This bibliography is divided into the following sections:
Further information, including recommendations, can be found in the Football Books section.
Alomes, Stephen and Bob Stewart (ed.) 'High Mark': Australian Football and Australian Culture, Contemporary Studies of the Great Australian Game (Melbourne, Maribyrnong Press, 1998).
Atkinson, Graeme and Michael Hanlon 3AW Book of Footy Records (Melbourne, Magistra Publishing Company, 1989).
Blainey, Geoffrey A Game of Our Own: the Origins of Australian Football (Melbourne, National Australian Football Council, 1990).
Brereton, Dermott with Ken Piesse Hooked on Football: an Addicts A-Z Guide (Melbourne, Macmillan, 1990).
Daffey, Paul and Ian Kenins Beyond the Big Sticks: Country Football Around Australia (Melbourne, Thomas C. Lothian, 2003).
Dunn, John (ed.) and Jim Main Australian Rules Football: an Illustrated History (Melbourne, Lansdowne Press, 1974).
Fitzgerald, Ross and Ken Spillman (ed.) The Greatest Game (Melbourne, William Heinemann, 1988).
Flanagan, Martin The Game In Time Of War (Sydney, Pan Macmillan, 2003).
Hobbs, Greg and Scot Palmer Football's 50 Greatest (Melbourne, Bradford Usher and Associates, 1976).
Holmesby, Russell and Jim Main The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers: Every AFL/VFL Footballer Since 1897 (Melbourne, Crown Content, 2003).
Hunt, Rex The Football Bible '94 (Melbourne, Crossbow Publishing, 1993).
Hutchinson, Garrie (ed.) Australian Football Hall of Fame: a Gallery of Football's Greatest (Sydney, HarperCollins, 2000).
Hutchinson, Garrie (ed.) Great Australian Football Stories (Melbourne, Lynedoch Publications, 1987).
Lovett, Michael (ed.) AFL '97: the Official Guide to Australia's Greatest Game (Melbourne, Reed Books, 1997).
Lovett, Michael (ed.) AFL '98: the Official Statistical History of the AFL (Melbourne, Australian Football League, 1998).
Lovett, Michael (ed.) AFL '99: the Official Statistical History of the AFL (Melbourne, Australian Football League, 1999).
Lovett, Michael (ed.) AFL 2000: the Official Statistical History of the AFL (Melbourne, Australian Football League, 2000).
Lovett, Michael (ed.) AFL 2001: the Official Statistical History of the AFL (Melbourne, Australian Football League, 2001).
Lovett, Michael (ed.) AFL 2002: the Official Statistical History of the AFL (Melbourne, Australian Football League, 2002).
Lovett, Michael (ed.) AFL 2003: the Official Statistical History of the AFL (Melbourne, Australian Football League, 2003).
Lovett, Michael (ed.) AFL 2004: the Official Statistical History of the AFL (Melbourne, Australian Football League, 2004)
Lovett, Michael (ed.) AFL Record Guide To Season 2005 (Melbourne, Australian Football League, 2005).
McKenna, Peter My World of Football (Sydney, Jack Pollard Pty. Ltd., 1973).
Madigan, Anthony and Michael Madigan Bush Legends: South Australian Country Footy Stories (Adelaide, Elvis Press, 2003).
Main, Jim Huttons 1981 Footy Book (Melbourne, The Market Place Marketing Group, 1981).
Main, Jim The Big Aussie Rules Book (Auckland, Rugby Press, 1994).
Main, Jim and Ken Piesse The A to Z of Football (Melbourne, Wedneil Publications, 1982).
Pascoe, Robert The Winter Game: the Complete History of Australian Football (Melbourne, The Text Publishing Company, 1995).
Pollard, Jack (ed.) High Mark: 25 Champions on the Art of Australian Football (Sydney, K.G. Murray Publishing Company, 1964).
Sayer, Max Champions of Australia (Adelaide, Australian Society for Sports History, 2003).
Taylor, Kevin Footystats 1995: Australian Football League Statistics 1897-1994 (Melbourne, self published, 1994).
Taylor, Kevin Footystats 1996: Australian Football League Statistics 1897-1995 (Melbourne, self published, 1995).
