A Devilish Pastime: ​A history of football in all its forms
  • Welcome
  • Introduction
  • Chapters & extracts
    • 1. Folk football and the Puritans
    • 2. Chaos in pre-FA times
    • 3. Rugby in the 1860s
    • 4. American football spreads in the 1880s and 90s
    • 5. The Football League is born
    • 6. Soccer hits Latin America
    • 7. Gaelic football takes shape – 1880s–90s
    • 8. Melbourne goes Aussie Rules mad
    • 9. Rugby union and South Africa – 1990s
    • 10. The NFL's shaky start
    • 11. Rugby league after WW2
    • 12. Soccer in the seventies
    • 13. Canadian football hits US TV
    • 14. Speedball and volata
    • Epilogue: Mudball in Harrow
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New version: Smashwords and other sources

24/1/2017

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Following last week's release on Amazon, the 2017 update of A Devilish Pastime is now also available on Smashwords, and from Apple (iTunes), Barnes & Noble, Kobo and Inktera.
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New version now on Amazon

17/1/2017

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The 2017 update of A Devilish Pastime is available now on Amazon. Please visit the Buy page to find a link to the book's Amazon page for your country.
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New version coming up

6/1/2017

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An updated, re-edited and generally revamped version of A Devilish Pastime is in the pipeline, hopefully to become available no later than February. I also intend to add some fresh, interesting content to this website, including links to videos relevant to the book. More news to follow ...
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  • Welcome
  • Introduction
  • Chapters & extracts
    • 1. Folk football and the Puritans
    • 2. Chaos in pre-FA times
    • 3. Rugby in the 1860s
    • 4. American football spreads in the 1880s and 90s
    • 5. The Football League is born
    • 6. Soccer hits Latin America
    • 7. Gaelic football takes shape – 1880s–90s
    • 8. Melbourne goes Aussie Rules mad
    • 9. Rugby union and South Africa – 1990s
    • 10. The NFL's shaky start
    • 11. Rugby league after WW2
    • 12. Soccer in the seventies
    • 13. Canadian football hits US TV
    • 14. Speedball and volata
    • Epilogue: Mudball in Harrow
  • Author
  • Reviews
  • Buy
  • Contact
  • Blog