List of LOI books

[gufcfan]

I looked for some books about general LOI history, but haven't found a hell of a lot.

I thought it might be useful to have a list of books (assuming it hasn't been done already) of both general books and ones specific to clubs.

I will keep this post updated if anyone decides to post additions. Thanks.


:ball:General LOI booksWho stole our game? - by Daire Whelan (Review (http://www.soccer-ireland.com/football-books/irish/who-stole-our-game.htm)) (Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Who-Stole-Game-Daire-Whelan/dp/0717140040))
Gods vs mortals - by Paul Keane (Review (http://www.omahonys.ie/catalog/gods-vs-mortals-p-287169.html)) (Eason's (http://www.eason.ie/books/9780956359841))
The Garrison Game - The State of Irish Football - by Dave Hannigan (Mainstream Publishing UK, 1998)


:ball: Premier DivisionBohemians

Bray Wanderers
Tales of the Wanderers - by Colm Keane
More Tales of the Wanderers - by Colm Keane
Bray Wanderers: 25 Years 1985-2010 - edited by Aidan O'Toole (2010)

Derry City
A History of Derry City Football and Athletic Club 1929-1972 - by W.H.W. Platt (self-published?, 1986)

Drogheda United
DUFC: A Claret & Blue History - by Brian Whelan (2010) (Website (http://www.a2d.ie/drogsbook/))

Dundalk
The History of Dundalk F.C. - by Jim Murphy (2003) (Website (http://historyofdundalkfc.net/))


Galway United


Shamrock Rovers
We Are Rovers - Voices of Irish Sport, An Oral History Of Shamrock Rovers FC - by Eoghan Rice (Nonsuch press, 2004)
Dyed In The Wool - by Robin Browett (privately published, 2005)
Come on the Hoops: The Story of Shamrock Rovers - by Charlie Willoughby (DBA Publications, 1987)
The Hoops: History of Shamrock Rovers - by Robert Goggins & Paul Doolan (Gill & Macmillan, 1993)
Shamrock Rovers Football Club: 100 Years - by Robert Goggins (2002)

Sligo Rovers
There's Only One Red Army - by Eamonn Sweeney
North West Frontier: Professional Football In The F.A.I. National League - by Conall Collier (Fifth Province, 1998)

St. Patrick's Athletic


UCD



:ball: First DivisionAthlone Town
Who Needs Cantona ... We've Got Rod de Khors - by Kevin O'Neill (2005)
A History of Athlone Town Football Club, The First 101 Years - by Frank Lynch (1991)

Cork City


Finn Harps
The Finn Harps Story - The Official History of Finny Harps F.C. - by Bartley Ramsay (Website (http://www.finnharps.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=449:the-finn-harps-story&catid=67:todays-highlights&Itemid=90))
Strings of my Harps - by Patsy McGowan (Browne Printers Letterkenny, 1998)

Limerick


Longford Town


Mervue United


Monaghan United


Salthill Devon


Shelbourne


Waterford United


Wexford Youths
Blue, White and Dynamite - by Brian Kennedy (2007, €9.99) (Interview (http://www.munster-express.ie/local-news/waterford-author-brian-delighted-with-success-of-%E2%80%98blues-book-launch/))
Singing the Blues - by Brian Kennedy (2006)



DefunctCork Hibernians
From the 'Lodge to the Box: A miscellany of Cork soccer - by Plunkett Carter (circa 1994, possibly re-published circa 2002)

Home Farm
Home Farm: The Story of a Dublin Football Club 1928-1998 - by Dr. Brendan Menton (Review (http://www.readireland.ie/booknews/booknews3/issue83.html))

Kilkenny City
Mud, Sweat and Jeers - by Jim Rhatigan (Kilkenny People, circa 2000)

[Guinney]

Dundalk - "The History of Dundalk F.C." by Jim Murphy (About The Book & Review) (http://historyofdundalkfc.net/)

[littlebray]

For Bray Wanderers (off the top of my head): Tales of the Wanderers, Colm Keane; More Tales of the Wanderers, Colm Keane; 25th Anniversary illustrated history. I'll get details (dates etc.) in the next couple of days. I think they're all still available.

