Football in its Place

An Environmental Psychology of Football Grounds

David Canter, Miriam Comber, David L. Uzzell (University of Surrey, UK)

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Routledge
03 June 2024

Psychological theory & schools of thought; Football (Soccer, Association football)

Series: Psychology Revivals

In the late 1980s football was in a state of crisis. Falling attendances and a genuine unease among potential spectators about going to live football matches suggested that, without radical changes, the game would soon become a minority spectator sport. Originally published in 1989, reissued now with a new preface, Football in its Place presented a new approach to the problem that concentrates on the spectators’ experience of football and on the places where it is played.

This approach recognizes four themes, which relate directly to the spectators’ experience: spectator comfort; the need for effective crowd control; the problems of coping in emergencies; and variations in club cultures. A special chapter on football-related violence shows how this needs to be understood in relation to all of these themes and not treated as a problem in isolation. This was said to be the only way to reverse the spiral that had given rise to hooliganism.

Finally, the authors discuss the options for the future on football. They emphasize that football is a recreational activity whose management should be treated as part of the leisure industry. All aspects of the game, its traditions, club variations and heritage, needed to be harnessed if football was again to be Britain’s most popular spectator sport. Today we can see the impact that the points made in this book have contributed to how we continue to watch and enjoy football now.

By: David Canter, Miriam Comber, David L. Uzzell (University of Surrey, UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032772288
ISBN 10: 103277228X
Series: Psychology Revivals
Pages: 190
Publication Date: 03 June 2024
Audience: College/higher education , College/higher education , Adult education , Primary , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

New Foreword for 2024 Edition. Foreword by Sir Oliver Popplewell. Introduction: Background and Beginnings. 1. Four Themes 2. Spectators’ Views 3. Club Cultures 4. Crowds and Emergencies 5. Coping with Violence 6. The Final Score. Notes. Index

David Canter, Miriam Comber and David L. Uzzell.