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Cult collectables, classic shirts & grounds

It’s the Old Football Grounds Book of the Year! 

In 1988 and 1989, Giles Goford and his late father Jeremy toured around England and Wales visiting each of the 92 Football League grounds. This is the story of a football-obsessed kid and a dad who wasn’t a football fan, but who had a sense of adventure and wanted to bond with his son at a time of personal difficulties.

The book will appeal to every fan who fondly remembers away trips to ramshackle football grounds, and everyone with poignant memories of going to the football with their dad.

The hundreds of photos taken on the trip reveal a snapshot of what football was like in that pre-Premier League era of crumbling stadia and muddy pitches – and how a father and son went searching for football grounds, but found so much more.

When a potted version of the story and a small selection of photos were published on the BBC Sport website the flood of positive feedback was overwhelming. “An important piece of football history. I miss those days.” “I would have loved to have done a similar journey with my dad.” “The last few paragraphs moved me to tears. It stirs the emotions in everyone our age.”

Now for the whole story, and photographs of all of the grounds…

CLICK HERE for more information – and to order your copy of HEAD FOR THE FLOODLIGHTS hot off the press for the regular RRP of just £16.

With OLD GOLD AND BLACK, Steve Plant set out to create the ultimate showcase for his celebrated collection of Wolves shirts, working with Conker Editions to produce a comprehensive, lavishly illustrated book that is accessible to every fan.

The result is truly a thing of beauty, of interest not only to Wolves fans but to every football shirt collector.

There are only a small number of football shirts from clubs the world over that are recognisable by the sheer mention of their colours alone. By specifying a shirt in OLD GOLD AND BLACK, you could only be talking about the famous Wolverhampton Wanderers. The unique colours of Wolves’ strip are a symbol of the history and tradition of a football club that for nearly 150 years has remained ingrained into the fabric of its community roots.

OLD GOLD AND BLACK tells Wolves’ story through a wonderfully evocative collection of matchworn shirts. Stretching back to the Victorian age, it takes in the Golden Era of the 1950s’ floodlit friendlies and the 1960 FA Cup final; covers the 1974 and ’80 League Cup finals and Bully’s favourite hat-trick, right through to the Fosun era and Rúben Neves.

Author Steve Plant reveals for the first time how he has come to assemble such a remarkable collection. Building on his two editions of They Wore the Shirt, Steve has now added 80 more historic shirts, taking the total to over 200. Features a foreword by Wolves legend Rúben Neves.

CLICK HERE for more information – and to order your copy of OLD GOLD AND BLACK for just £16.

R.I.P. STEVE PLANT
3.4.61 – 23.9.2024

Last week we received the terrible news that Steve Plant had sadly passed. Along with countless others, we paid tribute to the great Wolves fan, collector and charity fundraiser, and an In Memoriam tribute will be added to every subscriber and advance copy of Old Gold & Black. In accordance with the wishes of Steve’s family and closest friends, the publication of the book will go ahead in October, as will Steve’s charity fundraising shirt exhibition – just as he planned.

Steve Plant: A Tribute by Paul Berry of the Wolves Former Players Association

Don’t miss out out on a Christmas bumper book of Foxes fun, including interviews with ’90s goalscorer David Oldfield and Jock Wallace’s favourite Scottish stopper, Paul Friar – plus FiftySomething, topical features, tearjerking nostalgia and tons more.

The Fox Fanzine followed the contrasting fortunes of Leicester City for 35 years from 1987 to 2022. This timespan saw the lows of five relegation seasons, including a debut dip into the third tier and a period in administration – but, more importantly, we were also there for the highs of five promotions, a Premier League title, a journey to the Champions League quarter-finals and the lifting of the FA Cup trophy that had long eluded the club. Through the good times and the bad, we always tried to see the funny side…

And now here we are in the middle of another giant rollercoaster ride, moving at breakneck speed on the way back up (we hope!) after a period of sickening freefall. THE FOX ANNUAL No2 reflects all our current optimism and obsessions, plus you’ll find some old favourite features. Here are revealing interviews with past heroes David Oldfield and Paul Friar, plus 100 Objects, Get With the Programme, Fanatical Frank, Rewind, Foxed in the Head, FiftySomething, and John Hutchinson’s dip into the club archives.

A splendid time is guaranteed for all, but best hold on tight. UP THE CITY!

