Mapping the Pitch ─ Football Formations Through the Ages

An entertaining exploration of the history and evolution of football formations— from the Victorian age to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil—analyzes the thinking behind the popular formations and shows how the thinking behind the game changed in football from the late-19th century onwards. Original.

Edward Couzens-Lake is the author of Norwich City: The Seventies, Norwich City Miscellany, Fantasy Football and Norwich City's Greatest Games. A passionate supporter of Norwich City, Edward regularly contributes to the Canaries' official matchday program as well as numerous other sporting and lifestyle publications. He contributes regular features to numerous magazines and other publications, both hard copy and digitally published as well as contributing to Norwich City's official match-day program. He is currently researching and writing his first novel. Edward currently lives in reluctant temporary exile near Chichester, but divides his time between Sussex and Norfolk.