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 and
11 Freunde. Jon has authored seven previous books, including the bestselling
Highbury: The Story of Arsenal in N5 and
Get It On: How the ’70s Rocked Football, which was shortlisted for the Sports Writing Award at the 2023 Sports Book Awards. He is currently writing the third book of his footballing history trilogy, which will be on the ’90s. He lives in Canterbury with his wife and two daughters. He tweets from @JonSpurling1.
Set against a backdrop of economic recession, rampant hooliganism and suspect fashion, Go To War tells the story of how triumph and tragedy shaped English football during the 1980s. It was a decade in which some fans died watching the game they loved, and at times, the 'slum sport'...
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