Bill McCracken – The Offside King – The Life and Times of a Football Legend

Bill McCracken – The Offside King – The Life and Times of a Football LegendBill McCracken, the Offside King is the first biography of a football pioneer and Newcastle United legend who forced a fundamental change to the rules of the game. Brought up in Belfast, Bill was a much wanted talent at full back and became a key figure in Newcastle's great Edwardian line up. Read how: McCracken was the most talked about player in the years before and after World War One as Newcastle United's defensive master in a line up at the very

can headers can be 'lashed' (anatomically impossible)

and was rewarded with the standard offer – £20 a week

Size: 142mm x 223mm – 319 pages

The author delves into the stories and lives of the many great players and characters who shone on that day and lit up that unforgettable match – from Paolo Rossi to Socrates

a treasure trove of quotes and facts celebrating the iconic players and managers who have graced Old Trafford

Port Vale and Macclesfield followed before Brian was catapulted back to the Premier League at Hull City as assistant manager to Phil Brown

Paul Watson

but these rebels refused to quit

A statistical record of the UEFA European Champions League which contains full line-ups and statistics for every match played in the competition from 2018 to 2021 including all preliminary and qualifying rounds

without forgetting the profound connection with Africa and Brazil

A revised and updated second edition of this book which contains biographies of each of the 52 players born in the 'Black Country' area of the West Midlands to have won a cap for England from the very first

revealed through exclusive interviews with players