Heart of Midlothian 51 Shirts (Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Sports Book Awards 2023)

by Young, Grant

• ISBN13: 9781801501330
• ISBN10: 1801501335
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2022-05-30
• Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd

Summary

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023**

Heart of Midlothian are a football club steeped in history, famous for their iconic maroon and white colours. Author Grant Young takes us on a journey from the late 1950s to the Championship-winning season of 2020/21, experienced through 51 match shirts, each brought to life with a compelling story and stunning photographs. Grant doggedly tracked down the shirts over a 20-year period to bring them together for the first time in print. Immerse yourself in extraordinary kits revered by fans throughout the decades: eye-catching kits of the 70s and 80s, flamboyant kits from the 90s, then on to the 2000s and kits associated with successful seasons and an owner who would take the club to the brink. Discover shirts from the 1959 League Cup Final, the Scottish Cup wins of 1998 and 2006, plus the incredible 2012 duel against city rivals Hibernian, along with obscure and extremely rare shirts. Finally, we move to the current-day shirts accompanied by the highs and lows of relegation, promotion, demotion and becoming a fan-owned club.

Author Biography

Grant Young is a first-time author, a besotted Hearts fan who has followed Heart of Midlothian since he was ten years old. A passionate writer, he contributes to the club matchday programme, in which he has a regular slot featuring match-worn shirts. He has spent 20 years tracking down over 260 match-worn shirts and now wants to share his love of Hearts shirts with others so they can admire and enjoy them too.