Book Reviews

This is where you will find all of Late Tackle’s original book reviews.

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Scottish Treat

Back o the Net! Why we love Scottish fitba, compiled and edited by Donald C Stewart and Paul Goodwin, published […]

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A Different Ending?

Extra Time: Euro 96 Reloaded, by Andrew Males, Price: £9.99 Wouldn’t it be great if we could somehow turn the […]

The Fall & Rise of Brentford FC

Buzzing Bees Book Review

Smart Money: The Fall and Rise of Brentford FC, by Alex Duff, published by Constable, Price: £22 (hardback) Alex Duff’s […]

SAMBA SUCCESS

O Jogo Bonito! Brazil’s 1970 World Cup Samba Party, by Gary Thacker, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: £18.99 GARY Thacker’s […]

LAYING FOUNDATIONS

We Were Really There: The Rebirth of Manchester City, by David Bernstein with Tim Rich, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: […]

PURE FOOTBALL

Gordon Milne: Shankly, My Dad and Me, with Steve Younger, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: £25 IN HIS engrossing football […]

CUP FUN OVERFLOWS

The Magic of the FA Cup!, by Bob Bond, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: £19.99 IF YOU’RE a fan of […]

POETIC TALES

Hinterlands – Travels around England’s non-league football grounds, by Christopher Towers, published by Big White Shed, Price: £10 FOOTBALL and […]

PASSING THE BATON

The Ghosts of Inchmery Road, by Mat Guy, published by 1889 Books, Price: £10.99 ANYONE who has read Mat Guy’s […]

DELVING DEEP

Unfit and Improper Persons: An Idiot’s Guide to Owning a Football Club, by Kevin Day, Kieran Maguire and Guy Kilty, […]

A COLOURFUL STORY

The Shirt Hunter – One man’s ceaseless pursuit of classic football kits, by Peris Hatton with Derek Hatton and Gary […]

ENGLAND GLORY

Answered Prayers: England and the 1966 World Cup, by Duncan Hamilton, published by Riverrun, Price: £24.99 ‘ANSWERED Prayers’ is Duncan […]

GUNNING FOR CHANGE

Turncoat – How I Stopped Supporting Arsenal and Found a New Team, by Matt Coughlan, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: […]

WHAT NEXT FOR DRAGONS?

It’s Always Sunny in Wrexham, by Andrew Foley Jones, Price: £5.99 AFTER all that’s happened at Wrexham over the last […]

CUP OF CHEERS

A Sprinkle of Magic – Non-League Clubs in the FA Cup, by Aaron Moore, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: £12.99 […]

DOING ERNIE PROUD

Ernie! Hearfelt Recollections of the Footballing Legend Ernie Moss, by Stephen Poxon, published by Pitch Publishing, Price: £16.99 TO SAY […]

COVERING ALL ANGLES

Football and how to survive it, by Pat Nevin, published by Monoray, Price: £22 THIS is Pat Nevin’s second memoir, […]

ENGAGING MEMOIR HITS SPOT

Inshallah United -AStory of Faith and Football, by Nooruddean Choudry, Published by Harper North, Price: £16.99 INSHALLAH United is an […]

SHREWD JIMMY’S SMART IDEA

Pantomime Hero -Jimmy Armfield: Memories of the man who lifted Leeds after Brian Clough,by Ian Ridley, Published by FootballShorts, Price: […]

ROBERT’S PLANS BEAR FRUIT

Architecture For Beginners, by Robert Cohen, Published by Hobart Books, Price: £10.50 CONSIDERING how popular football is, it’s somewhat surprising […]