British Football and Social Change: Getting into Europe

by John Williams (Editor), Stephen Wagg (Editor)

Association football, traditionally, has not been well served by its literature. However, in the 1970s and 80s, a new movement in football writing began to make its presence Foul magazine, football fanzines and jargon-free books by interested academics together offered a more thoughtful perspective on the game and its problems. This book aims to continue that perspective. In it, a number of leading academic writers in the field, most of them also football supporters and activists, try to take stock of the British football world, as the 'New Europe' of 1992 beckons.
The book ranges over the politics and economics of football; the playing, following and reporting of the game; and it addresses issues arising out of the 'New Europe' and globalisation.

240 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1991

About the author

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John Williams is Senior Researcher at the Sir Norman Chester Centre for Football Research at Leicester University, UK

He is a Bootle-born Liverpool fan and professional academic who researches and writes on sport, especially football. He often appears on TV and radio talking about the game. He has published widely on Liverpool FC, including the best-selling Into The Red, The Liverpool Way, Kennedy's Way, The Miracle of Istanbul and Red Men. He has also co-written three books on the sport: Passing Rhythms, Football Nation and The Game.