Taylor, Kevin Footystats 1997: Australian Football League Statistics 1897-1996 (Melbourne, self published, 1996).
Taylor, Kevin Footystats 1998: Australian Football League Statistics 1897-1997 (Melbourne, self published, 1997).
Taylor, Kevin Footystats 1999: Australian Football League Statistics 1897-1998 (Melbourne, ACP Publishing, 1998).
Taylor, Kevin Footystats 2000: Australian Football League Statistics 1897-1999 (Melbourne, ACP Publishing, 1999).
Taylor, Kevin and Jim Main ABC Grandstand Footy Book 1996 (Sydney, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1996).
Warner, Dave Footy's Hall of Shame (Fremantle, Fremantle Arts Press, 1996).
Williamson, John Football's Forgotten Tour: The Story of the British Australian Rules Venture of 1888 (Perth, John Williamson, 2003).
Young, Ray and Dave Pincombe Footy Facts: All Australia Guide to Aussie Rules 1987-88 (Melbourne, Information Australia, 1988).
2. Australian Capital Territory
Marshall, Barbara The National Game in the National Capital: 60 Years of Achievement (Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Football League, 1983).
Lee, David and Michael Barfoot NTFL: a History of Australian Football in Darwin and the Northern Territory from 1916 to 1995 (Darwin, Northern Territory Football League, 1995).
Marlow, Jesse Centre Bounce: Football From Australia's Heart (Melbourne, Hardie Grant Books, 2003).
Bloch, Fred A History of the South Australian Amateur Football League 1911-1994 (Adelaide, South Australian Amateur Football League Inc., 1994).
Hayman, Dion The Complete Book of SANFL Records (Adelaide, Dion Hayman, 2004).
Pash, Jeff The Pash Papers: Australian Rules Football in South Australia 1950-1964 (Adelaide, Pioneer Books, 1999).
Whimpress, Bernard The South Australian Football Story (Adelaide, South Australian National Football League, 1983).
Wood, John SA Greats: the History of the Magarey Medal (Adelaide, John and Wendy Wood, 1988).
Anderton, B.T. 'Buck' (ed.) Football: The People's Game (Triabunna, B.T. Anderton, 2004).
Pinchin, Ken A Century of Tasmanian Football 1879-1979 (Hobart, Tasmanian Football League, 1979).
Stoward, John (ed.) Australian Rules Football in Tasmania (Hobart, John Stoward, 2002).
Atkinson, Graeme The Complete Book of VFL Finals (Melbourne, Five Mile Press, 1989).
Barter, Neil All Links In The Chain: The Centenary History Of The Ovens And King Football League (Wangaratta, Ovens And King Football League, 2006).
Cannatelli, Tony VFA Football Trivia (Melbourne, Tony Cannatelli, 1995).
Caruso, Santo with Marc Fiddian and Jim Main Football Grounds Of Melbourne (Melbourne, Pennon Publishing, 2002).
Craven, John (ed.) Football the Australian Way (Melbourne, Landsdowne Press, 1972).
Fiddian, Marc The Pioneers: 100 Years of Association Football (Melbourne, Victorian Football Association, 1977).
Fiddian, Marc The Roar of the Crowd: a History of VFA Grand Finals (Melbourne, Victorian Football Association, 1987).
Fiddian, Marc The VFA: A History Of The Victorian Football Association 1877-1995 (Melbourne, Marc Fiddian, 2004).
Holmesby, Russell and Jim Main This Football Century (Melbourne, Wilkinson Books, 1996).
Main, Jim and Russell Holmesby The Encyclopedia of League Footballers: Every AFL/VFL Player Since 1897 (Melbourne, Wilkinson Books, 1992).
Michael, Ron Great Goals: Goulburn Valley Football League 1894-1994 (Melbourne, The Goulburn Valley Football League Inc., 1994).
Piesse, Ken The Complete Guide to Australian Football (Sydney, Pan Macmillan, 1993).
Roberts, Michael and Michael Winkler (ed.) Footy In The 1960s (Melbourne, Hardie Grant, 2003).
Rodgers, Stephen Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897-1991 (Melbourne, Viking O'Neill, 1992).
