Faithful City, Fickle Football: Resurrecting Worcester City, the Sleeping Giant Killers of Liverpool

This is the story of the renaissance of cash-strapped Worcester City, with a pitch-side view of a remarkable season as City claw their way back from bankruptcy to promotion and the cusp of Wembley. It's also the story of Stourbridge and Kidderminster Harriers, two clubs bonded with the Blues for 120 years.

The story of the renaissance of cash-strapped Worcester City, the club that kicked Liverpool out of the FA Cup. It offers a pitch-side view of a remarkable season that ended in a league championship and the team just a penalty kick away from Wembley.

Foreword by former Everton player and ex-Worcester City player and manager John Barton.

Told by veteran journalist Chris Bishop, who has followed and written about Worcestershire non-league football for 50 years.

Inside this gripping book you’ll discover:

• A terrace-eye view of the rebirth of a once-proud non-league club
• A gripping, funny and raucous story of non-league survival that will resonate with football fans everywhere
• The stories of two other teams connected with City for 120 years: Stourbridge, the club that spawned Jude Bellingham, and Kidderminster Harriers, the only professional side in Worcestershire
• How all three suffer the same money and ground headaches in these trying times, despite a resurgence of non-league football in the face of Premier League greed
• A look at how fans are driving a resurgence in the non-league game as they are repelled and priced out of the Premier League

This is a love letter to non-league football where proud communities stand against penury, racism and oblivion, where the wrong moves are taken for the right reason: survival. It’s an unusual world where directors are prepared to put on a nappy and push a pram for miles for the love of their club.

• | Author: Chris Bishop
• | Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• | Publication Date: Apr 07, 2025
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781801509541
• | ISBN-10: 1801509549