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Football Book - Stoke

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  • The history of Stoke over the last century
  • Filled with news reports written at the time
  • Beautifully bound hardback book (38cm x 31cm) with new range of covers
  • Updated to include the 2012/2013 season

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Personalised Football Book - Stoke - Gift Details

Relive Stoke City's rich history through newspaper headlines, in this fascinating Stoke Football Book.

Read about the famous League and Cup wins, the memorable games, and the stars – past and present – all through newspaper coverage, written by reporters who were present at the games at the time. This book is the perfect Stoke gift for a Potters fan!

Your Gift Personalised

Personalise the Stoke Football Book by featuring the recipient’s Name and a Message on the certificate on the title page. The recipient’s Name can also be gold embossed on the front cover.

General Information

This personalised Stoke Football Book is ‘Tabloid’ size 38 x 31cm, and beautifully bound in a choice of quality hardback covers.

  • Standard Graphite Grey Cover – A simple Grey with complimentary and eye catching silver embossing to suit all tastes.
  • Premium Leatherette Cover – A stylish Charcoal cover, the book title is beautifully gold embossed to ensure this book stands out. This cover option also features a “Decorus Venatus” emblem, Latin for the beautiful game.
  • Luxury Leather Cover – Available in three vibrant colours; Red, Black and Blue, so you can choose a cover that best suits your team and tastes, making your gift really special and personal.

Delivery Details

Free Delivery ... when you buy 3 or more items.

Despatch

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Despatch

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3 - 4 Days (+1 if embossed)
1 - 2 Days (+1 if embossed)

Delivery

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Delivery

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1 - 3 Days (Royal Mail)
Next Day Signed for Service (Courier)

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Personalised Stoke City Football Books

Enjoy a Newspaper History of the Potters

Stoke City FC was formed in 1863. The club became one of the founder members of the Football League in 1888, but they struggled to make an impact and left after just two seasons. The Potters joined the break-away Football Alliance and became champions in 1891. Stoke then returned to the official league and the Potters enjoyed sixteen years in the top flight. Sir Stanley Matthews signed for Stoke City in 1932 and his immense talent and presence helped the whole team to improve. Stoke finished as runners-up of the First Division in 1947, losing out to Liverpool in the final round of matches. Matthews left the club for fourteen years, but he returned in 1961 under the management of Tony Waddington. Stoke City went on to reach the League Cup final in 1964. Matthews retired one year later, but Gordon Banks soon signed for the team. Stoke City reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 1971 and 1972. The Potters also won the League Cup in 1972 and therefore qualified for European football. As the successful side began to age, Stoke City’s form fell away and the club was relegated in 1977. Stoke reached the Premiership for the first time in 2008.

Personalised Stoke City Football Books - Inspired Gifts

A Stoke City Gift Book can be an inspired present for a fan of the Potters. It is unique, smartly presented and filled with fascinating newspaper reports on the history of the club. Being able to personalise this Stoke Football Book makes the gift even more special and shows the thought that has gone into buying it. The present will also prove to be a terrific addition to a supporter’s Stoke City memorabilia collection.

Stoke City Football Book Coverage

This Stoke City Football Book opens with Stoke beating Blackburn Rovers in a 1906 FA Cup tie. It goes on to cover a selection of great games through the decades of the 20th Century and many highlights from the present era.

Top stories in the Stoke City Football Book include beating Bristol City 3-0 in 1922 to gain promotion to Division One and the tragic 1946 FA Cup tie against Bolton Wanderers, where 38 fans sadly died. Read about the 6-1 thrashing of Chelsea in 1939, plus the marathon 9hr 22min Cup tie against Bury in 1955, which Stoke eventually won 3-2. The Gift Books feature some headline transfers, including Stanley Matthews signing for Stoke for a second time in 1961, Gordon Banks joining the club in 1967 and Stoke paying £340,000 for England goalkeeper Peter Shilton in 1974. This Shilton deal was a British transfer record. The Stoke City Books also cover some of the Potters’ greatest goal-fests, such as the 8-1 win against Leeds United in 1934, the 10-3 win over West Bromwich Albion in 1934, the 9-0 demolition of Plymouth in 1960 and 9-1 routing of Ipswich Town in 1964. Relive the excitement of gaining promotion to the old Division One in 1979. An article on the club’s promotion to the Premiership in 2008 is another highlight of the Gift Book.

Newspaper coverage continues right up to the end of last season. This unique insight into the Potters’ history makes these books truly memorable gifts and a great addition for a collector of Stoke City memorabilia.

Stoke City Memorabilia

If you are a collector of Stoke memorabilia or looking for other Stoke gifts, why not consider our Stoke City Calendar or Stoke City Diary? Each month features a newspaper headline on one of the Potters’ key games. The presents can be personalised with the recipient’s name to make them even more special and both items make great gifts for Stoke City fans. Other Stoke presents include Framed Newspaper Reprints, “My Football Year" Stoke Books and unique Stoke City T-Shirts.

Finally – Did You Know?

  • Stoke City is the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts County.
  • Sir Stanley Matthews retired in 1965 at the age of fifty. He had made 259 appearances for Stoke City, scoring 51 goals, and had become the first player to be knighted by the Queen whilst still playing.
  • In 1974, Stoke City beat Chelsea in the first ever league match to be played on a Sunday.
  • The Potters reached the Premiership in 2008 following a period of twenty-three years outside the top division.
  • Research carried out by Sky+ HD found that Stoke City’s fans were the loudest in the Premiership during the 2008-2009 season.
Football Book - Stoke 4.8 5 137 137
Stoke Football Book I was looking for an unique present for my husbands 50th birthday and found gone digging when looking for a special gift. He is a life long Stoke supporter and he was surprised and very happy with the book. As we live in Canada I was hoping it would arrive in time for his birthday and was surprised when it arrived a week ahead of the scheduled date. 20 May 2013
Great Gift Idea We bought this gift for our dads 70th birthday and were lucky enough to get the Charlton team and manger to sign it. Even the Manger commented on what a unique gift it is. Our dad loved it and we would highly recommend . 07 May 2013
Best purchase My husband was given a Newcastle United football book for his 70th birthday last year by friends. He was delighted with it as he was brought up in Newcastle and has been an avid fan although he left the area as a youth to join the Army. His younger brother who also supports Newcastle has also moved away but is still a supporter. He is 70 on June 1st so we had the book sent to his son in Grimsby where they all live now. he will wrap and present it on the day. WE are away on a cruise at the time so we are unable to attend the celebrations. We will see the photos. I hope this review is helpful. 05 May 2013
Football book Portsmouth My brother was over the moon with Portsmouth book he has been a fan for over 50 years and really enjoyed looking back on some of "Pompey's "moments in time!! The cover and inscription made it even more special -great present! 04 May 2013
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