{"product_id":"1974-marvin-close-9781836801399","title":"1974: Football in the Seventies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e 1974\u003c\/i\u003e whisks you back half a century to discover the major matches, stories and controversies that lit up football in that momentous year.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003e1923: Life in Football One Hundred Years Ago\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e1953: Life in Football Seventy Years Ago\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritain in 1974 was a land of strikes, electricity cuts, a three-day working week and the country's first official recession for 50 years. Floodlit football matches were banned, Sunday football was established and attendances fell as cash-strapped fans couldn't afford to watch live games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compelling book includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA chilling exploration of how football hooliganism began to spiral out of control and how the sport was shamed by the first murder on the terraces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe full story behind Brian Clough's nightmare 44-day reign at Leeds United and its rancorous toxic fall-out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe sad tale of Bill Shankly's retirement as Liverpool manager and how it all ended in tears and recrimination\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalysis of Manchester United's nightmare season and their first relegation from the top flight for more than 30 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the FA finally ended the shameful 50-year 'ban' on women's football\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA revolution in amateur football as paid players are allowed, the league pyramid is totally reorganised and the national England amateur team disbanded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe story of how Leeds United and Umbro pioneered the multi-billion-pound replica kit industry and helped usher sponsorship into football\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead about all this and much more in this fascinating and exhaustively researched study of a special footballing year.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marvin Close\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1836801394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781836801399\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pitch Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Marvin Close","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097172287743,"sku":"9781836801399","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/1974-marvin-close-9781836801399","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}