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Aston
Villa, the illustrated history, 1874-1998 (Hamlyn, 1998)
Packaged
to final film by Sport and Leisure Books Ltd, and written by Graham
McColl, this large-format, illustrated history of the famous old
Birmingham club was compiled with the full co-operation of Villa.
As well as a fascinating and informative text, the book contains
rare black and white and colour photographs and an appendix, researched
and compiled by Sport and Leisure Books Ltd, which contains all
the club’s results since its formation in 1874.
Inside The Game (Icon, 1998)
A series of four paperbacks, designed to introduce
spectators to the rules, history, complexities and characters of
major sports. The books are on football (Chris Nawrat), golf (Derek
Lawrenson), cricket (Rob Steen) and boxing (Harry Mullan). They
were conceived, commissioned and edited by Sport and Leisure Books
Ltd, and designed by Audiografix Ltd.
Great
Football Moments of the 20th Century (Hamlyn, 1999)
Written by Rab MacWilliam, Peter Arnold and Kevin
Connolly, this large-format, colour, illustrated book covers the
top players, top managers, great teams, great games, dreams and
disasters and milestones of 20th century football worldwide. An
indispensable guide to the history of the game. Edited, designed
and packaged by Sport and Leisure Books Ltd.
The European
Cup: an illustrated history, 1955-2000 (Aurum Press, 2000)
Rab MacWilliam recounts the history of the most
famous tournament in European football, from the early domination
of Real Madrid through the reigns of Ajax and Bayern Munich, the
dominance of British teams, and England’s post-Heysel expulsion,
to the emergence of the Champions League. Illustrated throughout,
with the results from every tournament, player profiles and match
reports of the finals. The rights have now reverted to the author,
and Sport and Leisure Books Ltd are preparing an updated, text-based
paperback edition.
Who’s Who
in World Golf (Hamlyn, 2001)
A complete reference to the top 650 golfers in
the world, based on their rankings in season 2000. Covers the European
and USPGA Tours, as well as Seniors and the LPGA. Compiled and written
by Sport and Leisure Books Ltd, the book offers biographies of each
player, as well as their career records, stats and performances
in the Majors.
Rangers: an illustrated
history (Aurum Press, 2002)
This is
the first history of the Gers for many years. Large-format, illustrated
and comprehensive, it follows the club from their emergence in 1872
through their perennial battles with Celtic to the expensive, multi-national
side of today. Written by Rab MacWilliam, the book contains anecdotes,
photographs, memorabilia and match reports, and is a nostalgic and
loving appreciation of the golden age of Scottish football. The
book was one of the six titles shortlisted for the WH Smith Illustrated
Sports Book of the Year Award in 2003.
Arsenal: the
essental history (WH Smith, 2004)
Commissioned by Hodder Headline and published as
an own-brand title by WH Smith, the book considers the history of
the Gunners from Dial Square in 1886 to their position today as
one of Europe’s pre-eminent clubs. Written by Rab MacWilliam,
it includes a comprehensive stats section provided by Kevin Connolly.
In his Foreword, Arsenal ex-goalkeeper Bob Wilson wrote ‘All
the essential facts are here but it is the generous sprinkling of
fascinating anecdotes which enhance this book and make it a must
for any football historian, let alone every follower of Arsenal
FC… this history of a marvellous club will leave all those
who love being a part of it with a feeling of great pride and sastisfaction’.
Going Ballistic! (ICT, 2004)
A history of Inverness Caledonian Thistle from
the club’s formation in 1994 to their promotion to the Scottish
Premier League in 2004. Written by club historian Ian Broadfoot
and edited, designed, laid out, indexed and taken to final disk
by Sport and Leisure Books Ltd. ‘Going Ballistic!’ refers
to the famous Sun headline when Caley beat Celtic at Celtic Park
in the Scottish Cup: ‘Super Caley Go Ballistic, Celtic Are
Atrocious’. The best-selling book in the Inverness area over
Xmas 2004.
Arsenal:
the official illustrated history and Arsenal: player by player (Hamlyn,
2004)
Sport
and Leisure Books Ltd updated both these official club titles and
edited and rewrote much of the existing material.
Peter
Allis' 19th Hole (Omnibus Press, 2005)
A
miscellany of stories, history, players, famous matches and much
arcane but entertaining trivia from the world of golf, compiled
and written by Rab MacWilliam and approved by Peter Allis.
'an
absolutely perfect compendium for a golfer's loo... its easily digestible
style and format make it such' Washington Times
'a
bag of trivia treats... the perfect gift for the golf lover in your
life' curledup.com
'I
really enjoyed this book... put this one in your library' cybergolf.com
'an
irrestible compendium of golf trivia... compulsively readable...
informed by a deep love of the game and a whimsical eye for detail'
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