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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, the results of the amateur Croydon Common club and the results of the professional club's Reserves. .

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:

details of the club’s formation, its amateur years and its conversion to professional status;
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;
the story of the club’s eventual demise;
numerous photographs throughout, including photographs of more than 100 players;
detailed biographies of 130 players;
numerous cartoons from the local newspapers of the day;
details of the club’s grounds and managers;
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: