{"product_id":"rebels-jon-tait-9798878506915","title":"Rebels: A Chronicle of Northumberland Football and the ill-fated Northern F.A.","description":"Shankhouse Black Watch were the premier football side in Northumberland in 1888.\u003cbr\u003eThe colliery club had won the Northumberland Senior Cup in 1886 and 1887 before being beaten in the final by a Newcastle West End side containing a number of imported Scottish professionals that year.\u003cbr\u003eThe 'Blacks', along with fellow senior side Morpeth Harriers, led a breakaway from the Northumberland Football Association.\u003cbr\u003eThe 'country clubs' from outside Newcastle were protesting at the Tyneside-centric nature of the sport's governing body and the increasing professionalism of the city sides.\u003cbr\u003eRebels is the story of their ill-fated venture and a history and journey around Northumberland football today.\u003cbr\u003eBut Rebels more than just a football book.\u003cbr\u003eIt is also a celebration of Northumberland, of our heritage, our history and the game all mixed into one.\u003cbr\u003eIt's about rural depopulation, and how the town overshadows the country, and about fathers and sons and generations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jon Tait\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798878506915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d","brand":"Jon Tait","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800977551615,"sku":"9798878506915","price":15.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rebels-jon-tait-9798878506915","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}