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NEWSHAM, GAIL J: : 'In a League of their own!' - DICK,KERR LADIES FOOTBALL CLUB 1917-1965

UK.CHORLEY,LANCS.PRIDE OF PLACE PUBLISHING,1994.

ISBN 1874645183.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Precedes revised p/back issue of 1997.]FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but a small,oblique,red felt pen dash/stroke to top, right-hand corner of front free endpaper and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,b/w football action photographic illustrated upper wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - an unread copy? Publisher's original,unmarked,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and near immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,12-158pp [paginated] +title page; contents list/table,Tom Finney foreword, acknowledgements,author introduction,11 chapters - spanning from 1917 to the 1992 reunion,16pp contemporary b/w photographs between pp80/1,a roll of honour and 2pp blanks to rear. Gail Newsham was born in Preston in 1953 just a stone's throw from the Dick,Kerr works.She has always had an abiding love of football and used to play in the street with the lads as a youngster.She began playing for Preston Rangers when she was 19 years old. She was a competent left-back with the team and won many honours whilst playing in the North West Women's Regional Football League.Gail was an active member of the League Management committee for many years holding almost every officer's position between 1981-1992 and in 1993 she was presented with a special award by the League in recognition of her services to women's football. In 1986,she was responsible for setting up the Lancashire Trophy,an International Women's Soccer Tournament,which has attracted teams from Austria,Germany,Sweden,Switzerland,Eire,Scotland and all parts of England.The event is exclusive to women's football and is now regarded as the best of its kind in the country. It wasn't until 1992,whilst organising a re-union of Dick,Kerr ladies at the Lancashire Trophy as part of the Preston Guild celebrations,it occurred to her that there was no official record charting the team's history, and unless something was done soon,their story would die with them and be lost forever.Learning about the team and their remarkable success made her all the more determined to make sure their story was told. As a Prestonian,she is very proud of the team's origins and feels that Dick,Kerr Ladies fully deserve the recognition this book will bring them.This real life sporting story is one of Triumph,Prejudice and Betrayal. The Triumph: Dick Kerrs were one of the most successful football teams ever.They were virtually unbeatable.The public loved them.On Boxing Day 1920 - 53,000 paid to see them play! They travelled the world and were World Champions. The Prejudice: The Football Association at the time,loathed them.They were seen as a major threat to the male domination of the sport. Incredibly,women's football was banned in 1921 and for 50 years the Football Association refused to recognise it existed. After all women can't play football - can they? The Betrayal: Records show,that thousands of pounds raised for charity in the 1920's,remains unaccounted for to this day! Those who managed the team in the early years have a lot to answer for.Where did the money go? Who took it? Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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