Does Your Rabbi Know You're Here?: The Story of English Football's Forgotten Tribe

by Anthony Clavane

Ever since the children of penniless immigrants caught the train from Whitechapel to White Hart Lane - to be greeted with the 'Does Your Rabbi Know You're Here?' - this forgotten tribe have helped to shape the Beautiful Game.

In telling the fascinating lives of these largely unsung trailblazers, Clavane uncovers a hidden history of Jewish involvement in English football. From Louis Bookman, the first Jew to play in England's top division, to the pugnacious winger Mark Lazarus, whose last-gasp goal won the 1967 League Cup for QPR, to shady figures like One-Armed Lou, a ticket tout who never told the story of his missing limb the same way twice, through to the businessmen who helped form the breakaway Premier League, and in the process changed the English game for ever.

304 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2013

Reviews

[Darren Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a big fan of Anthony's books and this didn't disappoint. This tells the often forgotten or over looked role and contribution that Jews have played in English football. Entertaining and educating.

[Steven Pilling · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting book on Jewishness and sport