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- ISBN 9781836804208
- Dimensions: 160 x 240mm
- Publication Date: 31 Aug 2026
- Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Kicking Off Again tells the powerful, evocative story of the Football League’s return after the Second World War. After seven years of makeshift, regional competitions, almost a million people poured through the turnstiles on 31 August 1946 – a momentous day not just for football, but for a nation taking its first tentative steps towards normality after years of hardship and horror. With a chapter on each of the 44 scheduled matches, the author explores not only the clubs but the communities they anchored. Alongside the joy of football’s revival sit stories of resilience, humour and the everyday struggles of post war Britain, drawn from newspapers and lived experience. A must-read for lovers of football and social history, Kicking Off Again is a tribute to the fortitude of the people who rose to the many challenges of life in late-1940s Britain.
Brian Halford is a highly regarded sports journalist from Warwick who has covered football and cricket for newspapers, radio and online since 1995. He has written ten books including The Real Jeeves: The Cricketer Who Gave His Life For His Country and His Name to a Legend, Past Imperfect: The History of Lincoln City Football Club, Warwickshire CCC: On This Day and Remembering Mary: A Story of Love, Laughter and Inspiration.
