Gary James is a Honorary Research Fellow at De Montfort University. He has written extensively on football, with his current research focusing on female participation and involvement in the sport. Since the 1990s, he has gathered oral testimony from females directors, administrative staff, ‘tea-ladies’, supporters, players, players’ wives, managers’ wives, media personnel, broadcasters, athletes and others with an interest in the game.
Most of Gary’s books are out of print at the moment but check out https://gjfootballarchive.com/shop/ for what’s available. Thanks
HISTORICAL/FACTUAL
From Maine Men To Banana Citizens (1989), Temple Press
The Pride of Manchester (with Steve Cawley, 1991), ACL & Polar
Manchester: The Greatest City (1997 & 2002), Polar Publishing
Farewell To Maine Road (2003), Polar Publishing
Manchester City Hall Of Fame (2005), Hamlyn
Manchester City The Complete Record (2006), Breedon Books
Manchester City: 125 Years Of Football (2006 & 2007), At Heart Publications
Manchester: A Football History (2008 & 2010), James Ward
The Big Book Of City (2009), James Ward
The Big Book of United (2011), James Ward
Manchester: The City Years (2012), James Ward
Manchester City Folklore (2018), Conker Editions
The Emergence of Footballing Cultures: Manchester 1840-1919 (2019 & 2020), Manchester University Press
Manchester City Women: An Oral History (2019), James Ward
FICTION
Atkinson For England (with Mark Brown, 2001), Empire
BIOGRAPHY
Football With A Smile: The Authorised Biography of Joe Mercer, OBE (1993 & 1994), ACL & Polar
Joe Mercer, OBE: Football With A Smile (2010), James Ward
The Peter Barnes Authorised Biography (2021), James Ward
TELEVISION
The History Of Football (2007), Channel M
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