An extensively researched history of Northern Irish football from 1878 to the present day; Explores the political and so-cial background to the game and the role of church, work-place, national identity, and urban geography in the history of football in the six counties of Northern Ireland; Would sit well alongside books such as Fear & Loathing in La Liga, Up There & Does Your Rabbi Know Youre Here. Ideal for sports specialist shops, airport outlets, university shops and sport sections of other stores. The book will appeal to all football fans but especially the very widespread Northern Irish diaspora.