# A good book on the history of English football?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-book-on-the-history-of-english-football/783841
**Category:** The Game Room
**Created:** [April 5, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-book-on-the-history-of-english-football/783841 "2017-04-05T21:53:37Z")
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### Author:  [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-book-on-the-history-of-english-football/783841/1 "2017-04-05T21:53:37Z")
I’m visiting the National Football Museum in Manchester in a month. Can anyone suggest a good, in print, book on English football so I’ll be able to understand the museum better?
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### Author:  [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-book-on-the-history-of-english-football/783841/2 "2017-04-07T01:06:24Z")
> **[Inverting The Pyramid: The History of Soccer Tactics: Wilson, Jonathan:...](https://www.amazon.com/Inverting-Pyramid-History-Soccer-Tactics/dp/1568587384)**
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> Inverting The Pyramid: The History of Soccer Tactics \[Wilson, Jonathan\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. Inverting The Pyramid: The History of Soccer Tactics
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### Author:  [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2017, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-book-on-the-history-of-english-football/783841/3 "2017-04-07T01:47:07Z")
I know that this is a history of the overall game but a great read nevertheless…
> **[Amazon.com: Soccer in Sun and Shadow: 9781568584942: Galeano, Eduardo: Books](https://www.amazon.com/Soccer-Sun-Shadow-Eduardo-Galeano/dp/1568584946)**
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> Amazon.com: Soccer in Sun and Shadow: 9781568584942: Galeano, Eduardo: Books
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### Author:  [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2017, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-book-on-the-history-of-english-football/783841/4 "2017-04-07T03:00:18Z")
_Football: It’s a Funny Old Game_ by Kevin Keegan.
Ok, I haven’t read it, but judging by all the effort Grant Naylor devoted to slagging it off, I imagine it’s pretty awful.
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### Author:  [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-book-on-the-history-of-english-football/783841/5 "2017-04-07T14:57:10Z")
Gonna be a pretty short read. The NFL Europe League was only active from 1991-2007…
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