A century united : the centenary history of Southend United
Miles, Peter, 1969-2007
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Place reservation for A century united : the centenary history of Southend UnitedThe full story of the club is told within these pages from football in the Borough during Victorian times, to that momentous meeting in a local hostelry in May 1906 right up to to the latest campaign under the guidance of Steve Tilson. Within its pages are a detailed written account of the first 100 years, which is handsomely augmented by a profusion of illustrations many of which have never been published before. Reproduced for the first time are many rare programme covers and other items of memorabilia from the clubs long history. "A Century United" is the culmination of approximately four years research and writing for the authors and is without doubt the definitive oral history of the first 100 years of Southend United Football Club.
Main title:
A century united : the centenary history of Southend United / Peter Miles & Dave Goody.
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Imprint:
Shrimper Publishing, 2007.
Collation:
280 p. : ill., ports., facsims. ; 31 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 276).
Contents:
Pre-1906: Football in Southend before the Shrimpers1906-1906: Birth of the Shrimpers1916-1926: Into the Football League1926-1936: Ups and downs1936-1946: Shrimpers at war1946-1956: Shrimpers on the move1956-1966: "Come on you Whites"?1966-1976: See-saw Shrimpers1976-1986: Turmoil at Roots Hall1986-1996: Webb, Collymore and Fry - The three wise men?1996-2006: The fall and rise of the ShrimpersThe groundsThe managersThe programmesSouthend Invicta.
ISBN:
9780955597602 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
1277174
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