Table of Contents

Billy Meredith - John Harding; Leigh Roose - Geraint H. Jenkins; Fred Keenor - Martyn Johnes; Jack Fowler - Huw Bowen; Ivor Allchurch - Huw Richards; Trevor Ford - Peter Stead; John Charles - Rob Hughes; the Welsh at Arsenal - Kenneth O. Morgan; Cliff Terry and the Spurs double - Peter Stead; Mike England - Aled Eirug; Terry Yorath - Barrie Morgan; John Toschak - Huw Richards; Ian Rush - John Williams; Mark Hughes - Rob Humphreys; Neville Southall - Rob Steen; Ryan Giggs - David Eastwood; the future - Huw Richards.

About the Author

Peter Stead is a writer, broadcaster and historian of popular culture. Huw Richards is the sports correspondent for the International Herald Tribune and Financial Times.

Reviews

"A timely reminder of the marvellous roles Welsh heroes have played in the history of football; and of how prominently football stands in the country of their birth. A book to stir the blood." -Ken Jones, sports journalist, Independent--Ken Jones "Independent"

". . . an excellent . . . read." -Soccer & Society-- "Soccer & Society"

". . . [a] fine compendium of biographical portraits . . . Bringing to life the bandy-legged dribble king Billy Meredith, jug-eared fag-smoking Cardiff City icon Fred Keenor, the great Edwardian goalkeeper Leigh Richmond Roose, the bustling bellicose centre forward Trevor Ford and perhaps the greatest Welsh footballer of them all, John Charles, For Club and Country places them all vividly in their social and historical context, incidentally spotlighting the undulating fortunes of the club and national sides as their stories unfold . . . This is an inspirational anecdotally-chunky volume which joins the dots between the past and present without being swamped by misty-eyed self-deluding nostalgia. It redefines and reclaims a Welsh footballing heritage . . ." -Wales Watch-- "Wales Watch"

"A volume of such a high standard as For Club and Country is not only welcome but should, indeed, be revered and made compulsory reading for all radio, television and press mandarins . . . This volume is priceless." -gwales.com-- "gwales.com"

"It's an absorbing work that unearths some fascinating facts and also buries the sporting myth men of Harlech need ball to hand rather than to feet." -North Wales Evening Leader-- "North Wales Evening Leader"