Get It On

How the '70s Rocked Football

Jon Spurling

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Biteback Publishing
01 June 2023

Biography: sport; Football (Soccer, Association football)

Four years after the crowning glory of 1966 and a decade after the abolition of the maximum wage, a brash new era dawned in English football. As the 1970s took hold, a new generation of larger-than-life footballers and managers came to dominate the sport, appearing on television sets in vivid technicolour for the first time.

Set against a backdrop of three-day weeks, strikes, political unrest, freezing winters and glam rock, Get It On tells the intriguing inside story of how commercialism, innovation, racism and hooliganism rocked the national game in the 1970s.

Charting the emergence of Brian Clough, Bob Paisley and Kevin Keegan, and the fall of George Best, Alf Ramsey and Don Revie, this fascinating footballing fiesta traces the highs and lows of an evolutionary and revolutionary era for the beautiful game.

'You always know you’re going to get a fascinating read from Spurling. But this is his most vivid book yet - sheer joy! For us old geezers, it’s like being miraculously transported back to the 1970s. And, for younger readers, I can promise you quite an education.' – Patrick Barclay

By: Jon Spurling
Imprint: Biteback Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781785907869
ISBN 10: 1785907867
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 01 June 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

A history and politics teacher by day, Jon Spurling has written articles and interviewed footballers for numerous publications at home and abroad, including FourFourTwo, When Saturday Comes, The Blizzard, Nutmeg, 11 Freunde and the official Arsenal programme. He has authored six previous books, including the bestselling Highbury: The Story of Arsenal in N.5 and Death or Glory - The Dark History of the World Cup. A child of the '70s, he is currently writing an '80s follow-up to Get It On and lives in Canterbury with his wife and two daughters. He tweets from @JonSpurling1.