Bill McCracken, the Offside King (eBook)

Paul Joannou (Autor)

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2025
208 Seiten
Distributed by eBookpartnership (Verlag)
978-1-83680-095-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Bill McCracken, the Offside King is the first biography of a football pioneer and Newcastle United legend who forced a fundamental change to the rules of the game.Written by former Newcastle United official club historian Paul Joannou, this gripping book is a must-read for all Magpies fans and anyone interested in football history or nostalgia.Brought up in Belfast, Bill was a much-wanted talent at full-back and became a key figure in Newcastle's great Edwardian line-up. Read how:McCracken was the most talked about player in the years before and after World War One as Newcastle United's defensive master in a line-up at the very top of the game - his playing career spanned more than 20 yearsHe claimed notoriety for his perfect execution of the offside trap, a tactic which caused uproar on the terraces and was widely copied, earning him the nickname 'the Offside King'Something of a rebel with a cause, the likeable, yet at times controversial Irishman fought a long-running feud with the Irish FA over paymentsLater he was a respected manager with Hull City, with whom he got within a whisker of the FA Cup final, before taking charge of Gateshead, Millwall and AldershotAfterwards, as a celebrated talent scout, he remained active in the game into his 90sBill's fascinating career and huge influence on football are explored in detail in this superbly researched biography, published a century on from when 'McCrackenism' changed the face of football.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.9.2025
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• ISBN-10: 1-83680-095-9 / 1836800959
• ISBN-13: 978-1-83680-095-8 / 9781836800958