The Emergence of Footballing Cultures : Manchester, 1840-1919.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781526114495
- 306.483
- GV943.9.S64 .J364 2019
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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