Three generations of the Summerbee family have played professional football - George in the 1930s was a struggling journeyman; Mike, in the 1960s starred for England and Manchester City - George Best was his best-man; and Nicky plays for Premiership side Sunderland. The author weaves together their family story, including the women closest to them, in an evocative account of how football and the players have changed since the 1930s, from living alongside the fans, earning similar amounts, to the modern heroes who are paid ...
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Three generations of the Summerbee family have played professional football - George in the 1930s was a struggling journeyman; Mike, in the 1960s starred for England and Manchester City - George Best was his best-man; and Nicky plays for Premiership side Sunderland. The author weaves together their family story, including the women closest to them, in an evocative account of how football and the players have changed since the 1930s, from living alongside the fans, earning similar amounts, to the modern heroes who are paid fortunes and hide away in exclusive developments.
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Add this copy of Fathers Sons and Football to cart. $13.55, good condition, Sold by Booksalvation rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Manchester, LANCASHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2001 by Headline.
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Good in good dust jacket. Outline: -The Summerbee family business is unique: three generations have played professional football-George in the 1930s was a struggling journeyman; Mike in the 1960s starred for England and Manchester City and George Best was his best man; Nicky currently plays for Bolton Wanderers. Colin Shindler weaves together their family story including the women closest to them in a remarkably evocative account of how football and the players have changed over the last 70 years from living alongside the fans earning similar amounts to the modern heroes who are paid fortunes and hide away in exclusive developments. -> the publisher of this HARDBACK book is Headline The date of this copy is 2001 booksalvation have grade it as Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK.
Add this copy of Fathers, Sons and Football to cart. $14.42, good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2001 by Headline.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
Add this copy of Fathers, Sons and Football to cart. $14.42, fair condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2001 by Headline.
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Fair. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. The book is perfectly readable and fit for use, although it shows signs of previous ownership. The spine is likely creased and the cover scuffed or slightly torn. Textbooks will typically have an amount of underlining and/or highlighting, as well as notes. If this book is over 5 years old, then please expect the pages to be yellowing or to have age spots. Damaged book. Slightly damaged in some way typically, a grazed corner or torn cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
Add this copy of Fathers, Sons and Football to cart. $15.01, like new condition, Sold by Goldstone Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ammanford, CARMS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2001 by Headline Book Publishing.
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Fine. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
Add this copy of Fathers, Sons and Football to cart. $15.16, very good condition, Sold by Goldstone Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ammanford, CARMS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2001 by Headline Book Publishing.
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Very good. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
Add this copy of Fathers, Sons and Football to cart. $15.56, very good condition, Sold by John C. Newland rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cheltenham, Glos., UNITED KINGDOM, published 2001 by Headline Book Publishing.
Add this copy of Fathers, Sons and Football to cart. $16.54, very good condition, Sold by Balfour Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sidmouth, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2001 by Headline Book Publishing.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Copy in orange cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Small dust mark on rear end papers. Free of inscriptions. Clean text and b/w plates.
Add this copy of Fathers, Sons and Football to cart. $16.99, very good condition, Sold by Brit Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milton Keynes, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2001 by Headline Book Publishing.
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Add this copy of Fathers, Sons and Football to cart. $25.69, very good condition, Sold by Cambridge Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cambridge, Gloucestershire, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2001 by Headline Book Publishing.
