Originally Posted by
historynut
WHERE WERE YOU HIDING THIS THREAD !!!!
In addition to books listed, heres a few more:-
1. "A History of Derry City Football and Athletic Club" 1929-1972 by W.H.W. Platt.
A season by season review throughout their Irish League membership.
2. "A Record of League of Ireland Football" 1921/22-1984/85 by Niall Macsweeney
Season by season record of league games, tables, and all Cups (Including Leinster & Munster Cups)
3. "Football in the Republic of Ireland, a statistical record 1921-2004" by Alex Graham.
Full rcord of games and tables, NB. FAI Cup scores only from Q/finals-FINAL
4. "ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL and society in pre-partition Ireland" by Neal Garnham
A very interesting read re development of the game in Ireland, but best feature is about the establishment of FAI.
5. "Eddie Mahon's Derry City"- A pictorial history of club, with articles
6. "75th Anniversary of Cup Campaigns" a review of Derry City Successful Cup Campaigns.
7. "How the League was won" a review of Derry City's Irish League campaign of 1964/65.
Below Eircom League Level (Non-League),
1. "50 years of the Cork AUL League 1947-1997" by Plunkett Carter
A detailed histoy of the league.
2."Between the Picket Fences- a history of the MSL since 1922" (1999) by Gerry Desmond & Dave Galvin
Detailed history (as you would expect) of league.
3. "Boots Rules & Fantasy Free- a history of Mayo Football" by Tom Kelly
(1996)- A history of soccer in Mayo and Mayo League.
In addition a guy from Dun Laoghaire (name escapes me) did 2 books on the detailed histories of the LFA and LSL, to tie in with their Centenaries (early 90's).