The great news is that the long awaited history of our great little club has now been printed and is now available for sale!
‘THE FIRST CLUB IN ENGLAND’ – THE STORY OF 1874 NORTHWICH
As well as being able to buy it via the link above, it can also be purchased in person at the next two home games v Mossley (Tuesday 3 rd October) and Vauxhall (Saturday 7 th October). Copies will also be available at the Football Quiz which is being staged as part of the joint Barnton CC / 1874 Beer Festival on Thursday 5th October.
The cost of the book is £13.50 (plus £4.25 First Class postage and packing for those ordering on-line [UK only]) and for this you will receive a professionally ‘perfect’ bound book with a full colour, gloss-laminate front and back cover (a picture of the book is included below) which is 208 pages in length and contains the following articles / features.
- The First Club in England? – An explanation as to the title of the book
- In the Beginning – The story behind the formation of 1874
- Season by Season Records – Detailed narratives of each season along with
- match details (opposition, venue, result, half and full-time score, scorers,
- attendance and competition), end of season table and selected B&W photos
- The Great Games – reviews of the most memorable games in 74’s history
- (again including selected B&W photos)
- The Pick of the Bunch – biographies of 32 of 74’s most influential players,
- some with accompanying B&W photos
- Heritage numbers – a list of all the players who have played a competitive
- game for ’74 in chronological order
- The Legends Reprise – A recollection of ‘The Legends’ Day held in April 2023
- The Men at the Top — Commentaries from Ian Street, Paul Bowyer and
- Wayne Goodison regarding their tenure(s) in the ’74 hot-seat
- Captains Log – Matt Woolley thoughts on his 10 years with ‘74
- An 8 page colour photo section- featuring match action, pictorial memories
- from the last decade and a few faces that we may recognise!
- A whole host of 1874 stats including full details of all league and cup matches,
- attendances, appearances, goals, first own goals (for and against!) etc…
- Andy’s Angle – A 10 year retrospective by Andy Simpson
- Stop Press
- Last Words