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The Emergence of Footballing Cultures : Manchester, 1840-1919.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (276 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781526114495
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Emergence of Footballing CulturesDDC classification:
  • 306.483
LOC classification:
  • GV943.9.S64 .J364 2019
Online resources:
Contents:
Front Matter -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Manchester map -- Introduction -- Folk football and early activity -- Origins -- The earliest club -- Footballing communities -- Formation of clubs -- Organisation and competition -- Football as a business -- Identity -- Scandal and rights -- A strained relationship -- School, work and leisure -- Conclusion -- Index.
Summary: This study of Manchester football during the period 1840 to 1919, by leading sports historian Gary James, contextualises the sport's emergence, development and establishment through to its position as the city's leading team sport, and identifies the communities who developed football.
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Front Matter -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Manchester map -- Introduction -- Folk football and early activity -- Origins -- The earliest club -- Footballing communities -- Formation of clubs -- Organisation and competition -- Football as a business -- Identity -- Scandal and rights -- A strained relationship -- School, work and leisure -- Conclusion -- Index.

This study of Manchester football during the period 1840 to 1919, by leading sports historian Gary James, contextualises the sport's emergence, development and establishment through to its position as the city's leading team sport, and identifies the communities who developed football.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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