This is a tale of Burnley Football Club's incredible triumph told largely by those who took part. It concerns the Lazarus-like resurrection of this once- famous club which came perilously close to relegation to the Vauxhall Conference and liquidation in 1987, yet recovered to compete once more in the premier division of English football.
Burnley's league title victory of 1960 remains one of the most remarkable feats in the history of English football, the club the smallest ever to win its premier title, on a relatively modest budget. Never Had It So Good reveals how Burnley's amazing title triumph was achieved - and how very different life was for a footballer in those bygone days.
Tim Quelch's nostalgic account of growing up with Sussex football and cricket in the 1960s is a rollercoaster ride of triumphs and woes, bringing to life many local heroes of yesteryear and shining light on a police corruption scandal. The book is a must for fans of Brighton & Hove Albion, Sussex County Cricket Club and Hastings United.
Jimmy Greaves suggested that the 1959/60 season was the last of football's age of innocence, as free-flowing play gave way to defensiveness. An End of Innocence looks at our football in the 1950s and its transition through the 1960s. Set against a backdrop of cultural change, it reflects a nation that was evolving and the impact that had upon football.
Northern Exposure is an enthralling account of the sharply undulating fortunes of Burnley FC over the course of half a century, as seen through the eyes of long-standing fan Tim Quelch. To tell the club's story, Tim calls on current and former players, managers and directors, who share their memories and observations.
Tim Quelch's sixty-year account of growing up and older with cricket, spanning 1952 to the present day. Scandals and trends, unforgettable events and heroes come and go in English cricket just as in Quelch's vivid backdrop of cultural change, while the fortunes of the Test side oscillate as wildly as his ever- shifting soundtrack of popular music.