Anyone remember this Albion book?

[EastbourneGull]

A number of years ago (80's I think) I bought a brilliant book which contained a commentary and biographical details about every player who played for the Albion since the year dot. Pictures of nearly all the players through the ages plus team pics and action pics in glorous black and white. Sadly it got lost in the course of a house move and I've been pining for it ever since!

Does anyone remember this book, its title/author and whether it can still be obtained?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

A number of years ago (80's I think) I bought a brilliant book which contained a commentary and biographical details about every player who played for the Albion since the year dot. Pictures of nearly all the players through the ages plus team pics and action pics in glorous black and white. Sadly it got lost in the course of a house move and I've been pining for it ever since!

Does anyone remember this book, its title/author and whether it can still be obtained?

Sounds like the 'Albion A-Z - a Who's Who of BHAFC' by Tim Carder and Roger Harris. A quality publication for sure. Should imagine they're still available from Tim, seeing as how he had stacks of them for sale at the Albion race day a couple of years back and was flogging them at a quid each!

 

[EastbourneGull]

Sounds like the 'Albion A-Z - a Who's Who of BHAFC' by Tim Carder and Roger Harris. A quality publication for sure. Should imagine they're still available from Tim, seeing as how he had stacks of them for sale at the Albion race day a couple of years back and was flogging them at a quid each!

Many thanks Tom - that's the one and I've now found an email address for Tim Carder, so here's hoping he's still got a copy.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Many thanks Tom - that's the one and I've now found an email address for Tim Carder, so here's hoping he's still got a copy.

Good luck

 

[coventrygull]

I think I have a copy somewhere.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Labor of love, would love this to be updated one day, although would not want to be the one to reseach and write, just read and enjoy part.

 

[EastbourneGull]

Labor of love, would love this to be updated one day, although would not want to be the one to reseach and write, just read and enjoy part.

Especially if it included all the loan players!

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Especially if it included all the loan players!

Yes I believe the last one did, but the new era has added whole lists of clubs to the modern journeyman footballer.

I imagine the internet has also put payed to many of these labor of loves.

 

[The Great Cornholio]

A number of years ago (80's I think) I bought a brilliant book which contained a commentary and biographical details about every player who played for the Albion since the year dot. Pictures of nearly all the players through the ages plus team pics and action pics in glorous black and white. Sadly it got lost in the course of a house move and I've been pining for it ever since!

Does anyone remember this book, its title/author and whether it can still be obtained?

Depends how rich you are feeling!

Albion A-Z. A Who's Who of Brighton Hove Albion F.C.: Carder. Tim. Harris. Roger: 0952133717

 

[EastbourneGull]

Depends how rich you are feeling!

Albion A-Z. A Who's Who of Brighton Hove Albion F.C.: Carder. Tim. Harris. Roger: 0952133717

Streuth!

 

[Storer68]

Just as well you aren't in Chile.................................

Chilean Pesos CLP 23,423.84

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

casual scene is a much better book. proper BHA

 

[glasfryn]

my ex mother in law RIP gave my Albion books, programmes,FDC's ect to her next door neighbour for a car boot along with loads of saved personal stuff and I would not mind but the neighbour was a palarse fan..............do you hear me mother you will never be forgiven

 

[Jam The Man]

Depends how rich you are feeling!

Albion A-Z. A Who's Who of Brighton Hove Albion F.C.: Carder. Tim. Harris. Roger: 0952133717

Pretty sure it cost about that much when new... top book that sits proud on my shelf, next to the Seagulls! book by Tim & Roger that came out about 18 months before...

 

[Nottseagull]

I imagine the internet has also put payed to many of these labor of loves.

No, quite the opposite in fact. Eg Hiney is compiling a website with all the Albion home programmes since at least 1970, whereas nobody would reproduce them as a book. Which makes me wonder, has anybody actually had their programmes professionally bound into a hardback book?

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

No, quite the opposite in fact. Eg Hiney is compiling a website with all the Albion home programmes since at least 1970, whereas nobody would reproduce them as a book. Which makes me wonder, has anybody actually had their programmes professionally bound into a hardback book?

Trouble with programmes was the many different sizes and there was a period where some clubs (Derby, Notts County) went for a newspaper rather than a standard prog.