From Plumstead to Highbury . . .

Since the 1930’s Arsenal FC has been a name ranked amongst the most distinguished in the sport, and the club’s achievements over recent decades have made this great foootball institution a brand name that is recognised on a planetary scale.

In this book, the renowned sports biographer and historian Brian Belton meticulously pieces the story of the initial, crucial decades of the club together, in a way that transports his readers back to a time and place very different from where the Gunners find themselves today. From the works team known as Dial Squire to the new dawn of Highbury, 27 years later, Belton charts the foundation of a football phenomenon.

Dr Brian Belton is a lifelong football fan. Hailing from a working class background, with a rich sporting ancestry, he has written more than 25 historical and biographical books relating to sport in all its diversity. He is a global authority on cultural identity and sport, his work lodged in libraries across the planet. He has also worked and lectured in every continent across the world.

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