There can be few football clubs that have given its supporters such a rollercoaster ride in the way that Swansea City have. When Football Was Football Swansea City charts that ride through the wonderful pictures of the Daily Mirror's archive. The Swans history has been littered with many highs and lows, from re-election to the Football League to battles on and off the pitch that threatened the very existence of this great club. The journey the club has been on in the subsequent years has been a lesson to many in the football world. They have reached the dizzy heights of the Premiership with a brand of football that many envy, and all of this has been done without the financial input from some wealthy foreign investor. Highlights of this great book include legendary players like Allchurch, Charles Curtis, James and Trundle, not forgetting the meteoric rise through the divisions under John Toshack. When Football Was football Swansea City tips its hat to everyone who has shaped this great club over the years, from Managers, players and most of all the fans.
- ISBN13 9780857336668
- Publish Date 6 February 2014
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 October 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Haynes Publishing Group
- Imprint J H Haynes & Co Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 208
- Language English