The FA Cup Miscellany
Trivia, History, Facts & Stats from Football's Most Famous Cup
Seiten
2013
Pitch Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-909178-48-9 (ISBN)
Pitch Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-909178-48-9 (ISBN)
The FA Cup Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about the world's oldest cup competition, from irresistible anecdotes to the most mindblowing stats and facts. A brilliantly researched collection of trivia, essential for any football fan who holds the riches of Cup culture close to their heart.
The FA Cup Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about the world's oldest cup competition. In these pages you will find irresistible anecdotes and the most mindblowing stats and facts. Heard the one about the referee who had to hide in a broom cupboard from a furious, naked goalkeeper? How about the gypsy curse that lasted for decades? Or the time Jeremy Paxman tackled Kenny Dalglish? Do you know how an FA Cup quarter-final between Notts County and Stoke changed football forever? Which current player has a winner's medal for every day of the week? Or how a fragile corner flag stopped some Spartans from marching on? All these stories and hundreds more appear in a brilliantly researched collection of trivia - essential for any football fan who holds the riches of almost 140 years of Cup culture close to their heart.
The FA Cup Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about the world's oldest cup competition. In these pages you will find irresistible anecdotes and the most mindblowing stats and facts. Heard the one about the referee who had to hide in a broom cupboard from a furious, naked goalkeeper? How about the gypsy curse that lasted for decades? Or the time Jeremy Paxman tackled Kenny Dalglish? Do you know how an FA Cup quarter-final between Notts County and Stoke changed football forever? Which current player has a winner's medal for every day of the week? Or how a fragile corner flag stopped some Spartans from marching on? All these stories and hundreds more appear in a brilliantly researched collection of trivia - essential for any football fan who holds the riches of almost 140 years of Cup culture close to their heart.
Michael Keane is the author of The Coventry City Miscellany, a loyal Sky Blues fan as well as a busy parent and teacher. He has enjoyed FA Cup football for nearly four decades, in which time he has seen many highs and lows, watching his team both win at Wembley and lose at Sutton United!
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.3.2013 |
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Reihe/Serie | Miscellany |
Verlagsort | Hove |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 121 x 192 mm |
Gewicht | 186 g |
Themenwelt | Sport ► Ballsport ► Fußball |
ISBN-10 | 1-909178-48-9 / 1909178489 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-909178-48-9 / 9781909178489 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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