Football People: Terry Venables (9 articles)
Dale’s pocket issue leads the way – A brief guide to League Cup Final programmes
Posted: 12th April 2016
Rochdale are a club who have spent most of their history since 1900 in the lower divisions of the Football League. Whilst to their supporters, Dale’s programmes are as important…
Category: Football Programmes
The Book Sure To Thrill Every Boy – A brief guide to The Topical Times Football Book
Posted: 27th November 2015
The quote in the title above, ‘The Book Sure To Thrill Every Boy’ was one used in an advertisement created to promote the Topical Times Football Book for 1975. Of…
Category: Football Annuals
A full and regular account of the Football Association’s activities and policy – A brief guide to the official magazines of the F.A.
Posted: 23rd April 2015
‘A full and regular account of the Football Association’s activities and policy’. Sounds a bit formal, doesn’t it? Then again, these are the words of a national sporting association, the F.A.,…
Category: Football Magazines
A clever blend of entertainment and education – A brief guide to the F.A. Book for Boys
Posted: 12th March 2015
The F.A. Book for Boys was first published in 1948 and continued into the early 1980’s. The annual was one of a the major mouthpieces of the Football Association in…
Category: Football Annuals
Football’s Wisden? – A brief guide to the Rothmans Football Yearbook
Posted: 18th February 2015
In the autumn of 1970, a new style of football reference book hit the stands. In his forward to the new Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970/71, FIFA President, Sir Stanley Rous…
Category: Football Annuals