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PUBLISHER: D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd

FORMAT: Hardback

ISBN: 9781845357191

RRP: £15.99

PAGES: 260

PUBLICATION DATE:
May 1, 2018

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Lifted Over The Turnstiles: Scotland’s Football Grounds In The Black & White Era

Steve Finan

Delve into 200 photos of Scottish football stadiums that have lain unseen, in archives and rarely accessed collections, for decades. Foreword by broadcaster Chick Young. 45 chapters filled with black & white photographs. Also contains anecdotes and quirks gathered from fans, club historians and newspaper articles of decades past. Perfect gift for anyone interested in Scottish football!

Steve Finan

Steve Finan is a journalist of 40 years’ standing who has made the transition to author. He is a cobwebbed and dusty expert on newspaper and magazine archives and creates books, mainly drawing upon the extensive material in the DC Thomson archive. He also writes a weekly column in The Dundee Courier commenting on the use and abuse of the English language.

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