Category Archives: 1970s

Review: The Longest Winter – A Season with England’s Worst Ever Football Team by Mark Hodkinson

Posted on October 25, 2022 by ianhaspinall

Mark Hodkinson returns to the familiar territory of his previous books with the story of Rochdale’s worst ever season. This time he contextualises the football club’s struggles with the economic and social turmoil of the early 1970’s. In 1973/74 Rochdale … Continue reading →

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Review: All Crazee Now – English Football and Footballers in the 1970s by David Tossell

Posted on April 22, 2021 by ianhaspinall

David Tossell’s story of English football in the 1970s, ‘All Crazee Now’ is a special treat for nostalgists and football connoisseurs. This tour de force of 512 pages including Index, Endnotes, Acknowledgements and Roll of Honour is an engrossing account … Continue reading →

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