101 Quirky Football Facts
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Author:
Hugh Larkin




Classification:
Sport/Football


Brief Description: Are you a football fan? Are you interested in football related trivia ? Would you like to discover more unusual facts about the beautiful game through the years? If so, you definitely won’t want to be without 101 Quirky Football Facts?
Do you know why India refused to take part in the 1950 World Cup finals, how Scottish team Ayr United got their nickname or where the world’s first floodlit match was staged in 1878? Are you aware of how many English and Scotsmen were in the USA team that reached the World Cup semi-finals in 1930 and can you recall which pop superstar became an Honorary Director of Exeter City in 2002? Find out about the above and much more in this fun new book.
Whether you are a life-long football aficionado or new to the game, 101 Quirky Football Facts has something for all ages. Packed with quirky facts that you can use to impress your friends and family, this book will appeal to anyone with a love of football.

Special Note: This book is only available as an ebook.

About the Author: Hugh Larkin grew up in the Black Country and was keen on sport from an early age, absorbing facts and information as well as taking part in a range of sports. He has always been a big fan of speedway.
Hugh has an MA in South-East Asian Studies from Hull University, where he chose to study because of the city’s rugby league and speedway connections. In 1990, Hugh appeared on ITV's Sportmasters quiz programme, hosted by Dickie Davies, and went on to reach the quarter-finals.
In 1992, Hugh co-authored the Cricket Quiz Book and also contributed to a ‘Square Football’ Book about the Premier League. Between 2000 and 2003 Hugh contributed match reports on non-league games to the ‘Pyramid Football’ website. He also wrote a regular column for Partybets.com.
In recent years, Hugh has written for the football website ‘Square Football’ which led to appearances on Inside Soccer, a US radio programme, where he acted as an occasional Premier League pundit.
Hugh currently works as a careers advisor and lives in Burnley with his wife Jan.


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Publication Date:18 August 2014
Digital eBook ISBN 13:978-1-910295-60-1
Digital pdf ISBN 13:978-1-910295-61-8
eBook Price (UK):£2.49
eBook Price (USA):$4.16
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