Association Football - And How To Play It

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 Queens 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.