A history of the Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur Football League.

Another book on football could rightly result in a howl of protest from the reading public, as booksellers’ shelves seem to be groaning under the weight of the words of rich and famous celebrity footballers.

This book is an exception as the writer has tried to introduce his readers to a parallel universe where football is king and players do not demand financial incentives to play the game. In addition you meet the fanatics who give their spare time and energies to the development of the game providing the firmest foundation for football to flourish at all levels.

The League is celebrating one hundred years of football and this book propels the reader into a world where 106 men serving on committees for 100 years have administered football for close on 150,000 players from 260 clubs fielding 7097 teams, run by 854 club secretaries and committees, playing on 498 grounds.

The foresight of the founding fathers in 1909 cannot be questioned in bringing together 11 teams to play football.

This foundation has remained solid throughout the years and now supports 116 teams enjoying organised football of the highest quality.

The author has combined the writings of past committee members with his own fifty-five year League experience to produce a book that hopefully will provide lovers of the game with an insight into the workings of grass roots football.