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Charles Buchan Hip Flask

Charles Buchan's Football Monthly - back in 1951 Britains first glossy football magazine was the voice of football, selling 100,000 copies a month.

This leather bound hip flask is perfect for a sneaky swig to keep you warm on the terraces.

After an introduction by Simon Inglis, editor of the Played in Britain series, Arsenal historian Jon Spurling sets the scene: the year is 1951, Highbury Stadium, its wartime bomb damage now patched up, faces a difficult decade. The club's 1930s glamour is rapidly fading. Arsenal stars tell Charles Buchan about life at post war Arsenal. Buchan himself was an Arsenal star in the 1920s and tells some grand tales too.

As the years go by the hairstyles change, the shirts and boots are more streamlined, the stars come and go - Joe Mercer, Wally Barnes, Dennis Crompton, Jack Kelsey, Tommy Lawton, Tommy Docherty, George Graham, Frank McLintock, Bob Wilson, John Radford, George Armstrong... League Champions in 1953, but not again until 1971, FA Cup winners in 1950, but not again until 1971. Throughout thick and thin, Charles Buchan's Football Monthly was there to report on this great football institution with its glorious traditions, and some brilliant kits

Charles Buchan Wash Bag

Despite the endless rain and quagmire pitches Charles Buchan's Football Monthy magazine sold 100,000 copies a month. This useful washbag is inspired by the bootbags of yesteryear.

After an introduction by Simon Inglis, editor of the Played in Britain series, Manchester United historian Mark Wylie sets the scene:Old Trafford lies in ruins after the Blitz, United are renting their neighbour's ground, they have a young and untried Scottish manager, Matt Busby, soon to sign the Dudley wonderkid, Duncan Edwards.

As the years go by the hairstyles change, the stars emerge - Edwards, Roger Byrne, Tommy Taylor, all to die so tragically at Munich in 1958, Bobby Charlton, Denis Law, Nobby Stiles, George Best... triumph and tragedy in Europe, losing Cup Finalists in 1957 and 1958, winners at last in 1963. From the Busby Babes to European Champions in 1968, Charles Buchan's Football Monthly spanned almost the entire Busby era, watching the legend grow...The book also reprints for the first time since 1958 the magazine's poignant post-Munich tribute.

Charles buchan Football Monthly

This book is filled with images and snippets from two decades of the countrys leading football magazine. a grand reminder of how it was in the days of rattles and Bovril

Charles Buchan Football

Featuring two decades of evocative imagery from the golden age of football, this sturdy 18 panel football is perfect for an afternoon kick about.