Author: David Johnson
ISBN: 978-1-905891-20-7
Price: £8
78
page paperback, 189 x 246mm
Illustrated
What began with an anonymous accusation (which some suggest developed from a local rivalry) culminated in the suspension of approximately 400 players and officials from North Eastern amateur clubs, led to a paralysis of competitive football in Durham, a court battle for the Durham Challenge Cup, the suspension of an entire county football association and became a real threat to the survival of the Northern League. With the FA locked in bitter debate with FIFA over broken-time payments to amateur players, it seems the game in Durham became embroiled in a wider political battle.
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