Download or read book The Stamford Bridge Encyclopedia written by Paul Harrison and published by Mainstream Publishing Company Limited. This book was released on 1995 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recalling managers, players, outstanding games, glorious and inglorious times as well as the real characters of Stamford Bridge, this book takes the reader through Chelsea FC's often chequered past right up to 1995, in alphabetical order.

Download or read book Ossie written by Martin King and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-01-27 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a 16-year career spent with Chelsea and Southampton, goal-scoring legend Peter Osgood made 560 appearances, scoring 220 goals and winning two FA Cup-winner's medals. He was part of the victorious Chelsea side that defeated the mighty Real Madrid in the 1971 European Cup-Winners Cup final and is the last player to have scored in every round of the FA Cup, including the final. Ossie tells the story of the career and the extraordinary roller-coaster personal life of the man who spearheaded a team that made as many headlines off the field as on. The truth about the hard-drinking and hard-living antics of these Kings Road dandies - Hudson, Cooke, Baldwin and company - has never before been told. Osgood tells of his strained relationship with manager Dave Sexton, which resulted in his and other stars' departures, triggering a decline in Chelsea FC's fortunes that took some 20 years to reverse. He recounts his experience in the Mexico World Cup of 1970 and is brutally honest about the challenges and problems faced by ex-footballers as they attempt to adjust to life in mainstream society. Peter Osgood was no ordinary footballer and Ossie is no ordinary football autobiography. Like the King of Stamford Bridge himself was, this book is entertaining, outspoken and full of surprises.

Download or read book Stamford Bridge Legends written by David Lane and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Chelsea FC The Official Biography written by Rick Glanvill and published by Headline. This book was released on 2006-07-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHELSEA FC: THE OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY goes to the heart of what gives the club its personality. The author has access to all the key characters, including Mourinho, Abramovich and the star players, plus legendary names of the past. He addresses all the controversies, including: the near suffocation through lack of cash in the 1970s and in 2002; the impact of Abramovich's money; the club and fans' response to racism; how the hooliganism which dogged Chelsea for years has been tackled. On the lighter side, Chelsea is regarded as the country's glamour club, and fashions, good and dreadful, will feature alongside celebrity fans and the worlds of art and music. And then there is the football at the core of it all, creating moments of huge tension and excitement.

Download or read book Stamford Bridge Uncut written by Sport Media and published by Sport Media. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Stamford Bridge Uncut' is a unique insight into the home of England's Double winning champions. Taking readers on a VIP behind-the-scenes journey into the places only a select few ever get to see or experience, this book is packed with photographs that bring the heart and soul of the stadium alive.

Download or read book Stamford Bridge SW6 Chelsea written by Rick Deckard and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-25 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lined Soccer Notebook Perfect for ✔ back to school ✔ note-taking ✔ to-do lists ✔ dreams ✔ memories ✔ observations ✔ study and drawing projects.

Download or read book Over Land and Sea written by Mark Worrall and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2004-09-10 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the final day of the 2002 / 2003 football season Chelsea Football Club recorded a famous 2-1 victory over Liverpool, thereby qualifying to play in the following seasons European Champions League competition. Resigned to losing Gianfranco Zola, who had recently been voted the club's greatest ever player, and with no money available for Chelsea's charismatic coach Claudio Ranieri to strengthen the squad, the prospects for the coming season looked to be self-limiting. That had been the general consensus of Marco, Young Dave, Ugly John, Ossie and the rest of the Chelsea Gate 17 boys as they frittered away the summer months waiting for the new European campaign to begin. Enter Roman Abramovich. The billionaire Russian oligarch purchased the club and financed a spending spree unprecedented in the history of the game. 'Glorious unpredictability,' that's what Marco called it ...that Chelsea factor, you just never knew what was going to happen next. Whatever it was, the Gate 17 boys had no intention of missing any of it ...they'd even planned to make a spiritual pilgrimage to Sardinia to watch their hero Zola. Over Land and Sea re-writes the current trend in depressingly violent football literature.

