The Life and Times of Herbert Chapman: The Story of One of Football's Most Influential Figures Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Life and Times of Herbert Chapman: The Story of One of Football's Most Influential Figures Book

The Life and Times of Herbert Chapman Herbert Chapman, the boss of the all-conquering Arsenal team of the 1930s, was the father of all football managers, arguably the greatest of all time and certainly the most imaginative. Much of the game's scenery, including floodlights and numbered shirts, was pioneered by Chapman. The legacy of his tactical approach also survives to this day: fast and lethal counter-attack was his invention. As a player, a bustling attacker, Chapman was a relative journeyman. He moved into management at the age of 29 with Northampton Town, and from then it was a swift climb to remarkable eminence. At Huddersfield in the 1920s he built a team that was to win three consecutiv...Read More

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  • Blackwell

    The definitive story of the father of modern football, Herbert Chapman. Herbert Chapman, the boss of the all-conquering Arsenal team of the 1930s, was the father of all football managers, arguably the greatest of all time and certainly the most...

  • 0297868500
  • 9780297868507
  • Patrick Barclay
  • 9 January 2014
  • W&N
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 320
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