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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Dixie Dean, Paul Edwards, Albert Pape, Phil Eastwood, Andy Gayle, Harold Riley, Karl Marginson, Paul Kirkham, Andy Thackeray, Jeremy Illingworth, Peter Zelem, Gerry Keenan, Gianluca Havern, Kristian Dennis, Jimmy Thompson, Joe Wiggins, Freddie Goodwin, Terry Smith, Barney Daniels, Paul France, Mark Carter, Bill Fielding, Peter Coyne, Percy Oldacre, Craig Dudley, Frederick Smith, George Allman, Brian Sinclair, Jan Ahlvik, Alf Arrowsmith, Alex Shirley, Lee Unsworth, Harold Readett. Excerpt:Personal information Albert Arthur Pape (13 June 1897 18 November 1955) was an English footballer . His regular position was as a forward . Born in Elsecar , South Yorkshire , he played for several clubs in The Football League , including Notts County , Clapton Orient and Manchester United . Football career Born in Elsecar , South Yorkshire , Pape began his football career with Wath Athletic, a club from the nearby town of Wath-upon-Dearne . Upon the outbreak of the First World War , Pape joined the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and played for the regimental football team, returning to play for Bolton-on-Dearne at the cessation of hostilities. In December 1919, Pape was signed by Rotherham County , who had been elected to the Football League Second Division at the start of the season, and he made a goalscoring debut on 17 January 1920 in a 4 3 win over Coventry City . In four seasons with Rotherham County, Pape scored 41 goals in 113 league appearances, including a spell in the 1922 23 season in which he scored eight goals in five matches. He signed for Notts County at the end of that season, but made just six appearances in 1923 24 before moving on to Clapton Orient . In eight months with Orient, he scored 11 goals in 24 league matches. In February 1925, Orient travelled to a match agai... ... Read more

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Chapters: Ashton United F.c. Players, Dixie Dean, Paul Edwards, Albert Pape, Phil Eastwood, Andy Gayle, Harold Riley, Karl Marginson, Paul Kirkham, Andy Thackeray, Jeremy Illingworth, Peter Zelem, Gerry Keenan, Gianluca Havern, Kristian Dennis, Jimmy Thompson, Joe Wiggins, Freddie Goodwin, Terry Smith, Barney Daniels, Paul France, Mark Carter, Bill Fielding, Peter Coyne, Percy Oldacre, Craig Dudley, Frederick Smith, George Allman, Brian Sinclair, Jan Ahlvik, Alf Arrowsmith, Alex Shirley, Lee Unsworth, Harold Readett. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 93. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:Senior club appearances and goalscounted for the domestic league only.* Appearances (Goals) William Ralph Dean (22 January 1907 1 March 1980), better known as Dixie Dean, was an English football player. Dean originally started his career with Birkenhead based Tranmere Rovers before moving on to professional team Everton, the club he had supported as a child where he became one of one of the most prolific goal-scorer in English football history. Dean played the majority of his career at Everton before injuries caught up with him and he moved on to new challenges at Notts County and Ireland's Sligo Rovers. He is best known for his exploits in 1927-28 season which saw Dean score 100 goals in a season, 60 of which were in the league - a record which stands to this day. A statue of Dean was unveiled outside Goodison Park in May 2001. A year later Dean became one of four players inducted into the inaugural national football hall of fame. He was the first football player to wear the "number 9" shirt in club football. Dean is regarded as one of the greatest pre-war sports heroes in British culture. Dean was born at 325 Laird Street in Birkenhead, Cheshire a major town on the Wirral Peninsula. It is on the o...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=848417 ... Read more