Download or read book Life Sentence at Stamford Bridge written by Jamie Street and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If Stamford Bridge is a prison, then lock me up and throw away the key. Life Sentence at Stamford Bridge, follows the highest highs and lowest lows of life long Chelsea fan and season ticket holder Jamie Street and his Dad Pete. It has personally written account of the Stamford Bridge experience over 25 years and features goals galore, incredible players, games that give you goosebumps and multiple Managers get their marching orders. This is an unmissable insight into the experience of being inside Stamford Bridge and supporting Chelsea from inside the legendary stadium.What's Inside:- The first day at Stamford Bridge- Greatest Premier League games- Most memorable cup ties- The top 10 best Chelsea players- 10 incredible goals- The greatest managers- Chelsea's rise to Champions League glory in 2012- Chelsea chants from inside Stamford BridgeJamie Street is a lifelong Chelsea fan, who has been a member/season ticket holder at Stamford Bridge since 1993. He has attended 100's of games in that period with his Dad Pete, including league, domestic cups and European competitions. He has also had the privilege in attending countless finals across the 25 year period.

Download or read book Fulham Old and New written by Charles James Feret and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Homes of British Speedway written by Robert Bamford and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having arrived in Britain in the late 1920s, dirt-track racing soon established itself as an incredibly popular national sport. By the end of 1928, there were more than 50 tracks throughout Britain. Many venues were opened and run sporadically over the next seven decades, particularly during the heyday of speedway after World War II, when interest was phenomenally high. As a result, the sport has taken place at numerous locations throughout the country. Featuring more than 300 venues, this new edition is fully updated with new tracks, updated track information, and a host of new illustrations. Every track is afforded statistical information, including address, years of operation, track lengths, promoters, and club successes. The more important homes of Speedway, for example Belle Vue, Swindon, Wimbledon, and Coventry, all receive highly detailed synopsis.

Download or read book Chelsea FC written by Heather Williams and published by Weigl Publishers. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that Chelsea FC’s biggest rival is fellow London team Arsenal FC? The teams have played against each other more than 170 times. Learn more exciting facts about this fascinating soccer club in Chelsea FC, an Inside Professional Soccer book.

Download or read book Sexton For God written by Tim Rolls and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-10-23 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following Tommy Docherty's abrupt departure, the Chelsea board made a brave choice in appointing Dave Sexton as manager. That decision bore glorious fruit, culminating in the 1970 FA Cup win and, a year later, European glory. How did this happen? How did Sexton steady the ship, strengthen his squad and get the best out of his players. Mercurial talents like Cooke, Hudson and Osgood. Club loyalists like Bonetti, Harris, McCreadie, Hinton, Hollins, Boyle, Houseman, Tambling and Baldwin. Signings, Birchenall, Webb, Hutchinson, Dempsey, Mulligan, Weller and Phillips. This book looks at the games played under Sexton in that 1967-71 period and also examines his key decisions, his signings, the challenges of managing headstrong talents, the remarkable development of Hudson and Hutchinson, and the turnaround in team discipline, morale and performance that led to two major trophies in successive seasons. The 1970 FA Cup run is detailed, including the 'Sliding Doors' replay at Burnley, comfortable victories over London rivals Crystal Palace and Queens Park Rangers and the epic final and notorious replay against Leeds United. Similar focus is given to the 1970-71 European Cup Winners' Cup run, including the remarkable home victory over Bruges, hard-fought semi-final victories against Manchester City and the replay triumph over titans Real Madrid in Athens. "The missing link between Tim's excellent previous books on Chelsea in the '60s and '70s and the story with all the glory. Typically granular and well researched". Rick Glanvill, official Chelsea historian.

