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"What Andy Mitchell doesn't know about the history of our game you could write on the back of a yellow card with a paint brush"
Gary Ralston, Daily Record

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The men who made Scotland. Price £11.99. Click on the cover image for further details and how to order.
Comprehensive biographies of all 615 Scotland international footballers from 1872 to 1939.
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1824: the World's First Football Club. Price £12.99 post free. Click on the cover image for further details and how to order
The story of the world's very first club dedicated to football, founded in Scotland in 1824 by a Edinburgh student called John Hope.
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Come awa' the Heather! The story of Dunblane Football Club. Price £10 post free. Click on the cover image for further details and how to order
​The captivating story of the Dunblane football team, known as the Heather, which was once a force to be reckoned with in Scottish football.​
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Arthur Kinnaird, First Lord of Football. Price £8.99 (book) or £3.99 (e-book). Click on the cover image for further details and to order
"A fascinating biography of a unique footballing personality" 
Prof. Wray Vamplew, International Journal of the History of Sport

"Andy Mitchell has done it pretty well" Prof. Tony Mason, Sport in History
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First Elevens. Price £10 post free. Click on the cover image for further details and to order
"Fascinating reading for historians and Tartan Army fans" The Scotsman

"A passionate, fascinating portrayal of the origins of international football." Victoria Dawson, Sport in History