Association Football

This book contains a detailed guide to the history tactics positions and the contemporary state of football written by one of its earliest celebrities John Cameron. Contents include: “Full-Back Play” “The Middle Lineard Play” “Training” “Hints to Juniors” “Captaincy” “Refereeing” “Football as a Profession” “Continental Football” “Football Reform” “Present Day Football” “Famous Cup-Ties” and “Laws of the Game”. A classic guide to football not to be missed by collectors of vintage literature related to the subject. John Cameron (1872–1935) was a Scottish footballer and manager. He was a forward for Everton Scotland and Queen's Park as well as player-manager at Tottenham Hotspur who led them to victory in the 1901 FA Cup. He was appointed first secretary of the Association Footballers' Union in 1896 and was interned in a civilian detention camp in Germany during WWI after coaching Dresdner SC. When the war finished he started a career as a football journalist author and publisher. Macha Press is publishing this classic work now in a new edition complete with the original text and artwork for a new generation of football lovers.