The Decline of Amateurism in Sport
by
D J Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2010
In January 1929, before 20,000 spectators, Norwich City of the Third Division South went down 0-5 in the third round of the FA Cup to an amateur side composed of ex-public school boys who disdained professional tactics in favour of instinct and teamwork. Within a decade, the Corinthians, the club...