An Australian who built a sporting legacy in another land. Who is Con Jones? Trevor Thompson's latest book shares the story of a man who fled a scandal at home to become a Hall of Famer in his adopted hometown.

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Four books in four years! 😳 Congratulations @paulmurphybkk.bsky.social Happy to have helped bring two of them to life.

We are saddened to learn that #Socceroo Keith Learmonth died yesterday evening. Our condolences to his family and friends. RIP. 🇦🇺

Earlier this month, it was 'Big Con', more sporting history from Trevor Thompson; next month, we release a #youngadult novel, 'Rosemary Boy' by Amy Coomer. youtu.be/6oQy-Tj1Av8?...

Our releases of the past 11 months include #football & #golf nonfiction, #football #fiction, biography, #Indigenous sports history, #YA nonfiction, a mystery novel & a glorious book about our best friends, #dogs. Check them out here: buff.ly/EJWKexw

Forgotten in Australia. Honoured in Canada. Con Jones was inducted into the British Columbia Soccer Hall of Fame in 2023. Now, his wild, true story is finally told in Big Con—out now. From Melbourne Cup scandal to a #football visionary.

He ripped off punters in the 1903 Melbourne Cup, then built a stadium in Vancouver. Meet Con Jones, Australia's most audacious sporting fugitive. ⚽️ Stadium builder 💰 Bookie on the run 🏆 Pioneer of pro soccer in British Columbia #footballbook #truecrime www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/big...

From Davie Mitchell at #Rangers to Ange Postecoglou at #Celtic, the influence of Australians in #Scottish football has grown steadily over four decades. Finding a #Socceroo in a Scottish squad has gone from being a novelty to a staple. 'Socceroos in Scotland' by @paulmurphybkk.bsky.social

As the #Socceroos take on #NewZealand tonight for the #FootballAshes, why not be really well informed about this important slice of Australian sporting history? We've got just the book for it. Available in e-book and softcover. buff.ly/DICVZG9 #AUSvNZL

Author copies of ‘Socceroos 🇦🇺 in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿’. Ange, Vidmar, Viduka, Moore, Irvine, McDonald, Rogic, Mooy and more. Perfect Father’s Day gift for the Aussie dads. @fairplaybooks.bsky.social

"Five iconic reads, curated for football lovers of all ages." So we say about our Father's Day Football Bundle. Order by Wednesday for guaranteed delivery. #fathersday #footballbooks #giftshewilllove #fomo www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/collections/...

Let's face it. The last thing a dad wants this #FathersDay is yet another tie, socks or handkerchiefs. Get him a really good book instead! www.fairplaypublishing.com.au

Our next release ... he fled a scandal. He built a sporting empire. He left behind a legacy—largely forgotten in his homeland. Meet Con Jones. He's already in the #Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame. But he's ignored in #Australia—until now. buff.ly/H7dilpM

From Davie Mitchell at #Rangers to Ange Postecoglou at #Celtic, the influence of Australians in #Scottish football has grown steadily over four decades. Finding a #Socceroo in a Scottish squad has gone from being a novelty to a staple. 'Socceroos in Scotland' by @paulmurphybkk.bsky.social

From the oval to the page, the fight’s the same. 'The End of the Game' — Michael Fiddian with Jarman Impey. #Hawthorn #Hawks #noplaceforracism #youngadultnovel buff.ly/HKLfkDj

One of the feel-good moments of the past week, not just for the 1980 #Olympians, but for us as the publishers of Michelle Ford's book 'Turning the Tide' (with @stateofswimming.bsky.social), which was instrumental in making this happen. x.com/AlboMP/statu...

Towards the end of last year, we published a book by #goalkeepercoach and #Socceroo, Jim Fraser, entitled 'Tales of Wagging Tails'. It's a series of #canine short stories that Jim had put together from his many years as a #policedog handler and animal behavioural expert.

Australia's #goldenboot winners overseas. Because goals matter‚ and so do the journeys. #GreenAndGoldenBoots A great short read from Jason Goldsmith, now on special to make way for new titles coming our way. buff.ly/HTZxwxa

June and July have seen three new #footballbooks hit the book shelves. From @70smo.bsky.social @jeanolafc.bsky.social & @paulmurphybkk.bsky.social No excuses for nothing to read! ⚽️📚🥳 www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/collections/...

Why do we publish sport? Because it reflects everything: identity, struggle, culture, community. We are not just publishing books. We are building the literature of sport. www.fairplaypublishing.com.au ⚽️🏊🏼‍♀️🏑🏏🏈🏆✍️📚

As previously foreshadowed, we are SO pleased to have played a part in helping Michelle Ford and the 1980 Olympians achieve long overdue recognition. Michelle's book, 'Turning the Tide' (written with @stateofswimming.bsky.social) was instrumental in helping to achieve this. buff.ly/0dw8vpR

NEW RELEASE! 🥳 Before Donald Trump purchased a golf course or two in Scotland in 2014, Aussies had been plying their trade in 'Alba' since the 1980s. And we have a book about it! 😁 Read about ''Socceroos in Scotland' by @paulmurphybkk.bsky.social buff.ly/0otfDq4 📚⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇦🇺

#Football in #Scotland. With a green and gold twist. Out tomorrow!

