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My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes
Gary Imlach
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Description for My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes
Paperback. Shows how the author faces his growing alienation from the game he was born into, as he revisits key periods in his father's career to build up a picture of his football life and through him a whole era. This book recaptures a lost world and the way it changed, blending the personal and the historical into a soccer story. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 226.
WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD
A poignant and moving account of the author’s search for the man his father was and the life he led as a well-known footballer, blending the personal and the historical into an unforgettable story
Stewart Imlach was an ordinary neighbourhood soccer star of his time.
A brilliant winger who thrilled the crowd on Saturdays, then worked alongside them in the off-season; who represented Scotland in the 1958 World Cup and never received a cap for his efforts; who was Man of the Match ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yellow Jersey Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780224072687
SKU
V9780224072687
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-98
About Gary Imlach
Gary Imlach started out writing for national newspapers at the age of 18. He has worked for the BBC, ITN, CNN & Channel 4, and currently presents ITV's coverage of the Tour de France and American Football. He is also the producer of several documentaries, and in 2000 was nominated for a BAFTA as Editor-in-Chief of the BBC's Paralympics coverage ... Read more
Reviews for My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes
The most emotionally charged and moving sports book I think I've ever read - Harry Ritchie, Daily Mail
Daily Mail
Harry Ritchie
One of the most deserving William Hill winners in the award's history ... The book of the year
Christopher Maume
Independent
A remarkable book... Imlach is a gifted writer, pungently aware, admirably ... Read more
Daily Mail
Harry Ritchie
One of the most deserving William Hill winners in the award's history ... The book of the year
Christopher Maume
Independent
A remarkable book... Imlach is a gifted writer, pungently aware, admirably ... Read more