Leigh Richmond Roose was a brilliant and controversial Edwardian goalkeeper - so good at his job that the FA had to change the rules of the game to keep him in check. His was the first name on the "Daily Mail's" teamsheet for their "World XI to challenge another planet at football". He was an inspirational figure for Stoke City, Sunderland and Wales (when they won their first Home Nations Championship), also playing for Aston Villa, Arsenal and Everton. Through dating music hall stars he became the first footballer to regularly appear in the newspaper gossip columns. Like millions of others he died serving his country in the Great War; unlike millions of others, nobody knew how or where...until now.

This book tells the fascinating story of West Ham United Football Club during the First World War. In many ways, it was their success in wartime competitions that led to them being accepted into the Football League in 1919, paving the way for subsequent FA Cup and League successes. As well as a football story, this book is about the impact of the war on Britain, and Londoners in particular. It will fascinate football historians and social historians as well as lovers of West Ham United Football Club.

This book provides a graphic portrait of the changing face of British Football Grounds over the years. For each ground featured, it provides an historic shot to allow a direct comparison with the contemporary scene and the photographs are supplemented by a detailed and well informed commentary highlighting the significant changes over the years.

Bulky and brilliant, William "Fatty" Foulke delighted Victorian and Edwardian football crowds. A legend within the history of the game, the 24-stone goalkeeper is one of the most distinctive players ever to take to the field at the highest level of football. Featuring illustrations and photographs, many of which have never been published before, the first biography of the Sheffield United, Chelsea, Bradford City and England hero is packed with anecdotes about this larger-than-life character's unique talents, unorthodox approach and impressive playing career.