TITLE: |
Sons of Albion |
WRITTEN BY: |
Tony Freeth, Caroline Gall and Jon Newey |
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YEAR PUBLISHED: |
2009 |
PUBLISHER: |
Trafford Publishing |
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ISBN: |
978-1-4251-8855-9 |
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PRICE: |
£11.99 Paperback |
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PAGES & ILLUSTRATIONS: |
198 pages containing illustrations |
SIZE: |
229 x 153 x 12 mm |
SYNOPSIS
From the Clubhouse in the early Eighties,
morphing into Section 5 in the heyday of football violence, WEST BROMWICH
ALBION's hooligan element has a rightful place in the history of terrace
culture.
Stemming from a multi-racial region, the
mix of black, white and Asian lads battled, home and away, for more than three
decades.
What started in the Seventies as small mobs
clashing at Cardiff, Leeds and Forest, led to the organised, fashion-conscious
masses taking centre stage at the Hawthorns in the Eighties before another wave
came through in the Nineties.
Enjoying intense rivalries with neighbours
Wolves and Villa, numbers swelled as hooliganism peaked.
Many also followed England around the world
which led to one lad's escapades hitting the headlines in Malaysia while others
found themselves detained in Japan.
Now the scene has faded and banning orders
prevail, the lads look back over an era that hooked thousands up and down the
country and give honest accounts of their time with a potentially underrated but
respected firm.
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