Mud, Sweat and Beers

Tony Collins is Research Fellow, International Centre for Sports History and Culture, De Montfort University. Wray Vamplew is Research Professor, University of Stirling.

• Introduction 1 This Sporting House: The Pub and Sport 2 A Thirsty Business: The Drinks Industry and Sport 3 Cheers! Alcohol and the Sporting Crowd 4 A Little of What Does You Good? Alcohol, the Athlete and Sporting Performance Conclusion: More than Beer and Skittles? Bibliography Index

'An intriguing look at the problematic relationship sport has with alcohol.'The Bookseller'Packed with informative and entertaining detail [and] written with exemplary clarity.'The Guardian Weekend'Unputdownably fascinating [and] original, not to say intoxicating.'The Guardian Sport Section'Tony Collins and Wray Vamplew have left no stone unturned, nor glass undrained, in their researches ... A thoughtful and thought-provoking book.'Programme Monthly and Football Collectable'The chronological range of the book is impressive ... Equally laudable is the author's ability to use a vast array of archival sources, from sporting records, brewary accounts, government reports and social commentary, to contextualize the sport-alcohol relationship within awide range of political, social and economic histories ... In Mud Sweat and Beers, an approach is found that champions the study of a sporting theme, but which cannot be ignored by historians of any aspect of British life.'Jour