What is it about?
This book focuses on the advent of professional football in Liverpool and, in particular, the formation of Everton and Liverpool football clubs and their development prior to World War I.
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Why is it important?
This book details the factors that led to the early dominance within Liverpool of Everton FC, and addresses the complexity of the dispute within that club leading to the later formation of Liverpool FC by expelled club members. This book also highlights, via a comparative study, the different patterns of ownership and control that emerged within the two clubs between their incorporation as limited liability companies in 1892.
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This page is a summary of: A Social and Political History of Everton and Liverpool Football Clubs, September 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.4324/9781315196909.
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