Big Con
Australia'S Unknown Soccer Pioneer
$33.85
- Paperback
220 pages
- Release Date
2 September 2025
Summary
Con Jones—born Thomas Shortel—was a bookmaker, a fugitive, a family man, and a genius sports promoter who reshaped Canadian soccer and lacrosse in the early 20th century. Leaving Sydney in disgrace after a Melbourne Cup betting scandal, he arrived in Vancouver and reinvented himself as a sporting visionary. Jones introduced professional soccer to British Columbia, built a stadium, and helped forge North America’s first international football links. He was bold, brash, and endlessly ambitious.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923236318 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1923236318 |
| Author: | Trevor Thompson |
| Publisher: | Fair Play Publishing |
| Imprint: | Fair Play Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 220 |
| Release Date: | 2 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
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About The Author
Trevor Thompson
Trevor Thompson has reported on football in Australia since the 1980s when he wrote and presented a documentary for Radio National on Australia’s national football competitions. He covered the National Soccer League for ABC Radio’s Grandstand program for over ten years and wrote a weekly review of A-League matches for ABC Online. Trevor has covered the World Youth Cup, and two World Cup finals tournaments. He has been a freelance contributor on football for BBC’S Radio Five Live, CBS Radio, and Radio New Zealand. Throughout his long career in journalism, in addition to sport, he has also been a specialist reporter on communications and industrial relations. Trevor served for more than ten years as Chief of Staff in the ABC’s Sydney newsroom and has been heavily involved in the training of young journalists.
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