Football in Fiction : A History (Paperback)

Introduction: A long ball game 1. Before Fever Pitch: A true history of football fiction2. Current form: The contemporary landscape of football fiction3. Line-Markings: The topography of football fiction4. ‘Rules for the simplest game’: Conventions of the football fiction genre5. Two halves: Differentiation between adult and young adult football fiction"Play the whistle!": A conclusion of sorts Appendix: They think it’s all oeuvre… A catalogue of football fiction