English Gentlemen and World Soccer: Corinthians, Amateurism and the Global Game

ISBN-13: 9780367180973 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 154 str.

Chris Bolsmann; Dilwyn Porter

Opis

The significance of the Corinthians Football Club, founded in 1882, has been widely acknowledged by historians of football and by sports historians generally. As a ’super club’ comprising the best amateur talent available they were an important formative influence on football in Britain from the 1880s to the 1930s whiel also enjoying great influence as a touring club worldwide. Whilst much has been written about the Corinthians, mainly by club insiders, this is the first complete scholarly history to cover their activities both in England and in other parts of the world.

Recenzje

"Chris Bolsmann and Dilwyn Porter's new book provides a meticulously researched history of the Corinthians - largely an attempt to provide some balance to accounts of the club, most of which of which were previously authored by insiders and former players. They strike the right balance in emphasizing the prominent place the club take in the pantheon of English football while pointing to more nuanced factors that might play down the club's influence. The sweep of the club's history is analysed while chapters are devoted to the various tours the club undertook. All are fascinating." - The Two Unfortunates

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Corinthians, Corinthianism and English football, c.1882-1907; 2. The split and after: a declining influence, 1907-39; 3. Middle-Class Wanderers: Corinthians ‘on the continent’; 4. ‘Missionaries of Empire’: the Corinthian footballers in South Africa; 5. The Corinthians in Canada and the United States, 1906, 1911 and 1924; 6. The Boys who went to Brazil: the tours of 1910 and 1913; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index