Tinpot is the story of football's lost tournaments: the strange and forgotten competitions that sparked into life before shuffling off their mortal coil. The book tells their stories, giving them the spotlight they deserve.

It's time for something different. It's time to go somewhere new. It's time to wander off the highways of football history and see where long-discarded paths lead.

England's major football tournaments seem to have been with us forever. The FA Cup stretches back over 150 years, while the Football League is the oldest competition of its kind in the world. They are the survivors - the bright ideas that quickly caught on. Yet, behind these successes lie countless failed experiments. But they still have their stories to tell.

"Tinpot" was written by Simon Turner.

Simon Turner's first book, If Only: An Alternative History of the Beautiful Game, told the stories of teams that were denied glory by the fickle finger of fate, something fellow, long-suffering Walsall fans can easily identify with. He lives in Lichfield with his wife Val, daughter Ellie and son Edward, whose baffling infatuation with Aston Villa sadly shows no sign of abating.