Rodgers, Stephen The Complete Book of VFL Records (Melbourne, Kingfisher Books, 1987).
Ross, John (ed.) 100 Years of Australian Football (Melbourne, Penguin, 1996).
Sandercock, Leonie and Ian Turner Up Where, Cazaly? (St Albans, Granada Publishing, 1981).
"100 Years On" - Centenary Ballarat Football League (Ballarat, Ballarat Football League, 1993).
Christian, Geoff The Footballers (Perth, St George Books, 1988).
East, Alan The Sandover Medal Men: a History of Western Australia's Most Prestigious Football Award (Perth, Alan East, 2006).
Everett, Les Gravel Rash: 100 Years of Goldfields Football (Perth, Goldfields Football League Inc., 1996).
James, Anthony Football Greats of Western Australia Volume 1 (Perth, Research and Information Services of Western Australia, 1995).
Agars, Merv Bloods, Sweat and Tears (Adelaide, West Adelaide Football Club, 1987).
Alexander, Alison You're In Roo Country: the Clarence District Football Club 1884-1996 (Hobart, Clarence Football Club, 1996).
Alford, Peter and Tony Allan Light Up And Burn: Aquinas Old Collegians Football Club 1981-1990 (Melbourne, Aquinas Old Collegians FC, 1991).
Ashford, Michael Pride And Premierships: A History Of De La Salle Old Collegians Amateur Football Club 1955-1980 (Melbourne, De La Salle Old Collegians Amateur Football Club, 1981).
Atkinson, Brian West Perth Football Club 1885-1985 (Perth, West Perth Football Club, 1985).
Banbury, Angela The Navy Blue Cats: Catani Football Club 1947-1997 (Melbourne, Cloverhill, 1997).
Barnes, Les and Laurie Cunningham A Fair And Honest Game: A Tribute To The Brunswick Football Club (Melbourne, Brunswick Community History Group, 2004).
Brennan, John M. (ed.) From The Eagles' Nest: The History Of The Brim Football Club (Warracknabeal, Brim Football Club, 1996).
Brewer, W.B. (ed.) Never Say Die: the North Hobart Football Club (Hobart, North Hobart Football Club, 1995).
Branagan, Mark and Mike Lefebvre Bloodstained Angels: the Rise & Fall of the Foreign Legion (Melbourne, Mark Branagan and Mike Lefebvre, 1995).
Brittingham, Bill (ed.) Essendon Football Club: 1946 Premiership Documentary (Melbourne, Bill Brittingham, 1989).
Buggy, Hugh and Harry Bell The Carlton Story (Melbourne, Eric White Associates, 1958).
Cahir, Di and Helen Spratling From Saplings To Goal Posts: Dunnstown Football Club (Maryborough, Dunnstown Football Club, 1994).
Cameron, Rod Victory Through Harmony: A History Of The First 100 Years Of The Leongatha Football Club (Melbourne, Leongatha Football Club, 1994).
Cannatelli, Tony The Port Melbourne Way (Melbourne, Tony Cannatelli, 1989).
Casey, Kevin The Tigers' Tale: the Origins and History of the Claremont Football Club (Perth, Claremont Football Club, 1995).
Christian, Geoff Soaring: the Official History of the West Coast Eagles Football Club’s First 10 Years (Perth, West Coast Eagles Football Club, 1997).
Cornwall, Peter and John Wood Pride of the Bay: the Story of Glenelg Football Club (Adelaide, Graphic Print Group, 1999).
Costelloe, David Magpie Memories: a History of the New Town-Glenorchy Football Club 1948-1990 (Hobart, Glenorchy Football Club, 1991).
Coward, Mike Men of Norwood: the Red and Blue Blooded (Adelaide, Norwood Football Club, 1992).
Dolman, Barry North Adelaide's Greatest (Adelaide, North Adelaide Football Club History Committee, 2001).
Dowling, Gerard The North Story: the North Melbourne Football Club (Sydney, Playright Publishing, 1997).
Driver, Ian History Of The Brighton Old Scholars Football Club 1968-1983 (Adelaide, Ian Driver, 1983).
East, Alan (ed.) From Redlegs To Demons: A History Of The Perth Football Club From 1899 (Perth, Perth Football Club, 2005).
