Author(s): John Small

NZ Sports & Athletics | Secondhand | Canterbury

This celebration of 100 years of Canterbury soccer provides a comprehensive overview, from the game's origins in England to the recent reforms that produced Federation 6 and Mainland Soccer. Twelve chapters trace the province's progress from uncertain beginnings to Chatham Cup, national league and inter-provincial successes, with a look at overseas teams that have visited Christchurch and the development of junior and women's football. "Canterbury Soccer" shows how the sport led the way in embracing television, organising regional and national competitions as well as restructuring to meet the challenges of the new millenium. The fortunes of major clubs are sketched from their origins to the present. Numerous photographs from earliest to most recent times of individuals, teams and on-the-ball action brings the area's rich soccer history to life in an attractive and very readable book.