From the Privileged to the Professionals - The Early Years of the Fa Cup

This book is concerned with the early years of the Football Association Challenge Cup, examining events from its inception in 1871-2 to the beginning of the Football League in 1888-9.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. 1. The 'making' of the FA Cup 2. The inaugural FA Cup 3. The beginnings of change 4. The rise of East Lancashire 5. Importations and the coming of professionalism 6. West Midlands supremacy and the advent of the Football League. Conclusion.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Graham Curry was Head of Physical Education at Tuxford Academy, UK, for 30 years, gaining his PhD at Leicester University in 2001. He has written extensively on the sociology of association football, producing with Eric Dunning, Association Football: A Study in Figurational Sociology in 2015.

Zusammenfassung

This book is concerned with the early years of the Football Association Challenge Cup, examining events from its inception in 1871-2 to the beginning of the Football League in 1888-9.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Graham Curry, Graham (University of Leicester Curry, Curry Graham
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 18.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032259116
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3225911-6
• Seiten: 156
• Serie: Routledge Soccer Histories
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte; Ratgeber > Sport > Allgemeines, Lexika, Handbücher, Jahrbücher, Geschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; European History, SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, history of sport, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Football (Soccer, Association football), Association football (Soccer), History and Archaeology, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards