Football's Fifty Most Important Moments: From the Writers of the History Boys Blog

by Ben Jones, Gareth Thomas

Overview

Football is more than just a game. Over the past 150 years it has become a source of identity, conflict and debate for all who follow and play it. Starting in Victorian England, Football's Fifty Most Important Moments journeys through 160 years of incredible events to the modern day, where new and innovative ideas are reshaping the game.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785316951
Publisher:	Pitch Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	04/20/2020
Sold by:	INDEPENDENT PUB GROUP - EPUB - EBKS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Ben Jones and Gareth Thomas have been friends since secondary school and are best known for their popular blog, The Football History Boys. They started writing about football history in 2013, while studying history at Swansea University. They won 'Best New Blog' at the 2014 Football Blogging Awards and still write regularly. More recently, they have turned their attention to teaching, sharing their love of football with the younger generation.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 Sheffield FC (1857) 12

2 The Formation of the Football Association (1863) 15

3 The First FA Cup (1871/72) 18

4 The First International - England v Scotland (1872) 21

5 The 'Disease' of Professionalism (1883) 24

6 The Football League and Preston North End - The First 'Invincibles' (1888/89) 29

7 Scotland v England - Ibrox Disaster (1902) 32

8 FIFA Founded (1904) 35

9 Billy Meredith and the Founding of the AFPTU (1907) 38

10 The Christmas Truce and the Footballers' Battalions (1914-18) 41

11 Women's Football in World War One (1917-21) 46

12 The White Horse Final (1923) 50

13 The First FIFA World Cup (1930) 53

14 The First Televised Football Match (1937) 57

15 Superga Air Disaster (1949) 61

16 The 1950 FIFA World Cup (1950) 65

17 The 'Match of the Century' - England 3-6 Hungary (1953) 69

18 The 1954 FIFA World Cup - The Miracle of Bern (1954) 73

19 The Birth of the European Cup - Los Blancos make it Five in a Row (1955-60) 77

20 Munich Air Disaster (1958) 83

21 The Football League Removes the Maximum Wage (1961) 88

22 England Win the World Cup (1966) 91

23 The Lisbon Lions (1967) 95

24 The Football War (1969) 99

25 Italy vs West Germany - The Game of the Century (1970) 102

26 The FIFA World Cup 1974: East Beats West, Total Football and Johan Cruyff (1974) 107

27 England's European Cup Dominance (1977-84) 112

28 Bradford City Stadium Fire (1985) 116

29 Heysel Stadium Disaster (1985) 119

30 The Hand of God and the Goal of the Century (1986) 123

31 Alex Ferguson Joins Manchester United (1986) 128

32 The Hillsborough Disaster (1989) 131

33 Johan Cruyff's Dream Team (1992) 134

34 Denmark Conquer Europe (1992) 138

35 The Premier League and Champions League are Born (1992) 142

36 The Bosman Ruling (1995) 148

37 FIFA World Cup 1998 - Owen, Ronaldo and France (1998) 152

38 Manchester United's Treble Winning Season (1998/99) 157

39 'I am a Special One'- José Mourinho (2004) 161

40 The Miracle of Istanbul (2005) 165

41 Zidane (2006) 169

42 Calciopoli Scandal (2006) 173

43 David Beckham Joins LA Galaxy (2007) 177

44 Tiki-Taka (2008) 181

45 The World Cup Arrives in Africa (2010) 186

46 Aguerooooo!!! (2012) 190

47 2014 FIFA World Cup-Brazil 1-7 Germany (2014) 193

48 Leicester City Win the Premier League (2015/16) 196

49 Chapecoense Disaster (2016) 200

50 Video Assistant Referees - VAR (2018) 203

Honourable Mentions 207

Epilogue 212

Bibliography 215