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Carter, Neil (2002) 'Meet the new boss; same as the old boss' : a social history of the football manager, 1880 - c.1966. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.
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Abstract
This is a history of the development of the manager in English football from 1880
until the mid-1960s. It is predicated on two main arguments. First, that football
management in England has largely reflected the practical tradition of British
management where managers are employed more for their experience than any
qualifications that they might hold. Second, that the management of players during
this period mirrored prevailing attitudes within society towards the handling of
young, working-class men and because they lacked any management training,
managers imposed their personality and authority on them. The thesis has a
chronological structure. The first chapter provides a broad overview of British
management up to 1970. Its aim is to provide an overall context for the rest of the
thesis by analysing the history of British management, its culture, and also the role
of education. Chapter 2 charts the early development of football management in the
years up to 1914. The following chapter examines the emergence of early football
managers during the same period. It examines, first, the relationship between a
manager and his directors and how this has developed in light of football's
commercialisation process; second, how the training and background of managers has
reflected trends within British management; and third, the manager's relationship
with his workers, the players. This framework will be used throughout the thesis.
Chapter 4 is a case study of Herbert Chapman. Chapter 5 deals with the inter-War
period and Chapter 6 looks at the emergence of modem football management from
1945 up to the Sixties. Chapter 7 assesses the socio-economic impact of a manager on a team's performance during this period. The conclusion will briefly draw
together the main themes and arguments of the thesis.
Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) | ||||
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Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Soccer managers -- England -- History, Soccer -- Management -- History | ||||
Official Date: | November 2002 | ||||
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Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
Theses Department: | Department of Social History | ||||
Thesis Type: | PhD | ||||
Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
Supervisor(s)/Advisor: | Mason, Tony, 1938- ; Steedman, Carolyn | ||||
Sponsors: | Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC) (R00429734409) | ||||
Extent: | vi, 438 leaves | ||||
Language: | eng |
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