East, Alan with Bill Forrest and Gary Stocks The Royals - 100 Years Of Football Tradition: A History of the East Perth Football Club (Perth, East Perth Football Club, 2006).
Feldmann, Jules and Russell Holmesby The Point of it All (Melbourne, Playwright Publishing, 1992).
Fiddian, Marc Devils At Play: A History Of The Oakleigh Football Club (Melbourne, Pakenham Gazette, 1982).
Fiddian, Marc The Blue Boys: a History of the Prahran Football Club (Melbourne, Prahran Football Club, 1986).
Fiddian, Marc The Bullants: a History of Preston Football Club (Melbourne, Preston Football Club, 1983).
Fitzgerald, Ross The Footy Club: Inside the Brisbane Bears (Brisbane, University of Queensland Press, 1996).
Fowlie, Ron History of the Tigers 100 Club and Famous Tigers 1925-2005 (Canberra, Queanbeyan Football Club, 2005).
Fowlie, Ron Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright......Queanbeyan Australian Football Club History 1925-1988 (Canberra, Queanbeyan Football Club, 1989).
Fowlie, Ron Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright......Queanbeyan Australian Football Club History 1989-1999 - edition 2 (Canberra, Queanbeyan Football Club, 2000).
Glossop, Matthew The Royals 1906-1976 (Perth, East Perth Football Club, 1976).
Gordon, Harry The Hard Way: the Story of the Hawthorn Football Club (Sydney, Lester Townsend Publishing, 1990).
Hansen, Brian Tigerland: the History of the Richmond Football Club From 1885 (Melbourne, Richmond Former Players and Officials Association, 1989).
Harrison, Frank and Jack Lee The South Fremantle Story 1900-1975 Volume 1 & Volume 2 (Fremantle, South Fremantle Football Club, 1976).
Hewat, Tim The Blues: a History of Carlton Football Club (Melbourne, Carlton Football Club, 1982).
Hobbs, Greg 125 Yrs Of The Melbourne Demons (Melbourne, Progress Press Group, 1984).
Hobbs, Greg The Bulldog Book: Sons of the 'Scray 1883-1983 (Melbourne, Footscray Football Club, 1983).
Hubbard, Albert The Zebra Story: a History of the Sandringham Football Club (Melbourne, Sandringham Football Club, 1986).
Humphries, Laurie T. The History of a Great Football Club: Collegians Centenary 1892-1992 (Melbourne, Collegians Football Club, 1992).
Hutchinson, Col Cats' Tales: the Geelong Football Club 1897-1983 (Geelong, Geelong Advertiser, 1984).
Hutchinson, Garrie and John Ross (ed.) The Clubs: the Complete History of Every Club in the VFL/AFL (Melbourne, Penguin, 1998).
Hutchinson, Garrie, Rick Lang and John Ross Roar of the Lions: Fitzroy Remembered (Melbourne, Lothian Books, 1997).
Keenan, Terry A Taste Of Port (Melbourne, Eucalyptus Press, 1999).
Lack, John, Chris McConville, Michael Small, and Damien Wright Unleashed: A History of the Footscray Football Club (Melbourne, Aus-Sport Enterprises Pty. Ltd., 1996).
Laidlaw, Robert Central District Football Club 30 Year Almanac (Adelaide, Central District Football Club, 1994).
Laidlaw, Robert Premier Bulldogs: Central District Football Club 40 Year Almanac (Adelaide, Central District Football Club, 2004).
Laidlaw, Robert and Peter Broelman Bulldogs by the Numbers (Adelaide, Central District Football Club, 1995).
Lee, Jack East Fremantle Football Club: Celebrating 100 Years of Tradition (Perth, Bill Benbow and Associates, 1998).
Lee, Jack Old Easts 1948-1975 (Perth, East Fremantle Football Club, 1976).
Lysikatos, John True Blue: the History of the Sturt Football Club (Adelaide, Sturt Football Club, 1995).
Maplestone, Michael Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872-1974 (Melbourne, Essendon Football Club, 1994).
Markoff, Barry The Road To A Grade: A History Of The A.J.A.X. Football Club (Melbourne, A.J.A.X. Football Club, 1980).
