Audiobook10 hours
Field of Dreams: 100 Years of Wembley in 100 Matches
Written by Nige Tassell
Narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this audiobook
100 years of Wembley Stadium told through 100 matches.
The 1923 FA Cup final – aka the White Horse final – was the first football match played at the British Empire Exhibition Stadium. Although best-remembered for non-playing reasons – notably its vast, well-beyond-capacity crowd, which had to be marshalled by a policeman atop a white horse – that afternoon marked the historic opening chapter of the stadium’s long and eventful history, of the stadium soon to be known simply as Wembley.
Over the 100 years since that overcrowded day, Wembley has established itself as the home of the beautiful game and, almost certainly, the world’s most famous football stadium. Wembley occupies a special place in the hearts of players and punters alike. Watching your team at Wembley is the highlight of a fan’s lifetime of support; playing there the fulfilment of a childhood dream. Its sacred pitch has been the crucible of so many classic matches across the decades. World Cups have been won here, as have European Championships, FA Cups, European Cups, play-off finals, home internationals and more.
Nige Tassell chooses 100 matches - from the well known to the unusual - that have shaped Wembley's legacy and tells a lively and original alternative history of the past 100 years of football, and of Britain. We hear a ball boy’s perspective on the FA Cup Final when Bert Trautmann broke his neck, and from the other commentator of the 1966 World Cup Final.
Field of Dreams is the story of how football found its home.
The 1923 FA Cup final – aka the White Horse final – was the first football match played at the British Empire Exhibition Stadium. Although best-remembered for non-playing reasons – notably its vast, well-beyond-capacity crowd, which had to be marshalled by a policeman atop a white horse – that afternoon marked the historic opening chapter of the stadium’s long and eventful history, of the stadium soon to be known simply as Wembley.
Over the 100 years since that overcrowded day, Wembley has established itself as the home of the beautiful game and, almost certainly, the world’s most famous football stadium. Wembley occupies a special place in the hearts of players and punters alike. Watching your team at Wembley is the highlight of a fan’s lifetime of support; playing there the fulfilment of a childhood dream. Its sacred pitch has been the crucible of so many classic matches across the decades. World Cups have been won here, as have European Championships, FA Cups, European Cups, play-off finals, home internationals and more.
Nige Tassell chooses 100 matches - from the well known to the unusual - that have shaped Wembley's legacy and tells a lively and original alternative history of the past 100 years of football, and of Britain. We hear a ball boy’s perspective on the FA Cup Final when Bert Trautmann broke his neck, and from the other commentator of the 1966 World Cup Final.
Field of Dreams is the story of how football found its home.
Author
Nige Tassell
Nige Tassell writes about sport and popular culture. His work has appeared in The Guardian, The Sunday Times, GQ, Esquire, FourFourTwo, The Blizzard and When Saturday Comes among others, and his previous books include non-league football classic The Bottom Corner, Three Weeks, Eight Seconds, Boot Sale, Butch Wilkins and the Sundance Kid and And It's a Beautiful Day.
More audiobooks from Nige Tassell
Three Weeks, Eight Seconds: Greg Lemond, Laurent Fignon, and the Epic Tour de France of 1989 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Hard Yards: A Season in the Championship, England's Toughest League Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Field of Dreams
Related audiobooks
A Complete History of the Rugby World Cup: In Pursuit of Bill Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEngland Football: The Biography: 1872 - 2022 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Brilliant Boy: Doc Evatt and the Great Australian Dissent Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5History of Football Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Blood and Smoke: A True Tale of Mystery, Mayhem, and the Birth of the Indy 500 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5How Football (Nearly) Came Home: Adventures in Putin’s World Cup Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5DeRo: My Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Power of Two Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAnything Goes!: What I've Learned from Pundits, Politicians, and Presidents Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Alphabet: A Life from A to Z Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Father's Son: Family, football and forgiveness Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStumped: One Cricket Umpire, Two Countries. A Memoir. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCommon Sense (Unabridged) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBrutal Campaign: How the 1988 Election Set the Stage for Twenty-First-Century American Politics Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fringes: Life on the Edge of Professional Rugby Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Last Best Hope: A History of American Realism Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPlaying the Pools Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Dead End the Musical Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Times Great Scottish Lives: Obituaries of Scotland’s Finest Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hockey Card Stories: True Tales from Your Favourite Players Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Crisis!: When Political Parties Lose the Consent to Rule Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings100%: The Story of a Patriot Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAll Out War: The Full Story of How Brexit Sank Britain’s Political Class Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lawman: Massacre Trail Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Cheers, Geoff!: Tales from the Touchline Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great Hatred: The Assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson MP Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Dictionary of American Presidents Vol. 1: Presidents 1-24 George Washington To Grover Cleveland Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe May 16 Audiozine Issue Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What a Kick: How a Clutch World Cup Win Propelled Women's Soccer Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Sports Biographies For You
Belichick: The Making of the Greatest Football Coach of All Time Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Tiger Woods Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win On and Off the Field Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Build a Car: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Endure: How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Truth About Aaron: My Journey to Understand My Brother Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Unguarded Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Breathe: A Life in Flow Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Just Tyrus: A Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Greatest You: Face Reality, Release Negativity, and Live Your Purpose Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Running Man: A Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The TB12 Method: How to Achieve a Lifetime of Sustained Peak Performance Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Total Competition: Lessons in Strategy from Formula One Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Darkness to Light: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5QB: My Life Behind the Spiral Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Run the Mile You're In: Finding God in Every Step Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I Feel Like Going On: Life, Game, and Glory Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5LeBron Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Baseball 100 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I Never Had It Made Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Way of the Fight Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It's Hard for Me to Live with Me: A Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Running for My Life: One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related categories
Reviews for Field of Dreams
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews