Fever Pitch Terms

Terracing is a style of a sports stadium where spectators stand on overlapping steps surrounding the field. Terracing was typical in the UK until the 1990s, when hooliganism and violence forced most stadiums to convert… read analysis of Terracing

Hornby often refers to the English Football League as simply “the League.” At the time Fever Pitch was written, the English Football League was the highest level of professional football (soccer) in the UK. (It… read analysis of English Football League

The Football Association Challenge Cup, or the FA Cup, is an annual competition of football (soccer) clubs in the UK. It is open to all clubs, including those not in the English Football League. read analysis of The Football Association Cup