McLean, A.R. 100 Years With the Magpies: the Story of the Port Adelaide Football Club 1870-1970 (Adelaide, Port Adelaide Football Club, 1971).
McFarlane, Glenn and Michael Roberts Collingwood at Victoria Park (Melbourne, Thomas C. Lothian Limited, 1999).
Milne, Steven Zebra Magic: 1992 - A Premiership Season (Melbourne, Avenue Press, 1993).
Nicholls, Barry Triple Blue: Jack Oatey, John Wynne & the Whole Damned Thing (the story of the 1978 SANFL grand final) (Adelaide, Pioneer Books, 2002).
Oakley, Adele and Betty Bailey, Allan Bailey, Rodney Thurlow 75 Years Of The Red & Blues: Ngallo Football Club Inc. 1910 to 1985 (Pinnaroo, Pinnaroo Border Times, 1985).
Pointon, Bruce M. North's Record-Making Year: The Story Of North Adelaide Football Club's 1952 Premiership Year (Adelaide, North Adelaide Football Club History Committee, 2002).
Porter, Ashley et al Crows' Tales (Adelaide, Harper-Collins, 1993).
Porter, Ashley and the Adelaide Crows Something to Crow About: a Celebration of the First 100 Games (Sydney, Harper-Collins, 1995).
Powers, John The Coach: a Season with Ron Barassi (Melbourne, Thomas Nelson Australia Pty. Ltd., 1978).
Riley, John, David Barker and Marc Fiddian Camberwell Football Club Team of the Century 1884-1994 (Melbourne, Camberwell Football Club Team of the Century Reunion Committee, 2003).
Roberts, Phil From Gumboots To Glory: The History Of The North Ballarat Football Club 1882-2002 (Ballarat, North Ballarat Football Club, 2003).
Spillman, Ken Diehards: the Story of the Subiaco Football Club 1896-1945 (Perth, Subiaco Football Club, 1998).
Spillman, Ken Diehards: the Story of the Subiaco Football Club 1946-2000 (Perth, Subiaco Football Club, 2000).
Stephens, Russell H.T. The Road to Kardinia: the Story of the Geelong Football Club (Sydney, Playright Publishing Pty. Ltd., 1996).
Stremski, R. Kill For Collingwood (Sydney, Allen and Unwin, 1986).
Taylor, E.C.H. 100 Years of Football: the Story of the Melbourne Football Club 1858-1958 (Melbourne, Melbourne Football Club, 1957).
Taylor, Kevin The Sydney Swans: the Complete History 1874-1986 (Sydney, Allen and Unwin, 1987).
Terrell, John Kangas: Times and Tales of the Kalgoorlie City Football Club (Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie City Football Club, 1998).
Williams, Ron North Launceston Football Club 1899-1990 (Launceston, North Launceston Football Club, 1991).
Wood, John Bound For Glory: the Story of the Port Adelaide Football Club 1939-1990 (Adelaide, John and Wendy Wood, 1991).
Wood, John The Centenary History of the North Adelaide Football Club Inc. (Adelaide, North Adelaide Football Club, 1993).
9. Biographical/Autobiographical
Agars, Merv et al Jack Oatey: the Coach of a Lifetime (Adelaide, Sturt Football Club, 1982).
Daicos, Peter with Jake Niall Collingwood and Me (Melbourne, Floradale Publications, 1991).
Davis, Bob with Jim Main Football Legend Woofa (Sydney, ABC Books, 1996).
Dawson, Brian John Todd: Six Decades Of Footy (Perth, Cambridge Publishing, 2004).
Depasquale, Paul The Farmer Files (Adelaide, Pioneer Books, 2002).
Flower, Robert with Ron Reed Robbie (Melbourne, Caribou Publications, 1987).
Forbes, Clark Dipierdomenico - or just call me Dipper (Sydney, Ironbark Press, 1991).
Hansen, Brian and Jack Dyer 'Captain Blood' (London, Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd., 1965).
Hansen, Brian and Jack Dyer Jack Dyer's The Greatest: the Most Sensational Players of the Century (Melbourne, Brian Hansen Nominees P/L, 1996).
