Firsts, Lasts & Onlys of Football: Presenting the most amazing football facts from the last 160 years

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Mister Donnelley's compendium of tantalising tales brings you a multitude of intriguing and amusing stories - from the midfielder murdered by a secret police force to a crazed chairman trying to raze to the ground his club's main stand. Marvel at this fascinating exhibition of Firsts, Lasts and Onlys from the illustrious history of this extraordinary game, and encounter remarkable characters, such as: The first footballer to score for both sides in an FA Cup Final. The only Cabinet Minister to play football for his country. The hapless physio knocked out by his own 'magic sponge'.Delve into the pages of this captivating tome and discover the most amazing football miscellany since records began!

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Praise for Firsts, Lasts & Onlys of Football

  • "Paul has an unerring eye for the fascinating. He is one of the world's leading oddity hunters" - Jeremy Beadle."Donnelley is the master of reference books" - Mitchell Symons.

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