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The Father of Modern Sport: The Life and Times of Charles W. Alcock

Keith Booth
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Description:SHORTLISTED FOR CRICKET SOCIETY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2002A model Victorian sporting all-rounder, Charles Alcock was a prime mover in the development of both football and cricket as the world’s biggest sports.As a player, he was the first ever footballer to be ruled offside, the captain of the first FA Cup winners and and played club cricket to a high standard.As Secretary of the FA, Alcock was one of the men responsible for the first ever football international and was the driving force behind the creation of the FA Cup in 1871. In cricket, he arranged the first Test match in Britain, between England and Australia at The Oval in 1880.Close attention to detail combined with a breadth of vision to change the sporting world – this is the definitive biography of the nineteenth century’s most important sports administrator.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Father of Modern Sport: The Life and Times of Charles W. Alcock. To get started finding The Father of Modern Sport: The Life and Times of Charles W. Alcock, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
289
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PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Parrs Wood
Release
2002
ISBN
1903158346

The Father of Modern Sport: The Life and Times of Charles W. Alcock

Keith Booth
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
Read Now Download now ⏭ listen AudioBook
Description: SHORTLISTED FOR CRICKET SOCIETY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2002A model Victorian sporting all-rounder, Charles Alcock was a prime mover in the development of both football and cricket as the world’s biggest sports.As a player, he was the first ever footballer to be ruled offside, the captain of the first FA Cup winners and and played club cricket to a high standard.As Secretary of the FA, Alcock was one of the men responsible for the first ever football international and was the driving force behind the creation of the FA Cup in 1871. In cricket, he arranged the first Test match in Britain, between England and Australia at The Oval in 1880.Close attention to detail combined with a breadth of vision to change the sporting world – this is the definitive biography of the nineteenth century’s most important sports administrator.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Father of Modern Sport: The Life and Times of Charles W. Alcock. To get started finding The Father of Modern Sport: The Life and Times of Charles W. Alcock, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
289
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Parrs Wood
Release
2002
ISBN
1903158346

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