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1. The Story of Sport in England

   By Neil Wigglesworth

   Series: Student Sport Studies

   This book gives a fascinating history of the English experience of sport, following its development through the centuries from its earliest beginnings in social play and pastimes, via its adoption as an alternative to the clock-watching routine of urban life, to its modern incarnation as a&...

   Published March 8th 2007 by Routledge
2. The Evolution of English Sport

   By Neil Wigglesworth

   This work uses original material from clubs and sporting organizations to illuminate the evolution of sporting activity nation-wide. It relates these documents to themes such as commercialism and club fortunes. It concludes by discussing the outlook for English sport....

   Published June 30th 1996 by Routledge
3. The Social History of English Rowing

   By Neil Wigglesworth

   This book seeks to redress the balance of reporting in the sport's literature which has always favoured the activities of aquatic gentlemen at the public schools, Oxford and Cambridge Universities, Henley Regatta and on the River Thames. This study focuses on the many who helped instigate and...

   Published February 19th 1992 by Routledge