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| Material Type: | Book |
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| Monographic Corporate Author(s): | The Football Association |
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| Monograph Title: | The Soccer Club Groundsman: An Official Publication of The Football Association, 1951. |
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| Publishing Information: | London, England: Naldrett Press |
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| Edition: | 1st |
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| # of Pages: | 108 |
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| Collation: | 108 pp. |
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| Evaluative Review: | Appears in The Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute, 195x, p. 113. |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Soccer fields; Construction; Establishment; Cultural methods; Cool season turfgrasses; Tournament gallery
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| Geographic Terms: | England |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Includes: Grass for the Pitch; Establishing Turf; Soils and their Relation to Grass; Watering the Ground; Weeds in the Turf; Diseases of Turf; Pests of the Turf and Earthworms; Mowing the Pitch; Fertilisers; Top Dressings; Mechanical Appliances and Tools; Laying out the Pitch; Routine Work During the Season; The Close Season; Selecting and Preparing the Ground; and Stands and Spectators. |
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Library of Congress
Subject Headings: | Soccer fields -- England -- Maintenance and repair -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Turf management -- England -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Grounds maintenance -- England -- Handbooks, manuels, etc. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | See also second edition, 1972, R=39263. R=39263 |
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| Note: | Pictures, b/w
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"First Published October, 1951"
Includes foreword by Sir Stanley Rous, Secretary, The Football Association
Includes appendix: "The Sports Turf Research Institute"; pp. 106-107
Includes appendix: "The National Association of Groundsmen"; pp. 108 |
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| Annotation from Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, by James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard and James C Beard: | "A key, small book for collectors of historical turfgrass books. An early, quality book devoted solely to the construction, establishment, and culture of turfgrasses on soccer fields. It is oriented to cool-season turfgrasses and conditions in England. Also included is a chapter on stands and spectators. The book was written in collaboration with the Sports Turf Research Institute, with a foreword by Sir Stanley Rous. The suggested seed mixture for English soccer fields in 1951 was as follows:
In practice it is best to arrange a blend of several kinds which will intermingle and support one another in a suitable mixture. The mixture should contain Rye Grass and Crested Dog's Tail as the background together with a proportion of Timothy, Fescue, Bent and possibly Rough Stalked Meadow Grass. It should always be borne in mind, however, that good preparation of the land to be sown is just as important as the choice of the right seed. If the ground is very wet and therefore more at the mercy of the players boots, it may be necessary to increase the proportion of the coarser grasses. In hard-pressed parts of the playing-area, such as the goal-mouth, it may be advisable to use only a mixture of Perennial Rye Grass and Crested Dog's-tail." p. 225 |
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| Beard Section Heading: | Bibliography of books/monographs on turfgrass culture |
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| Beard Special Note: | Identified by James B Beard in Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf (2014) as being old and rare based on his experience. |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
The Football Association. 1951. The Soccer Club Groundsman: An Official Publication of The Football Association. 1st. ed. 108 pp. London, England: Naldrett Press. |
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