The three degrees
Rees, Paul (Music journalist)2015
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When Cyrille Regis became one of the first black players to be selected for the full England team, he was sent a package in the mail. Inside it was a silver bullet and a note that read: 'You'll get one of these through your knees if you step on our Wembley turf'. In the 1978/79 football season Regis' club West Bromwich Albion became the first British football team to field three black players: Cyrille Regis, Laurie Cunningham and Brendon Batson. They did so against the backdrop of the most divisive and poisonous racial tension in the UK's history - a time when the National Front movement was at its most virulent. This book tells the story of a defining and groundbreaking chapter in the history of British football and the country as a whole.
Main title:
The three degrees / Paul Rees.
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Imprint:
London : Constable, 2015.London : Constable, 2015.
Collation:
xiv, 305 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2014.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781472119261 (pbk)
Dewey class:
920 REG
Language:
English
Subject:
Regis, CyrilleCunningham, Laurie, 1956-Batson, Brendon, 1953-West Bromwich Albion Football ClubSoccer players -- England -- West Bromwich -- BiographyAthletes, Black -- England -- BiographyRacism in sports -- EnglandDiscrimination in sports -- EnglandBiographyWarwickshire, West Midlandsc 1970 to c 1979Biography: sportEthnic studiesFootball (Soccer, Association football)
BRN:
2095130