Download or read book Understanding Football Hooliganism written by Ramón Spaaij and published by Amsterdam University Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Football hooliganism periodically generates widespread political and public anxiety. In spite of the efforts made and resources invested over the past decades, football hooliganism is still perceived by politicians, policymakers and media as a disturbing social problem. This highly readable book provides the first systematic and empirically grounded comparison of football hooliganism in different national and local contexts. Focused around the six Western European football clubs on which the author did his research, the book shows how different clubs experience and understand football hooliganism in different ways. The development and effects of anti-hooligan policies are also assessed. The emphasis throughout is on the importance of context, social interaction and collective identity for understanding football hooliganism. This book will be essential reading for anyone interested in football culture, hooliganism and collective violence.

Download or read book Stamford Bridge Is Falling Down written by Tim Rolls and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-07 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 1971 Chelsea won the Cup Winners' Cup in Athens, following their FA Cup triumph twelve months earlier. The club, awash with glamour, was ambitious on and off the field. The squad included stars like Peter Osgood, Alan Hudson, David Webb, Peter Bonetti, Charlie Cooke, John Hollins, Ian Hutchinson, Peter Houseman, Eddie McCreadie, Keith Weller, Ron Harris, John Boyle, John Dempsey, John Phillips, Tommy Baldwin and Paddy Mulligan. Dave Sexton was a highly-respected manager, a forward-thinking coach. Everything looked rosy. Four seasons later they were relegated, Osgood, Hudson and Webb had left and Sexton summarily sacked with the club in a financial morass. Why the decline? What went so badly awry, so quickly?This book utilises extensive research to examine what went wrong on and off the field, the big personalities, the matches, the key cup defeats, the squabbles and rows, the money problems and the big decisions around the planned stadium redevelopment. 'This is a forensic chronicle that will add wonderfully to our understanding of this period of Chelsea history'. Rick Glanvill, official Chelsea historian. 'Tim Rolls' excellent and highly detailed account of that painful yet strangely gripping period in our history when the club went from star-studded holders of a European title to controversy-riven second-tier outfit on the brink of bankruptcy in just four seasons.' Giles Smith - author, journalist and Chelsea website columnist. Tim Rolls first watched Chelsea in September 1967 and has watched them regularly with the same group of friends since 1976 from The Shed, the benches and the West Stand. A home and away season ticket holder, since 1997 Tim has sat in the Matthew Harding Upper Stand. He writes for cfcuk fanzine, proudly holds a Chelsea Pitch Owners share and was for four years Chair of Chelsea Supporters Trust. Retired, he lives in South-West London. This is his second book. His first, 'Diamonds, Dynamos and Devils' on Tommy Docherty's Chelsea, is available from the cfcuk stall on matchdays, or on Amazon.

Download or read book London written by Michael Leapman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detachable col. fold-out map attached to flap of p. [3] of cover.

Download or read book Chelsea FC written by Fiona Young-Brown and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2019-12-15 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its founding in 1905, Chelsea FC has gone through a series of ups and downs on its path to becoming one of Europe's most successful soccer clubs. Through this comprehensive volume, young readers will discover key players, notable wins, and how the team has tackled such problems as hooliganism. Examining major turning points like the team's purchase by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, the successful Jose Mourinho years, and beyond, this book explores Chelsea's rise from a modest London club to a major global brand.

Download or read book The London Encyclopaedia 3rd Edition written by Christopher Hibbert and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-09-09 with total page 1120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘There is no one-volume book in print that carries so much valuable information on London and its history’ Illustrated London News The London Encyclopaedia is the most comprehensive book on London ever published. In its first new edition in over ten years, completely revised and updated, it comprises some 6,000 entries, organised alphabetically, cross-referenced and supported by two large indexes – one for the 10,000 people mentioned in the text and one general – and is illustrated with over 500 drawings, prints and photographs. Everything of relevance to the history, culture, commerce and government of the capital is documented in this phenomenal book. From the very first settlements through to the skyline of today, The London Encyclopaedia comprehends all that is London. ‘Written in very accessible prose with a range of memorable quotations and affectionate jokes...a monumental achievement written with real love’ Financial Times