After several years of sitting in Highbury's local pubs and cafes with a Dictaphone, Jon Spurling has pooled hours of interviews with fans, program sellers, local publicans, and even those who dug the foundations of the Laundry End and later cleared rubbish from its terraces, to meticulously construct the biography of the ground and chart the ups and downs of one of England's greatest league clubs. Spurling has also spoken to numerous playersthe late greats of yesteryear such as Ted Drake, George Male, and Reg Lewis, as well as legends of a more recent vintage, from Bob Wilson and Charlie George to Edu and Patrick Vieira. In the season that Arsenal finally move to Ashburton Grove, Jon Spurling has produced the definitive account of the club's 93 years at Highbury.
Recenzijos
'Spurling is a diligent researcher and this is local sporting history at its best.' -- Andrew Baker DAILY TELEGRAPH 'The second of at least three homages to Highbury, but the others will do well to match this one, not just for the depth of research, but for its wit and vibrancy... A terrific read and a worthy tribute.' FOUR FOUR TWO 'Some would argue that a building cannot have a soul: I'd beg to differ and would suggest that Spurling has found it.' ARSENAL WORLD
Daugiau informacijos
Arsenal have been at Highbury since 1913; at the beginning of the 2006-07 season they move to Ashburton Grove Published to coincide with the last month at Highbury Media coverage will be huge In 2006 it will be 13 years since Tom Watt's successful The End was published. There are no other comparable titles
| Foreword |
|
ix | |
| THE BEGINNING |
|
3 | (28) |
|
|
|
|
Annoying the Neighbours (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arsenal's First Superstar |
|
|
| 1930's |
|
31 | (40) |
|
What Chapman Did For Highbury |
|
|
|
Confessions: The Builders |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Confessions: The Terrace Sweeper; The Programme Seller |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1940's |
|
71 | (16) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
'There's Women In Our Places' |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1950's |
|
87 | (14) |
|
|
|
|
By The Skin Of Their Teeth |
|
|
|
The Babes Are Back In Town |
|
|
| 1960's |
|
101 | (22) |
|
Empty Spaces The Greatest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Confessions: The Troubleshooter; The Band Member |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1970's |
|
123 | (44) |
|
Rebirth a No Half Measures |
|
|
|
Head First a Forgotten Hero |
|
|
|
The Cult Of Charlie George |
|
|
|
Cult Heroes: Terry Mancini |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cult Heroes: Willie Young |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1980's |
|
167 | (50) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cult Heroes: Vladimir Petrovic |
|
|
|
The Tao Of Bonnie Prince Charlie |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cult Heroes: The Mascot; The 'Make Money' Girl |
|
|
|
'Go Out And Be The Arsenal' |
|
|
|
Cult Heroes: Perry Groves |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Confessions: The Fanzine Editors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1990's |
|
217 | (66) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annoying the Neighbours (2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cult Heroes: Anders Limpar |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Demolition Derby Just Done It |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annoying The Neighbours (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| THE NOUGHTIES |
|
283 | (56) |
|
|
|
|
Signed, Sealed, And Delivered |
|
|
|
Annoying the Neighbours (4) |
|
|
|
Confessions: The Lawyer; The Tout; The Groundsman; The Commissionaire |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Power Shift The Invincibles? |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Acknowledgements |
|
339 | |
Jon Spurling is a regular contributor to FourFourTwo and When Saturday Comes magazines. He is the author of three previous books on Arsenal: two histories of the club in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as Rebels for the Cause: The Alternative History of Arsenal (Mainstream 2003).