Hart, Royce The Royce Hart Story (Melbourne, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1970).
Hawke, Steve Polly Farmer: a Biography (Fremantle, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1994).
Johnston, Wayne with Ron Reed The Dominator (Melbourne, Caribou publications, 1991).
Kay, Brian The Master: the Bob Hank Story (Adelaide, Peacock Publications, 2003).
Keenan, Peter with Simon Townley Crackers: the Peter Keenan Story (Sydney, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1990).
Kernahan, Stephen with Tony De Bolfo Sticks: the Stephen Kernahan Story (Sydney, Random House, 1997).
Lockett, Tony with Ken Piesse Plugger: the Tony Lockett Story (Sydney, Pan Macmillan, 1992).
Madden, Justin Harry: the Words and Wisdom of Justin Madden (Sydney, Pan Macmillan, 1996).
Main, Jim with friends EJ - Ted Whitten (Melbourne, Wilkinson Books, 1995).
Main, Jim Waltzing Matera: the Peter Matera Story (Sydney, Gary Allen Pty. Ltd., 1996).
Main, Jim and Russell Holmesby Carlton: the 100 Greatest (Melbourne, Crossbow Publishing, 1994).
Maplestone, Michael Those Magnificent Men 1897-1987 (Melbourne, Essendon Football Club, 1988).
Markoff, Barry The Road To 'A' Grade: A History Of The Ajax Football Club (Melbourne, Ajax Football Club, 1980).
Matthews, Leigh with Michael Sheehan Lethal (Melbourne, Caribou Publications, 1986).
Mensforth, Shane Jarman Magic (Adelaide, Jarforth Publications, 1994).
Miller, Wayne, Vikki Petraitis with Victor Jeremiah The Great John Coleman (Melbourne, Nivar Press, 1997).
Nicholls, John (with Ian McDonald) Big Nick (Melbourne, Garry Sparke and Associates, 1977).
Piesse, Ken Ablett: the Gary Ablett Story (Melbourne, Information Australia, 1994).
Piesse, Ken with Jason Dunstall The Goal King: Jason Dunstall's Own Story (Melbourne, Information Australia, 1995).
Platten, John with Ken Piesse The Rat: a Football Braveheart (Sydney, Harper-Collins, 1997).
Richards, Lou with Ron Reed The Kiss of Death (Sydney, Century Hutchinson, 1989).
Richardson, V.Y. with R.S. Whittington The Vic Richardson Story (Adelaide, Rigby Limited, 1967).
Roberts, Michael A Century of the Best: the Stories of Collingwood's Favourite Sons (Melbourne, Collingwood Football Club, 1991).
Rosevear, Jim Knuckles: the Neil Kerley Story (Adelaide, Jim Rosevear, 2003).
Shaw, Tony with Daryl Timms A Shaw Thing (Melbourne, Tony Shaw & Daryl Timms, 1990).
Sheedy, Jack and Darcy Farrell My Football Life (Perth, Darcy Farrell, 1969).
Taylor, Brian with Jon Anderson Black and White: the Taylor Diaries (Melbourne, Brian Taylor & Jon Anderson, 1990).
Various Gary Ablett (Sydney, Pan-Macmillan, 1996).
Wallish, E.A The Great Laurie Nash (Melbourne, Ryan Publishing, 1998).
10. Newspapers and Periodicals
Adelaide - 'Advertiser', 'News', 'Sunday Mail'
'AFL Record'
'Australasian'
'Australian'
Brisbane - 'Courier', 'Evening Observer'
'Cats News' (Geelong FC)
'Eagle Eye' (West Coast FC)
'Football Inquest'
'Football Life'
'Football Times'
'Footy Fan'
'Footy Week'
'Footy World'
'Geelong Advertiser'
'Inside Football'
'Launceston Examiner'
Melbourne - 'Age', 'Argus', 'Sun-Herald', 'Sun-News Pictorial'
'NTFL Football Insight'
'NWFU Record'
Perth - 'Daily Mirror', 'Gazette', 'Independent'
'SA Footballer'
'SANFL Football Budget'
'Tasmanian Football Record'
'VFA Recorder'
'VFL Football Record'
'WA(N)FL Football Budget'
'Westside Football'
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