The first shirt sponsors in the Football League
The history of shirt sponsors in the Football League dates from the late 1970s. In an era when English football hit hard times financially, clubs were forced – reluctantly in most cases – to look at income sources beyond the turnstiles. The first Merseyside derby with shirt sponsors, October 1979 In the early years of…
A Short History of Wages in English Football
Payment of wages in English football was the issue which defined professionalism from 1885 and led directly to the creation of the Football League three years later. The first regulations soon followed with the introduction of a maximum wage, which was to remain in place for the decades up to 1961. Jimmy Hill & George…
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