These Fact Sheets have been produced by the Sir Norman Chester Centre for Football Research. They are designed to give a brief outline of each particular topic, in order to provide a starting point for students interested in researching aspects of football. They also contain reference points and a guide to further reading.They are reproduced by kind permission from the SNCCFR website (http://www.le.ac.uk/footballresearch/resources/factsheets/index.html).