WHETHER you are a sports statistician or a historian, Romford Football Club 1876-1920: A Comprehensive History is a fascinating insight into life during the Essex club's first incarnation.
The book, which is the culmination of decades of research, provides details of over 1500 matches from what was a tumultuous and definitive period in the club's history.
You'll find season-by-season summaries, along with player statistics and league tables from the Southern, Athenian and London leagues.
Also included are short biographies of some of the club's major personalities, contemporary Annual General Meeting reports and previously unpublished team photographs.
Any account of Romford FC during the 1876-1920 era wouldn't be complete without mention of the club's Stamford Bridge heartache or the league game that lasted 42 days – both stories are told in detail in John Haley and Paul Felton's book.
You can purchase a copy of the book here for just £15.
Alternatively, it is on sale at: Swan Books, 27 Corbets Tey Road, Upminster, Essex. RM14 2AR, Tel: 01708 222930, Fax: 01708 640378
Website: www.swanbooks.co.uk
In person: Valence House Museum, Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, Essex RM8 3HT Website: www.lbbd.gov.uk/valence
