CROYDON COMMON FOOTBALL CLUB
THE BOOK
UPDATE: Click the button to download
the supplement to the second edition of the book, with contains further
information, additional photographs, corrections and the results of the amateur
Croydon Common club. 
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The second edition of "Who Killed the Cock Robins?",
the comprehensive history of Croydon Common is now available. This greatly expanded edition is a laminated hardback book,
comprising 260 pages printed on 115 gm slightly glossy paper. It contains:
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details of the club’s formation, its amateur years and its conversion to
professional status;
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separate narrative chapters covering each of the club’s eight professional
seasons, along with every league and cup result, line-ups, scorers and
league tables;
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the story of the club’s eventual demise;
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numerous photographs throughout, including photographs of more than 100
players;
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detailed biographies of 130 players;
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numerous cartoons from the local newspapers of the day;
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details of the club’s grounds and managers;
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numerous examples of the cigarette cards and
trade cards showing players who played for the club at some point in their
careers.
For samples, click on the links below:
Front Cover
Back Cover
Contents Page
Sample Pages for
a Seasonal Chapter
Sample Seasonal
Statistics
Sample Page of Cigarette Cards
Sample
Biography Pages
Sample Player
Photograph Page
It
costs £18.00 (plus £4.00 for a padded envelope and postage) and can be ordered
from me by clicking on this link: ajf@westsussex.myzen.co.uk.
This e-mail address can also be used to make payment by Paypal.
Alternatively, it can be purchased from me on eBay by
clicking this link:
