author
David Drummond Bone
1841–1911
A veteran Glasgow journalist and newspaper publisher, he left one of the earliest lively books on Scottish football. His writing captures the sport when it was still young, full of local color, strong opinions, and first-hand memory.
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Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches
by David Drummond Bone
About the author
Born in 1841, David Drummond Bone was a Scottish journalist and publisher in Glasgow. Reliable sources describe him as a prominent newspaper man, including service as editor of the North British Daily Mail, and as someone with a strong interest in sport.
He is best remembered today for Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches, first published in 1890. The book looks back on the early days of football in Scotland and is still valued as a vivid contemporary account of how the game grew.
Bone died in 1911. He was also the father of several notable sons, including the journalist James Bone, the artist Sir Muirhead Bone, and the mariner and author Sir David Bone.