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The Armistice Day Killing
The Death of Tommy Ball and the Life of the Man Who Shot Him
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About this book
This is the dramatic story of the death of the only English professional footballer deemed by law to have been murdered. A key member of Aston Villa's 1923 all-star team, Tommy Ball rose from the obscurity of Durham pit village football to play a starring role in the world's most famous team and was considered a likely future England international. His killer, Somerset man George Stagg, was a former soldier and policeman who became his landlord and neighbour. A difficult relationship culminated in their fateful meeting on the evening of Armistice Day in 1923. Sentenced to death in controversial circumstances, Stagg escaped the noose by the intervention of the country's first Labour Home Secretary. The exact circumstances of the shooting were never legally established and, for almost a century, have been the subject of considerable speculation. After diligent research, Colin Brown believes he may have the answers.
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Publisher
Pitch Publishing LtdYear
2022eBook ISBN
9781801502719Edition
0Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part 1: Tommy Ball – From Coal Dust to Stardust
- Part 2: George Stagg – From Bristol to Brum
- Part 3: Why?
- Part 4: The Killing
- Part 5: After the Event
- Part 6: Following Up
- Part 7: Three Weeks in November
- Part 8: ‘Feloniously, Wilfully and with Malice Aforethought’
- Part 9: What Really Happened?
- Part 10: Fate Intervenes
- Part 11: When Life Meant Life
- Part 12: Moving On
- Postscript 1: Roy Jenkins
- Postscript 2: Dalian Atkinson
- Appendices
- References
- Photos