The Booked Pitch – 23 October 2026.

Arsenal: The Inside Story of Arsenal's Rebirth Under Mikel Arteta

BY SAM DEAN

Inside the extraordinary rise of Mikel Arteta's Arsenal. Daily Telegraph correspondent Sam Dean takes readers beyond the headlines, exploring the dressing-room conversations, demanding training-ground standards and squad decisions that forged a new era at the Emirates. From the academy's young talents to the personalities who helped transform the club, this is a compelling account of Arsenal's rebirth.

Macmillan
Hardback · 336 pages
ISBN 9781037420405
Published 22 October 2026
IN STOCK — READY TO DISPATCH

£22.00

The Big Book of Football Champions 1961

VINTAGE ANNUAL

Eleven straight League wins set the tone for Tottenham’s unforgettable 1960/61 season. Bill Nicholson’s side, led by Danny Blanchflower, swept towards the First Division title with the confidence of a team making history.

The championship was secured with a 2–1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at White Hart Lane on 17 April 1961. Then came Wembley: on 6 May, goals from Bobby Smith and Terry Dyson earned a 2–0 win over Leicester City and completed the League and FA Cup Double—the first by an English club in the 20th century.

The Big Book of Football Champions 1961 celebrates that glorious Spurs season: Nicholson’s men, Blanchflower with the trophies and the Wembley triumph that made the team immortal. A return to one of Tottenham’s greatest achievements.