For club, country, and capitalism? Footballers' autobiographies and the political and moral economies of post-war Britain.

This article examines the emergent cultural format of the British footballer's autobiography between the 1940s and 1960s, as a case study into how tensions in the post-war settlement evolved and were narrated. It argues that star footballers' efforts to maximise their earning potential—in tandem wit...

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Published in:	Contemporary British History Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 385 - 424
Main Author:	Georgiou, Dion
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2025
Subjects:	Autobiography Economic liberty Labor market Sportswriters Post-World War II Period Soccer Cultural industries Political economic analysis United Kingdom
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