Author: | Darren Phillips | ISBN: | 9780750984027 |
Publisher: | The History Press | Publication: | March 17, 2017 |
Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
Author: | Darren Phillips |
ISBN: | 9780750984027 |
Publisher: | The History Press |
Publication: | March 17, 2017 |
Imprint: | The History Press |
Language: | English |
The St Helens Miscellany is the definitive set text for every fan of the world famous Saints. Packed with facts, fun, gossip, nostalgia, and conjecture, it looks back the club's glorious history to celebrate the personalities, victories, and controversies of one of the sport's biggest names. Handily pocket-sized to pull out in the middle of those pub arguments over who was the fastest, dirtiest, or biggest, this book will not only tell you who scored the most tries, kicked the most goals, or won the most trophies, but also well-known events are covered as are some priceless trivia gems—who can claim to have known the club was played its first game against a hospital team, or that the club's original colors were blue and white stripes, or even that Knowsley Road has hosted football and been used as a film set? Find out all this and more in The St Helens Miscellany.
The St Helens Miscellany is the definitive set text for every fan of the world famous Saints. Packed with facts, fun, gossip, nostalgia, and conjecture, it looks back the club's glorious history to celebrate the personalities, victories, and controversies of one of the sport's biggest names. Handily pocket-sized to pull out in the middle of those pub arguments over who was the fastest, dirtiest, or biggest, this book will not only tell you who scored the most tries, kicked the most goals, or won the most trophies, but also well-known events are covered as are some priceless trivia gems—who can claim to have known the club was played its first game against a hospital team, or that the club's original colors were blue and white stripes, or even that Knowsley Road has hosted football and been used as a film set? Find out all this and more in The St Helens Miscellany.