Cover Art Courtesy of Amberley Publishing Every football club has a turning point, a moment that changes the face and direction of the club forever. For Manchester United one might think of the Munich Air Disaster or the many successes in Europe, but there was a period that was just as defining, long before either of those. The years 1907-1911 represent early success for Manchester United, a time that allowed the club to grow and prosper under the expert eye of
Mark Metcalf’s The Origins of the Football League is one of the most fascinating soccer books I have ever read. Metcalf’s diligent research gives us a firsthand look into the first season of England’s Football League, something that truly revolutionized the sport of soccer. You hear about the challenges faced by those early footballers and the journalists that followed them. Uneven pitches, sketchy weather, unforgiving equipment, pitch invasions, uncertain referees, the list goes on and on. But