CLICK HERE for more information – and to order your copy of THE FOX ANNUAL No2 for just £10.

It’s the ultimate Christmas gift for any football shirt collector or enthusiast… or why not treat yourself?! Be the first kid on your street to own THE SHIRT HUNTER. 

A story of obsession with vintage football shirts that will chime with every collector – as well as every fan who has ever been stopped in their tracks by the astonishing design, the profound nostalgic effect or rocketing cash value of an item of iconic nylon.

Peris Hatton is one of the UK’s best-known football shirt collectors and traders, with a seemingly magical supply of rare vintage finds. THE SHIRT HUNTER shares the best of his jaw-dropping collection spanning the past five decades, with stunning visuals illuminating an A-Z covering every aspect of the football shirt as a cult object of desire.

There are endless combinations of time, place and backstory that can result in a ‘must-have’ shirt. All the most prized brands, vintage and modern, are featured here, from Adidas and Admiral right through to Xara – including Peris’s beloved ‘Holy Grail’ shirts among the fruits of his extensive research into collectable anomalies.

Along the way, THE SHIRT HUNTER shares the secrets of how he has unearthed so many sought-after shirts, with thrilling tales of the strange and unnerving places his ceaseless quest has led him over the past 25 years.

Read THE SHIRT HUNTER and you will discover:

• The depths of obsession that it’s possible to reach as a collector of football shirts.
• The basis of football shirts’ hypnotic power – in identity, fashion, nostalgia and football history.
• Which vintage brands, themes, fads and styles to look for – and which to avoid.
• Lavish illustrations of 500 rare and collectable shirts spanning the 1970s to date.
• A wealth of anecdotes surrounding Peris’s amazing football shirt finds. What? Where? How?
• The result of decades of experience and expert, in-depth research.

CLICK HERE for more details, and to order your copy of THE SHIRT HUNTER, for just £16…

Be the first kid in your street to own THE LITTLE BOOK OF CASUALS. And if you’d like author Scottie to personally sign and dedicate your book – either to your self or as a cool gift to a loved one for Christmas – please do just let us know via ‘Notes’ at checkout. This service comes at no extra cost.

In association with the team behind the classic Got, Not Got football nostalgia books, Conker Editions presents the ultimate pocket guide to 1980s football from the viewpoint of the terraces – a beautifully illustrated treasury of all the finest Casuals clobber, designer brands and matchday memories.

For the first time, the story of the Casuals is told through the evolution of the all-important look – the ever-changing knitwear, designer labels and haircuts of the moment – which grabbed almost as much attention on the football terraces of the 1980s as the muddy, much-abused match itself.

Packed full of period detail, dry humour and superb illustrations, it’s a rare pleasure to relive the glory years of the tribe that kicked off without a name – were you a Scally, a Smooth or a Trendy? – through the eyes of a front-line fashionista who watched the whole thing unfold at the time.

Author Scottie was, and is, a regular football fan… who throughout the ‘80s nurtured a shared, obsessive yearning to remain one step ahead of the terrace fashion curve. And every priceless item of Lacoste, Fila and Armani designer clobber is now recalled as fondly as a 30-yard Cup final screamer. THE LITTLE BOOK OF CASUALS elevates this generation of tasty working-class dandies to the fascination level of the Teds, Mods, Skinheads and Futurists, with whom they shared a heritage of swaggering exhibitionism.

Read THE LITTLE BOOK OF CASUALS and you will discover:

• How it felt to be part of the original rise of the ‘80s Casuals youth tribe and its golden era.
• The Casuals placed expertly in context, with reference to football, class, attitudes, clothes, violence, and other previous youth movements.
• A nostalgia-inducing chronology of designer threads to die for, including:
  • Knitwear – Lyle & Scott, Pringle, Kappa…
  • Trainers – Adidas, Diadora, Nike, Puma…
  • Trousers – Lois cords, Farah slacks, bleached jeans…
  • Jackets – Patrick cagoules, Burberry macs, Aquascutum golf jackets…
  • Tracksuits – Tacchini, Ellesse, Fila…
• A wealth of lavish illustrations – including original, painstakingly accurate graphics, original photos and marketing material.

CLICK HERE for more details, and to order your copy of THE LITTLE BOOK OF CASUALS, for just £14…