Description
When Cyrille Regis became one of the first black players to be selected for the full England team, he was sent a package in the mail. Inside it was a silver bullet and a note that read: 'You'll get one of these through your knees if you step on our Wembley turf.'
In the 1978/79 football season Regis' club West Bromwich Albion, an unglamorous and little publicised club from the West Midlands, became the first British football team to field three black players: Cyrille Regis, Laurie Cunningham and Brendon Batson. They did so against the backdrop of the most divisive and poisonous racial tension in the UK's history - a time when the National Front movement was at its most virulent.
This book will tell the story of a defining and groundbreaking chapter in the history of British football and the country as a whole. The story is one about sport but also as much one about social change.
The Dark Side of British Football in the 1970s
About the Author
Paul Rees was Editor In Chief of Q, the UK's biggest selling music magazine, for over ten years. His work has been published in a variety of publications including the Sunday Times and Independent.
Awards
Long-listed for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2014 (UK).
Book Information
ISBN 9781472119261
Author Paul Rees
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Constable
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 230g
Dimensions(mm) 132mm * 199mm * 22mm
