The Last Football Game at Derby

HAVE YOU ever questioned this: why are football matches between local teams frequently referred to as ‘Derby games’? Examples spring easily to mind. Liverpool against Everton, the two Manchester or Sheffield clubs battling it out, or indeed pairing almost any of the many London teams. There are other examples, at Nottingham, Birmingham, Bristol, and as we move into the lesser leagues, more and more of these games come to light. But, why Derby? What ever happened in that town to gift its name in such a memorable fashion? This book will answer that question and more. It is a fascinating reminder that history (and truth) is sometimes stranger than fiction. Derby-born and educated at the old Derby Central Grammar School, Edward Garner has had an interesting life, being at various times a journalist, soldier, teacher, author and traveller. This is his seventh book, each one being described as ‘the last’. Despite that, he is presently working on another one.