Harry Lockett  Football's Unassuming, Unknown and Unsung Founding Father

Harry Lockett Football's Unassuming, Unknown and Unsung Founding Father

Harry Lockett: Football''s Unassuming, Unknown and Unsung Founding Father, is a biography of the man who became first secretary of the Football League and later manager of Stoke Football Club in the late Victorian era.Harry Lockett lived a quite remarkable life. Born to parents who lived in Derby, when football was......
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<p><strong><i>Harry Lockett: Football''s Unassuming, Unknown and Unsung Founding Father</i>, is a biography of the man who became first secretary of the Football League and later manager of Stoke Football Club in the late Victorian era. </strong></p><p>Harry Lockett lived a quite remarkable life. Born to parents who lived in Derby, when football was outlawed, he moved to the Potteries and experienced tragedy as a child, before becoming a well-known athlete, match official and sports administrator. </p><p>It was those abilities which led to his work in football, while also running a substantial printing business and volunteering for over three decades as an Army Reserve Soldier. He was secretary and treasurer of the Football League, holding power and status until temptation caused his downfall.</p><p>Lockett did bounce back however, donated time and money to charities, socialised with celebrities such as Charlie Chaplin and established a consortium to save Stoke when the club was on the
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Harry Lockett: Football''s Unassuming, Unknown and Unsung Founding Father, is a biography of the man who became first secretary of the Football League and later manager of Stoke Football Club in the late Victorian era.Harry Lockett lived a quite remarkable life. Born to parents who lived in Derby, when football was outlawed, he moved to the Potteries and experienced tragedy as a child, before becoming a well-known athlete, match official and sports administrator.It was those abilities which led to his work in football, while also running a substantial printing business and volunteering for over three decades as an Army Reserve Soldier. He was secretary and treasurer of the Football League, holding power and status until temptation caused his downfall.Lockett did bounce back however, donated time and money to charities, socialised with celebrities such as Charlie Chaplin and established a consortium to save Stoke when the club was on the brink of going out of business... but it all came at a huge personal cost.

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Oppdag Harry Lockett: Fotballens Ukjente Grunlegger

Harry Lockett: Football's Unassuming, Unknown and Unsung Founding Father tar deg med på en reise gjennom livet til en av de mest bemerkelsesverdige, men oversette skikkelser i fotballens historie. Født i Derby i en tid da fotball var forbudt, overvinne Lockett tragiske omstendigheter for å bli en prominent sportspersonlighet, dommer og administrator.

En Fascinerende Biografi

Historien om Harry Lockett er en sann fortelling om motstandskraft. Noen av høydepunktene i denne biografien inkluderer:

  • Livslang Dedikasjon: Lockett jobbet ikke bare som fotballadministrator, men drev også en betydelig trykkerivirksomhet og var i over 30 år reseverv soldat i hæren.
  • Betydelig Innvirkning: Som første sekretær i Football League og senere manager for Stoke Football Club, hadde Lockett en uvurderlig påvirkning på utviklingen av fotballen.
  • Kompetanse og Ambisjon: Hans ferdigheter og ambisjon førte ham til toppen, men også til utfordringer da han mistet sitt gode rykte på grunn av fristelser.

Harry Locketts Arv i Fotballen

Selv etter fall fra nåde, reiste Lockett seg igjen og viste stor generøsitet ved å donere tid og penger til veldedige formål. Han sosialiserte med kjente personer som Charlie Chaplin og hadde en viktig rolle i å redde Stoke Football Club fra krisen.

Denne boken gir deg ikke bare et innblikk i en mann som har vært med på å forme fotballen, men også en lærerik lesning om kampen mellom ambisjon og verdighet. Med treffsikker forskning og levende beskrivelser, er Harry Lockett: Fotballens Ukjente Grunlegger et must for alle fotballinteresserte!

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