The FAI has published illustrated history/ies but only in relation to the international team AFAIK.

IMO, it's a very useful idea - I've been trying to find time to check it out myself. I thought of trying to collect them for a club library. Could this be done on a swap basis, does anyone think?

[littlebray]

There's a Finn Harps book, which appears to have been published in 2008 and re-launched this year: see here (http://www.finnharps.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=449:the-finn-harps-story&catid=67:todays-highlights&Itemid=90)

I know there have been a few books on various of the teams that played in Cork over the years. No details yet, though.

I'm continuing to google this!

[writerbk1969]

There was a thread here that went under "el Related books" that started in 2006 which detailed the clubs that have books written on their club histories.

[littlebray]

Not so easy to find that el related books thread - though I eventually did. There have been a couple of others, too, and there's information elsewhere, too.

Here's a few to be going on with - in no particular order, as they say:

We Are Rovers - Voices of Irish Sport (An Oral History Of Shamrock Rovers FC) Eoghan Rice (Nonsuch press 2004 €18:99)

There's only one Red Army, Eamonn Sweeney, New Island Books 1997 [Sligo]

Who Needs Cantona ... We've Got Rod de Khors, Kevin O'Neill, 2005 [Athlone]

A History of Athlone Town Football Club - The First 101 Years, Frank Lynch 1991

Strings of my Harps, Patsy McGowan, Letterkenny 1998 [Finn Harps]

Mud, Sweat and Jeers, Jim Rhatigan, Kilkenny People ca 2000 [Kilkenny City]

Dyed In The Wool, Robin Browett, 2005 (privately published) [Shamrock Rovers]

From the Lodge to the Box, Plunkett Carter, ca 1994 (possibly re-published ca 2002) [Cork soccer in general, but emphasis on Hibs apparently]

Bray Wanderers 25 Years 1985-2010, edited by Aidan O'Toole (2010, €30)

Blue, White and Dynamite, Brian Kennedy, 2007 €9.99.

Singing the Blues, Brian Kennedy, 2006. Both Kennedy books are about Waterford.

Come on the Hoops - the Story of Shamrock Rovers, Irelands Greatest Soccer Club, Charlie Willoughby, DBA Publications 1987.

The Hoops - History of Shamrock Rovers, Robert Goggins & Paul Doolan, Gill & Macmillan 1993.

A History of Derry City Football and Athletic Club 1929-1972, W.H.W. Platt
1986, self-published?

I seem to have left out another Harps book, but I'm sure someone else will list it.

[littlebray]

BTW, the FAI website has ben posting what appears to be chapters of their history, with considerable emphasis on the International element. An earlier version was retrieved a few years ago and is available together with other material at http://www.braywanderers.com/showarticle.php?id=251

[gufcfan]

There was a thread here that went under "el Related books" that started in 2006 which detailed the clubs that have books written on their club histories.
Found it, thanks.

Wasn't easy, vBulletin search is cack.

Link (http://foot.ie/threads/49290-el-Related-Books)

[gufcfan]

Bray Wanderers
25th Anniversary illustrated history - by Unknown
Bray Wanderers: 25 Years 1985-2010 edited by Aidan O'Toole (2010)

Are these the same book?

[gufcfan]

Added a few in.

Additions and corrections encouraged.

[HulaHoop]

Shamrock Rovers
We Are Rovers - Voices of Irish Sport, An Oral History Of Shamrock Rovers FC - by Eoghan Rice (Nonsuch press, 2004)
Dyed In The Wool - by Robin Browett (privately published, 2005)
Come on the Hoops: The Story of Shamrock Rovers - by Charlie Willoughby (DBA Publications, 1987)
The Hoops: History of Shamrock Rovers - by Robert Goggins & Paul Doolan (Gill & Macmillan, 1993)



There's a centenerary Rovers one aswell which is a pictoral history of the club. It's called Shamrock Rovers Football Club: 100 Years by Robert Goggins 2002.

[Bray Head]

Are these the same book?

Yes, only one 25th anniversary book published.

[A face]

Found it, thanks.

Wasn't easy, vBulletin search is cack.

