Book Launch Talk: London, 17 March 2025

What are you doing on St. Patrick’s Day, Monday, 17 March? I am going to be launching my new book at Dulwich Hamlet’s Champion Hill Stadium with an hour-long talk, Q&A, and book signing. Do please join us.

My third book is called Shades of Green: A Journey into Irish Football, and is part-groundhop, part-history account of discovering Irish football as an outsider.

The event is co-hosted by the Football and War Network at the University of Wolverhampton and independent book vendor Stanchion Books will be there selling copies, which I can sign.

I will be covering:

• The roots of Association football in Ireland
• Groundhopping around both Irish League (NIFL) and League of Ireland
• International football before and after ‘the split’
• The political history of football in Ireland
• Irish footballing pioneers abroad
• Women’s football in Ireland
• What’s next for the game on the island of Ireland?

Here are the essential details:

Date: Monday, 17 March 2025

Time: 7-9pm

Location: The Clubhouse Bar at Dulwich Hamlet FC (directions below)

Note: This is not a ticketed event; simply show up on the night.

Here’s a quick video on what you can expect in Shades of Green:

How to get to Champion Hill

Dulwich Hamlet is next to the Sainsbury’s supermarket by East Dulwich overland station. It’s just four stops and 15 minutes or so on the train from London Bridge.

Full address:

Dulwich Hamlet FC, Champion Hill, Edgar Kail Way, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8BD