Product Description

From Dixie Dean, Stanley Matthews and Billy Wright, to Paul Gascoigne, Gary Lineker and David Beckham, over the years Britain has produced a wealth of great football players that have won domestic, European and global trophies. In association with the National Football Museum, a panel of footballing legends, including Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Geoff Hurst, have selected the players for the official FA Hall Of Fame at the National Football Museum. This is the official illustrated book, highlighting the museum's work, and detailing the profile of each player, discussing career achievements, their clubs, key matches and a wealth of statistics to provide the complete picture for all fans. Supported with fantastic images from the Hall of Fame archive, this is the ultimate guide to the best of the beautiful game.The National Football Museum is the largest football museum in the world. Located at Preston North End's Deepdale Stadium, the museum is surrounded by rich footballing history. The Museum is an independent charity owning several major collections including the FIFA Museum Collection, and has acquired on long term loan the FA, Football League and Wembley collections. This new edition includes the 20 new Football Hall of Fame inductees. It is the "Official National Football Museum Hall of Fame Book". It has an updated introduction by Sir Bobby Charlton. It includes previously unpublished colour photography of football heroes.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #260810 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 352 pages

About the Author
Robert Galvin has been a sports writer and journalist for over twenty years. He is an award-winning football writer and has contributed articles to the Guardian, FourFourTwo and the Daily Telegraph, among others. He lives in Formby.