Link (http://foot.ie/threads/49290-el-Related-Books)

At the top of the 'Premier and First Divisions' Section there is a sticky thread called 'Rules, Links and Info' .... there is loads of stuff in there and a link to that thread is in there as well.

[Dunny]

"DUFC: A Claret & Blue History"

http://www.a2d.ie/drogsbook/

[bullit]

"DUFC: A Claret & Blue History"

http://www.a2d.ie/drogsbook/
Dunny,go and shower now and wash your mouth out with bleach:D

[orielabu]

"The Derry City FC Story...1928-1986" by Frank Curran.
Note: This Derry history and the Derry City History by WHW Platt deal only with Derry's Irish League seasons (to 1972).
"Drogheda United ... The Story So Far" by Tom Reilly (2007)

[Joe Strummer]

Shamrock rovers
The Four-in-a-Row Story by Robert Goggins

[atfconline]

When We Were Kings (http://www.whenwewerekings.ie/) - The Story of Athlone Town's 1924 FAI Cup Triumph by Tadhg Carey (2009)

[Dunny]

Shelbourne Cult Heroes: From Bulawayo to Ballybough

http://www.amazon.com/Shelbourne-Cult-Heroes-Bulawayo-Ballybough/dp/1905483678

[DannyInvincible]

Derry City
A History of Derry City Football and Athletic Club 1929-1972 - by W.H.W. Platt (self-published?, 1986)

That book is self-published, aye: http://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Derry-City-Football-1929-72/dp/0950195324/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1306209646&sr=1-5

The WHW stands for William Henry Walker and he also authored a book about cricket in the north-west of Ireland between 1919 and 1941 for anyone interested.

There are a couple of other Derry City ones as well that I'm aware of:

'The Derry City FC Story: 1928-1986' by Frank Curran (Donegal Democrat, 1986).
'Derry City' by Eddie Mahon (Guildhall Press, 1997). (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Eddie-Mahons-Derry-City-Mahon/dp/B001R6IN6E)

[jafrazer]

Shelbourne Cult Heroes: From Bulawayo to Ballybough (second edition) (http://www.amazon.com/Shelbourne-Cult-Heroes-Sean-Fitzpatrick/dp/1907522190/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1306219742&sr=1-1)

[gspain]

Only books on Limerick

The End of an Era (Limerick at the Markets Field) 1984 - Aidan Corr & Bernard Spain (out of print now).

How Limerick won the League 1980 - Limerick Leader - match reports and photos of the 79/80 season again out of print.

[seand]

Another recent LoI book that is not on the old list is the autobiography of Cork legend Carl Davenport, available in at least some branches of Easons. Here's what I wrote about it elsewhere....

I recently picked up a the memoirs of former Cork Celtic and Cork Hibs player-manager Carl Davenport. “The Dav- Tales from Inside & Outside The Box” promises much but delivers little. Early on the author proudly claims that he wrote the book himself with no input from ghost writers or editors. It shows. What follows is a rambling, disjointed, clumsy stream-of-consciousness. Occasional unreliable mentions of football sit uncomfortably among charmless anecdotes of ‘hilarious’ nights out, ill thought out right-wing philosophising, awful jokes (helpfully suffixed with ‘ha ha’ for clarity), excruciatingly sentimental nostalgia for a bygone era of poverty and outside toilets, and plenty of name dropping. We are reminding half a dozen times in the open 40 pages that Davenport’s friend Alan Ball won the World Cup in 1966, while claims to be bosom buddies with George Best appear to stem from one chance meeting. This book has to go down as an opportunity lost. Davenport trained with Nat Lofthouse and struggled to make an impact at Bolton (not that The Dav would have you believe that) during the 60s as football’s became pop culture. He went on to score freely at non-league level before finding himself in Cork where he moulded an memorable football career… very little of which he seems to remember. The self-styled maverick socialite could happily have used his rock-n-roll lifestyle as a backdrop to his football story, but instead the very badly written rock-n-roll takes centre-stage. It’s a pity because there was a good book here waiting to be written. “The Dav- Tales from Inside & Outside The Box” is not it.