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At the height of the British Empire the Crystal Palace was the world's largest and most iconic building. in 1854 it was moved from its home in Hyde Park to Sydenham where it was substantially enlarged to become the world's first theme park. During the Victorian and Edwardian eras the Crystal Palace became a much-loved national institution. It was at the centre of innovation and invention and was the scene of many historic World and British 'firsts'; it also gave birth to one of the oldest and most historic football clubs.This is the first detailed history written about the Crystal Palace Company which owned and managed the Palace and its 200 acres of parkland and the momentous events which took place there.Drawing on nearly 1,000 references from newspapers and archives the landmark events that took place at the Palace and the involvement of the Crystal Palace Football Club in the founding of the Football Association and 'soccer' as we know it to today, are recounted by those who were there.This is the story of the Crystal Palace Company from its founding in 1852 to its demise in 1909 when the Crystal Palace was finally bought for the nation and closed to serve as a Royal Naval training depot for the duration of the First World War. Hand-in-hand it tells the unique story of its football club until, it too, was forced to leave the Crystal Palace in 1915.
Where did the money come from to launch the professional team?Why did it take Crystal Palace Company fully ten years of continuous effort to create Crystal Palace FC as a professional football club?Who were the men who championed the club¿s cause for a decade before it was formed?Who raised the money, and who owned the club?Who were the interesting characters who became founding-shareholders in Crystal Palace FC?What did Edmund Goodman really do for a living before he joined Palace?Why was Sydney Bourne¿s business prosecuted for mailing `indecent¿ newspapers?Why didn`t Palace apply to join the Football League in 1905?Who blocked Palace¿s application to join the Southern League and forced them into its Second Division?To what degree did the Crystal Palace Company control the actions of Crystal Palace FC?Volume 2 chronicles the Crystal Palace Company¿s battle with the Football Association for the affiliation of Crystal Palace FC as a professional club, which culminated in the club's near-disastrous, but ultimately successful launch in 1905.It reveals the amazing truth behind the cloak-and-dagger financing of Crystal Palace FC as a Limited Company in 1905 and shows who really owned the football club. Richly illustrated, the narrative follows the turbulent path of the fledgling professional Crystal Palace FC, the blood on the boardroom floor, Palace's rejection by rival London clubs, the shameless intrigue of Southern League and Football League politics, Palace's early success on the field and the gory details of Palace¿s hand-to-mouth existence between the years 1905 and 1909.Drawn entirely from primary sources, and five years in the writing, the book reveals fascinating biographic information about the men who became Palace¿s original directors, and about the continuing involvement of the Crystal Palace Company as it strove to earn a return from the football club which it created.
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'Inspirational' Sunday Express 'Moving and forthright' Mirror 'Like so many of the stories in his book, Bright's account of meeting his father for the first time in more than 20 years is told with brutal honesty' Guardian With a foreword by Gary Lineker Mark Bright's 1990s partnership with Ian Wright at Crystal Palace earned them legendary status with the club. Bright played top-level football for most of his career, after starting in non-league while working as an apprentice engineer. He appeared in FA and League Cup finals, played abroad and experienced the change which swept through the game with the introduction of the Premier League. But this book is not just about Bright's time in the game. This is the story of someone who battled against the odds to achieve his dream. It is the story of a boy coping with the bewildering and frightening circumstances of being taken into care with his brother when both were very young. It is the story of his fractured family with a father who arrived in England from the Gambia, met a girl from Stoke-on-Trent, and then very quickly disappeared from his children's lives. It is the story of a mother who was unable to take responsibility for the boys she had given birth to, and it is the story of how a young Mark and his brother Philip found comfort and security after being fostered by a caring, loving white family whilst having to endure racism throughout their childhood. Above all, it is the story of a boy who had an unshakeable belief in his own ability to succeed in one of the most ruthless and high-profile professions in the world of sport. My Story explores Mark's life both on and off the football pitch, containing material he has never spoken of or addressed in the past. It delves into the highs and lows he experienced as a player and as a human being. He writes candidly about the racism he encountered, about the game itself, about those who work in it, about the way in which football has changed, the money it now generates, and about the characters he met along the way.
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