Matheson Sports - The Athletic News, 1897, The Athletic News Football Annual 1897, Very rare 11th year of publication of this sort after Football Annual for 1897. All Pages complete including advertising pages. 128 pages of Football then a section of approx 100 pages on Rugby Union 4 Nations, Rugby Clubs and the Northern Union Clubs. All Results from previous season plus Fixtures planned for 1898. A nice section on innovations to the game by the Northern Union - eliminating lineouts altogether! The annual proper did not start until 1890 as the first 3 were issued as supplements to the newspaper. This copy retains its original covers and is in excellent overall condition.

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Author	The Athletic News
PubYr	1897
Title	The Athletic News Football Annual 1897
Description	Very rare 11th year of publication of this sort after Football Annual for 1897. All Pages complete including advertising pages. 128 pages of Football then a section of approx 100 pages on Rugby Union 4 Nations, Rugby Clubs and the Northern Union Clubs. All Results from previous season plus Fixtures planned for 1898. A nice section on innovations to the game by the Northern Union - eliminating lineouts altogether! The annual proper did not start until 1890 as the first 3 were issued as supplements to the newspaper. This copy retains its original covers and is in excellent overall condition.
Publisher	Athletic News Office
Pub Loc	London
ISBN
Edition	First Edition
Jacket Cond
Binding	Soft Cover
Overall Cond	Very Good
Category	RugbyLeague
Keywords	Football, Rugby, Annual
Signed
Order ID	B012518
Price NZ$	550

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