{"product_id":"kicking-off-again-footballs-greatest-season","title":"Kicking Off Again: Football's Greatest Season","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe powerful, evocative story of the Football League’s return after the Second World War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom acclaimed sportswriter Brian Halford – author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Real Jeeves: The Cricketer Who Gave His Life For His Country and His Name to a Legend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, among other titles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter seven years of makeshift, regional competitions, almost a million people poured through the turnstiles on 31 August 1946 – a momentous day not just for football, but for a nation taking its first tentative steps towards normality after years of hardship and horror.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis enthralling and moving book includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapters on each of the 44 matches from 31 August 1946, the day the Football League resumed after the Second World War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExhaustively researched accounts of every game, alongside vivid portraits of the clubs and communities they represented in a turbulent post-war Britain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStories of the many great managerial and playing careers that were launched on that historic day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInsight into how clubs, supporters and local communities found the strength and resilience to survive the war’s tragedy and hardship and move forward into a new era\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHumorous – and sometime wonderfully surreal – stories drawn from newspapers of the time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA must-read for lovers of football and social history, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKicking Off Again\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e is a tribute to the fortitude of the people who rose to the many challenges of life in late-1940s Britain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrian Halford is a highly regarded sports journalist from Warwick who has covered football and cricket for newspapers, radio and online since 1995. He has written ten books including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Real Jeeves: The Cricketer Who Gave His Life For His Country and His Name to a Legend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePast Imperfect: The History of Lincoln City Football Club\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWarwickshire CCC: On This Day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRemembering Mary: A Story of Love, Laughter and Inspiration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePitch Publishing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e24 x 16 cm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e320 pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAugust 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEnglish\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9781836804208\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Brian Halford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58627422978429,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/stanchionbooks.com\/products\/kicking-off-again-footballs-greatest-season","provider":"Stanchion Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}