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HALIFAX TOWN: FROM BALL TO LILLIS
A Complete Record 1968-1999

by Johnny Meynell (1999) Hardback. 240x159mm
352 pages. Illustrated
ISBN 1-874287-26-0
£18.99

"This is a must for all Shay followers, and will be of more than passing interest to all Yorkshire soccer fans ... Perhaps the biggest success is Meynell's statistical breakdown ... This is a book about the facts and Meynell gives it to you straight." Yorkshire Sport.

"Meynell's eagerly awaited modern history of Halifax Town is a volume that no supporter will want to be without ... The book is lavishly illustrated and includes a complete statistical analysis." Halifax Evening Courier.

CONTENTS:
Preface by Paul Hendrie
Author's Note
Introduction

1. GLORY DAYS - 1968-1972
1968-69
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Stoke (FA Cup)
1969-70
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Fulham
1970-71
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Aston Villa
1971-72
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Manchester U (WC)

2. AGAINST THE ODDS - 1972-1976
1972-73
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Walsall
1973-74
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Southport
1974-75
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Preston
1975-76
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Hereford

3. FAMILIAR FACES - 1976-1981
1976-77
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Doncaster
1977-78
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Aldershot
1978-79
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Portsmouth
1979-80
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Manchester C (FA Cup)
1980-81
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Stockport

4. FINANCIAL WOES - 1981-1987
1981-82
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Sheffield United
1982-83
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Wimbledon
1983-84
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Rochdale
1984-85
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Bury
1985-86
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Burnley
1986-87
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Tranmere

5. LIVING ON BORROWED TIME - 1987-1993
1987-88
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Burnley (Sherpa Van)
1988-89
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Doncaster
1989-90
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Doncaster
1990-91
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Carlisle
1991-92
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Tranmere (Rumbelows Cup)
1992-93
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Hereford

5. THE CONFERENCE AND BACK - 1993-1999
1993-94
MATCH OF THE SEASON v West Brom (FA Cup)
1994-95
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Runcorn
1995-96
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Macclesfield
1996-97
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Stevenage
1997-98
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Kidderminster
1998-99
MATCH OF THE SEASON v Chester

SEASONAL SUMMARIES

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