The Preston North End Miscellany – a book on the Lilywhites like no other, packed with facts, stats, trivia, stories and legend. From the days of Tom Finney to the management of Darren Ferguson – from the FA Cup triumphs and league titles of yesteryear to the man-mountain that is Jon Parkin, The Preston North End Miscellany is the ultimate book of trivia on the club and a treasure trove of information that you can dip in and out of at your leisure. A book that will make you smile, laugh out loud, sigh and reflect with hundreds of stories about why this club remains one of the best in the world, despite an absence from the top-flight stretching back . . . well, let’s look forward instead of behind! A book no self-respecting PNE fan should be without.
10–0: Tom Pearson 11–0: Jasper Geddes 12–0: Sammy Nicholls Albion line up: Reader, J. Horton, McCulloch, Reynolds, C. Perry, Groves, Bassett, McLeod, Nicholls, Pearson, Geddes Attendance: 1,109 Ironically, Albion went into the game ...
The chief administrator behind the Corinthians was FA assistant secretary Nicholas Lane Jackson. Known to his players as 'Pa', Jackson was a staunch advocate of amateur football, and the Corinthians remained steadfastly amateur, ...
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Quite rightly, the History Boys are listed here – the first Fosse team ever: Smith, Burdett, E. Johnson, W. Johnson, Garner, H. Johnson, Lewitt, West, Bromwich, Ashby, Dingley. The irony surely can't be lost on any Midlander that Fosse ...
Now, with the club tasting previously uncharted highs, look back at what has made this club what it is today – the players and characters that have represented City over the years and the events that have shaped the club.If you want to ...
I went to dinner in Manchester the night before signing Shaun and bumped into Sir Alex Ferguson. I told Sir Alex of my intention of signing Shaun, who had been released by Manchester United as a young man.
He's very close with Roy Keane and I think he'll end up with him. There was interest initially from us, but we pulled out very early.' Johnno on the likely destination of winger Lee Martin 'There's a long way to go regarding Lee Martin ...
By the end of 1915, when General Sir Douglas Haig took over the command of the British Expeditionary Force from Sir John French, the question was how to break the stalemate. Haig believed in allout offensives, and more and more ...
The first of these games was back in 1973 when Hibs faced Leeds United in the Fairs Cup second round. The first leg at Elland Road finished goalless, and the return leg ended the same way. Unsurprisingly, an extra 30 minutes did not ...
United are 1 of just 8 clubs to achieve a promotion in their first year of league football. ... Cardiff City, Carlisle United and Hull City all looked betterplaced to follow championselect Leicester into the top flight but a run of 6 ...