Why Save a Failing Football Club? Reconsidering the Relationship Between Football and Government During the 1980s

Alex Giles Gillett; Kevin Daniel Tennent; Fred Hutchinson

Why Save a Failing Football Club? Reconsidering the Relationship Between Football and Government During the 1980s

Alex Giles Gillett, Kevin Daniel Tennent, Fred Hutchinson

The York Management School

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Abstract

The sport of football (or soccer) was professionalised in the 19th century and for many years its finance and ownership has received much attention within mainstream media although only minimal attention from academic business historians. The study investigates the financial difficulties of Middlesbrough Football and Athletic Company Limited (MFAC) before its eventual demise and reformation in the summer of 1986. The study examines the Club as a business in a broader economic context, drawing on previously unseen archival sources dating from the 1980s to analyse the relationship between Club, government, industry, and the broader regional economy.

Original language	English
Publication status	Unpublished - 2015
Event	British Society of Sports History North East and Yorks Conference - Teesside University, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom Duration: 14 Nov 2015 → …

Conference

Conference	British Society of Sports History North East and Yorks Conference
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Middlesbrough
Period	14/11/15 → …

Keywords

Professional football
professional soccer
sport
local government
local economy
finance
1980s
Middlesbrough

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