Up There: The North-East Football Boom & Bust

by Michael Walker

Throughout the 20th century the North-East of England was synonymous with heavy industry and football. Coal mining, railways and ship-building provided an economic base upon which football - professional and amateur - flourished. Middlesbrough, Newcastle United and Sunderland all established themselves as national forces by winning League titles, FA Cups and by breaking records in the transfer market and in stadium attendances. They helped shape the area's identity, its sense of itself and the country's idea of the North-East.

Genres: Football

264 pages, Paperback

First published August 18, 2014

About the author

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Michael Walker is a freelance reporter based in the North-east. Originally from Belfast, Michael studied at Newcastle University in the mid-1980s and after spells working in London and Manchester, returned to the North-east in 1995. He has been there ever since working for the Guardian, Independent and Daily Mail, while writing a regular Saturday column for the Irish Times. One of those columns became the idea for his book Up There: The North-East, Football, Boom & Bust.

Reviews

[Charlie Bailes · Rating 4 out of 5]

A comprehensive, highly interesting and heartfelt history of football in the North East and the meaning it has in the area. Up There is meticulously researched and incredibly detailed throughout, doing an excellent job of bringing it's subject matter to life

[Christian Baines · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read book for any football fan in the North East 👏

[Ipswichblade · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book about North East football