of the Championship could beat the likes of Chelsea or Man Utd in the FA Cup Final of 2008. Yet, thirty six-years ago, that is precisely what Bob Stokoe's Sunderland achieved in overcoming the widely reviled Leeds team of Don Revie. It was, arguably, the last fairytale of recent footballing times. In STOKOE, SUNDERLAND AND 73, Lance Hardy talks to all the Sunderland players who turned out at Wembley that day and to the family of Bob Stokoe, to produce the defninitive account of possibly the greatest FA Cup Final upset of all time.
Full Product Details
Author: Lance Hardy
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Imprint: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Dimensions:
Width: 15.90cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 24.00cm
Weight: 0.650kg
ISBN: 9780752898513
ISBN 10: 0752898515
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 21 December 2009
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
Remember when football wasn't just about the big four? The editor of BBC's Final Score, Hardy relives the greatest FA Cup Final shock when Sunderland defeated Leeds by a single goal GQ The angel is in the detail of such a loving work; you really get to know the players who beat Leeds United at Wembley. -- Patrick Barclay THE TIMES Hardy evokes this period exceptionally well... It's an excellent read SALUT SUNDERLAND Setting the match in its sporting and social context it's an enjoyable slice of nostalgia for footie fans of a certain age CHOICE Hardy's meticulously researched tale, supported by a host of specially commissioned interviews, brings the period into vivid relief. NORTHERN ECHO 'From trilbys to tracksuits to daft red and white plastic hats, this well researched book provides a fascinating insight into the intricacies of the event no one even knew existed.' A LOVE SUPREME Anyone who loves football will love it. The insights it offers into how the game was run during the 60s and 70s are compelling THE SENTINEL a brilliant book -- HENRY WINTER It is a remarkable book, dense with detail, rich in anecdote and full of little-known or untold tales alongside the standard facts of the story. SUNDERLAND ECHO
Remember when football wasn't just about the big four? The editor of BBC's Final Score, Hardy relives the greatest FA Cup Final shock when Sunderland defeated Leeds by a single goal - GQ The angel is in the detail of such a loving work; you really get to know the players who beat Leeds United at Wembley. - THE TIMES - Patrick Barclay Hardy evokes this period exceptionally well... It's an excellent read - SALUT SUNDERLAND Setting the match in its sporting and social context it's an enjoyable slice of nostalgia for footie fans of a certain age - CHOICE 'Hardy's meticulously researched tale, supported by a host of specially commissioned interviews, brings the period into vivid relief.' - NORTHERN ECHO From trilbys to tracksuits to daft red and white plastic hats, this well researched book provides a fascinating insight into the intricacies of the event no one even knew existed. - A LOVE SUPREME 'Anyone who loves football will love it. The insights it offers into how the game was run during the ,60s and ,70s are compelling' - THE SENTINEL a brilliant book - Henry Winter
Author Information
Lance Hardy is the editor of the BBC1's Final Score. He has covered several World Cups and two Olympic Games for the BBC, as well as numerous Embassy World Darts Championships. He ghost wrote Bobby Dazzler, Bobby George's autobiography.
