Nationwide Football Annual 2022-2023: Soccer's Pocket Encyclopedia

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It contains information from the previous football season, and also contains updated records going back to the beginnings of organised football in the 1800s. It reported on the various codes of football played in England, and also provided some coverage of the other home nations, supplemented on occasion by reports from around the world.

Queen Victoria occupied the throne and the Marquess of Salisbury was having a second go at being Prime Minister though it is not recorded whether either of them celebrated Sherwin’s and England’s triumph. This major tournament success has provided a strong platform for unprecedented growth and a legacy programme that has seen over 7,000 more women and girls playing football throughout the host cities.Payments in person can be made in the saleroom on the day of the auction and on receipt of cleared funds, lots can be collected from the saleroom during the auction or immediately after its completion. By agreeing to these Conditions of Business, the bidder agrees to the processing of their personal information and to the disclosure of such information to third parties world-wide for the purposes outlined in the above service provisions, and to the seller solely in the event on non-payment. The FA also announced a new two-year charity partnership with Alzheimer’s Society to help build awareness and raise money for this important cause. All lots are offered subject to Graham Budd Auctions Ltd's Conditions of Business which you can view here.

Building and maintaining strong relationships with partners remains critical to success, with their continued support enabling investment across the game. In all cases and without exception purchases cannot be released until the auctioneer is in receipt of cleared funds. This sponsorship lasted for two years, with the title Nationwide Football Annual being retained after the end of the sponsorship.

Like the older publication, it initially aimed to provided coverage of all football codes popular in England, including rugby football (both rugby union and rugby league after the codes split) in addition to association football. Unless successors can be found, it could be farewell to one of football’s most familiar publications after 136 editions. In partnership with Barclays, the FA helped to deliver the inaugural Biggest Ever Football Session with over 90,000 schoolgirls playing football as part of the Let Girls Play campaign. Broadcast, sponsorship, and licensing revenues continue to be fundamental to the FA achieving its strategic goals, and this season the organisation secured new deals for coverage of both the England Women senior team and the Barclays Women’s Super League. As part of the ambition to serve over two million people through transformed digital platforms, the Player Registration System registered over 1.

The landmark Football Your Way plan was launched in October 2021, which is the first of its kind in English football and demonstrates a commitment to ensuring that disabled people have opportunities to engage and participate in football their way, from grassroots to elite level. During this period, the FA made strong progress against the key objectives within its four-year Time For Change strategy, supporting its ambition to be a force for good throughout English football and in society. The organisation also faces new cashflow challenges including higher rates of inflation which are impacting the cost of living, as well as rising utilities and event day operational costs. The 2022-23 FA Community Shield was brought forward to July and therefore fell into this financial reporting period. Facsimile copies of the Athletic News Football Annuals for 1887-88 to 1900-01 and 1915-16 to 1918-19, were produced by the Association of Football Statisticians during the 1980s.FA Chief Executive Officer, Mark Bullingham, said: "This has been an important year of growth and progress, both on and off the pitch – and I’m proud of how we have performed against our strategic objectives, which included winning a major tournament, with the Lionesses’ historic victory at Wembley in the Women’s Euros last summer. The 2021-22 season saw record investment into the women’s and girls’ game, culminating in England Women’s historic UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 victory at Wembley Stadium. It morphed into the Sunday Chronicle Annual in 1946, the Empire News Annual in 1956, The News of the World and Empire News Annual in 1961 and the News of the World Annual in 1965. The FA is on track to deliver 5,000 quality pitches across the country by 2024, with a total of 2,607 delivered since 2022. b) These Conditions of Business shall be interpreted in accordance with English Law, under the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts, in favour of GBA.

The final edition to date was published in the summer of 2022 for the 2022-23 season, as no deal could be agreed between the authors and prospective publishers for the 2023-24 edition. One publication appearing for the first time that year eventually established an unrivalled reputation for in-depth factual information and football trivia of the Sherwin variety. We know there will be challenges ahead, including rising energy costs and the impact of inflation, but we remain focused on delivering a game that is truly for all.

Launching a mini-football annual known as The Athletic News Football Supplement and Club Directory must have been a considerable gamble with international and FA Cup football still in their infancy and plans for organised national league football still at discussion stage. The majority of lots in the auction are offered under the Auctioneer’s Margin Scheme (AMS) and as such BP is subject to VAT (currently set at a rate of 20% in the UK). If this is not possible, however, we will be pleased to provide condition reports on lots where practical.