Four fabulous things to do this Friday.

We're pleased to announce one of our forthcoming #newreleases—historical fiction from Candida Baker. Out in November.

The 100th anniversary of the (English) FA's first ever soccer tour of Australia in 1925 has passed by seemingly unnoticed in both countries. Here I discuss my book about this tour "The Coping Stone" with Suzanne Hill on ABC radio national. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... @fairplaybooks.bsky.social

More about the recognition later this month in the Australian Parliament of the 1980 #Olympic team. We are so pleased to have facilitated this development through Michelle Ford's advocacy via 'Turning the Tide' that we published last year. Story from Julian Linden in News Ltd. buff.ly/3HnQxW5

We are delighted that the 1980 #Australian #Olympic team is to be officially recognised. Gold Medal winner, Michelle Ford, wrote about it in 'Turning the Tide' (written with @stateofswimming.bsky.social). Well-deserved recognition of all the 1980 athletes. 🙌🏼 to all, esp Michelle. buff.ly/84iNKin

Our new book employs a conceptual historiographic methodology to unveil complex socio-historical relationships in the making of school curricula @springernature.com @springer.springernature.com @stewartriddle.com @westernsydneyu.bsky.social @ecer-eera.bsky.social link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Our next book to hit the shelves is a top read from @paulmurphybkk.bsky.social entitled ' #Socceroos in #Scotland', a fascinating deep dive into the #specialrelationship between AUS & SCO in #football. www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/soc...

Have you been watching the #WomensEUROS? Then if you like your #football with some #feminism, then read our most recent book, @jeanolafc's 'Radicalised by #FIFA'.

An interesting read here for a Sunday on the standard for truth in #memoir via @aunz.theconversation.com buff.ly/nodEA5e

Our Island Home and three of our books.

One Hundred Years ago today, #Australia played its third match at West Maitland in a five-match series, their first again #England. We published a book about it from @70smo.bsky.social a couple of weeks ago, 'The Coping Stone'. Find out more.

Away from #sportshistory, we have a wonderful #youngadult #fiction read that tackles casual and systemic #racism, set in a country town in Victoria. 'The End of the Game' is a novel every #YA should read—a great discussion-starter on a vital issue for our society. buff.ly/WMteOpX #NAIDOCWeek

More reading relevant to #NAIDOCWeek2025 is John Maynard's Second Edition 'The Aboriginal Soccer Tribe', which details the previously untold history of Aboriginal involvement with the ‘world game’. Always worth a read. #strengthvisionlegacy buff.ly/wCmHqeY

In #NAIDOCWeek, why not immerse yourself in an extraordinary journey into the world of #golf through an #Aboriginal lens. 'Golf Dreaming' is a celebration of culture, a reimagining of sport, and a powerful story of connection to country and community. buff.ly/HLnaxXC

Happy #NAIDOCWeek. We acknowledge all First Peoples as the original #storytellers of this beautiful land we call home & celebrate their enduring knowledge and connections to Country. We honour the wisdom of and pay respect to Elders past, present, and emerging. #strengthvisionlegacy #naidoc2025🖤💛 ❤️

It's feisty and funny, and the perfect read to accompany the Women's Euros. 'Radicalised by FIFA - Football, History and Feminism' by @jeanolafc.bsky.social Get it now! #newreleases #footballbooks #memoirs #womensfootball #academica #womenseuros2025

When #fiction has a head start on the headlines.... buff.ly/13QnWaq

Our next book. Out this Friday. And this is just the opening line from Professor @Jeanolafc.bsky.social. It's a fierce, funny and feisty read. ⬇️

A few more hours to take us up on our Mystery Book Offer for the #EOFY. You choose how much to pay, we choose the books! www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/products/eof...

Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban

Chapter 1: "23 December 1861, the colony of Victoria Atop the Cape Otway lighthouse on the windswept southern coast of Victoria, a lookout sweeps a broad expanse of Bass Strait with a telescope. He spies something on the horizon. A ship!" It's #football history. But not as you know it!

Three more days to be part of our #EOFY #mystery #book sale. 📕= $9.99 📘📘 = $17.99 📒📒📒 = 24.99 You choose how much you want to pay. We'll choose the book(s) for you. buff.ly/JyamCod (P.S. No returns on mystery books).

Delighted to introduce you to two of our latest authors, and they happen to be our youngest and oldest. Amy Coomer (left) #YA novel, 'Rosemary Boy', is out in October. Natalie Scott (right) memoir, 'A Secret Grief' is out in November.

100 years ago today, Australia played its first football match against England at the 'Ekka' in Brisbane. It was the first of a five-match series played in Sydney, Melbourne and Maitland. We figure if we didn't tell you about it, who would? www.fairplaypublishing.com.au/blogs/news/h...

Here we are at Gleebooks for the launch of ‘The Coping Stone’ by @70smo.bsky.social