Sir Matt Busby

Author : Patrick Barclay
Publisher : Random House
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781473528741

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Sir Matt Busby by Patrick Barclay Pdf

The Man Who Made A Football Club Sir Matt Busby, who took Manchester United to unprecedented glory before seeing the club through profound tragedy, created the global entity that spreads from Old Trafford today. A player with Manchester City and Liverpool before the Second World War, Busby remained at the forefront of football through four decades and made an extraordinary contribution to the game in terms of both style and substance. In this definitive biography, Patrick Barclay looks back at Busby’s phenomenal life and career, including the rise of the Busby Babes in the 1950s, the Munich disaster that claimed 23 lives and the Wembley victory ten years on that made United the first English team to win the European Cup. Denis Law, Pat Crerand and such other members of that great side as Alex Stepney, David Sadler and John Aston are among the host of voices testifying to the qualities that set Sir Matt apart. This is the story of one of the greatest figures in football history, and of the making of a legacy that will last for ever.

Author : Eamon Dunphy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Soccer managers
ISBN : 1845132556

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A Strange Kind of Glory by Eamon Dunphy Pdf

Sir Matt Busby is a legend in football, an institution at Old Trafford. He is regarded by many as the greatest manager ever, building three brilliant sides with players such as Charlton, Edwards, Law & Best. Originally written just two years before Busby's death, this book is now available with a new introduction.

Author : Tom Clare
Publisher : DB
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : British European Airways Flight 609 Crash, Munich, Germany, 1958
ISBN : 1780911580

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The Men Who Were the Busby Babes by Tom Clare Pdf

This book tells the story of 18 players plus Assistant Manager, Jimmy Murphy, who made up the main squad of the famous Busby Babes. There is still as much an aura about them now as there was before the tragedy of Munich. The Busby Babes. What a great name

Author : Trinity Mirror Sport Media
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Soccer managers
ISBN : 1910335177

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Sir Matt Busby by Trinity Mirror Sport Media Pdf

Author : Matt Busby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0285624563

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Matt Busby's Manchester United Scrapbook by Matt Busby Pdf

Author : Rick Glanvill
Publisher : Virgin Books Limited
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0863699170

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Sir Matt Busby by Rick Glanvill Pdf

A biography about Sir Matt Busby, the football manager. It contains photographs and first-hand accounts from family, friends and players.

Author : James Leighton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-24
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780857207814

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Duncan Edwards: The Greatest by James Leighton Pdf

One of the greatest players of all time, Duncan Edwards's story is one of tragic heroism. From a working class Dudley upbringing, Edwards rose to great heights at Manchester United. In only five years, he helped United to win two League Championships and to reach the semi-finals of the European Cup. Edwards made his England debut in a game against Scotland at the age of 18 years and 183 days, becoming the youngest player for England since WW2 - a record which stood until Michael Owen's debut over forty years later. He went on to play 18 games for his country, including all four of the qualifying matched for the 1958 World Cup, in which he was expected to be a key player. Sir Bobby Charlton described him as 'the only player that made me feel inferior' and Terry Venables claimed that, had he lived, it would have been Edwards, not Bobby Moore, who would have lifted the World Cup as captain in 1966. Page-turning and poignant, author James Leighton tells a story of a magnificent sportsman and great man - the perfect antidote to the headline-grabbing footballers of today.

Author : Sir Matt Busby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Soccer
ISBN : 0722120966

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Soccer at the Top by Sir Matt Busby Pdf

Author : Max Arthur
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1845964411

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The Busby Babes by Max Arthur Pdf

Author : Ivan Ponting
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-25
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781849838092

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George Best by Ivan Ponting Pdf

George Best was sheer magic. Plucked from the mean streets of Belfast by a canny old scout, he astonished everyone at Old Trafford with his unique gift for the game, bursting into Matt Busby's first team at 17. He starred as Manchester United won the League title in 1964/65 while still in his teens and fame followed. 'El Beatle' became football's first pop idol in 1966 after the match of his life against Benfica in Lisbon. He shone again in 1966/67 as the Red Devils clinched the League title once more and then he was central to the lifting of the European Cup in 1968. Packed full of rare photos and personal insight from the men who knew him best on the pitch, the likes of Sir Bobby Charlton and Denis Law, this book examines the career of a legend, celebrates the talent of a truly exceptional footballer and nods in heartfelt appreciation to the sporting gods who sent George Best to thrill us all.

Author : David Miller
Publisher : Paul Publishing
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0091046505

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Father of Football by David Miller Pdf

Author : Keith Dewhurst
Publisher : Random House
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-31
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781446420249

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When You Put on a Red Shirt by Keith Dewhurst Pdf

'If David Lloyd-George was the most charismatic person I ever laid eyes on, Matt Busby was the most charismatic I have known, when he was the manager of Manchester United and I was a reporter travelling with the team.' Keith Dewhurst first saw United play in 1946. Ten years later he was writing about them for the Manchester Evening Chronicle. Half a lifetime later, he looks back on a passion that helped to shaped his life. On his journey from the terraces to the press box and then on to the game's inner sanctums, Dewhurst fell in love with a club and a game. A schoolboy fan when Busby arrived at Old Trafford, he was on the terraces as great teams took shape, and there as a reporter to witness the aftermath of the club's great tragedy - the Munich air crash. He was there too on the road with Jimmy Murphy, United's assistant manager and coaching genius, as the team played on during Busby's long recovery. In Busby, he witnessed both the hero of football legend and the darker side of a master manipulator. But in Murphy, he found his hero. It was Murphy who would tutor him in football and dreams, and Busby's ambiguous nature. The friends Dewhurst made then, the players and the coaches, the lost and the saved, are with him still - in memory, if no longer in life. When You Put on a Red Shirt is Dewhurst's homage to them and to his youth, evoking with vivid brilliance a lost era, and powerfully recapturing a world which is becoming myth.

Author : Alex Ferguson
Publisher : Random House
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781780578316

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Alex Ferguson by Alex Ferguson Pdf

Alex Ferguson, once king of Scottish football, gave up the easy life in Aberdeen to follow in the famous footsteps of Sir Matt Busby. Others had flickered and then faded in the shadow cast by the legendary Busby but Ferguson couldn’t resist the call. ‘Football is a strange obsession. Winning is a drug and when I got the invitation to manage Manchester United I simply could not resist,’ he says. For nearly six years he has chased the end of the rainbow and spent millions of pounds to bring the coveted championship to Old Trafford for the first time in 25 years. Now he feels it is time to tell the inside story of the best-supported club in Britain and his struggle to fulfil the title dream of thousands of supporters. He found the famous club in disarray and he admits he came close to the sack himself. ‘No manager is prepared for the job at Old Trafford. The legend is huge. It’s different from any other club with its traditions and expectations. It took me three or four years to understand the particular politics and demands. Only through success can a manager get control of his destiny.’ Ferguson fought his battles and won the trophies which slowly but surely see him now established as a manager who has laid the old ghosts to rest and created a new vision. Winning the FA cup in 1990 bought him valuable time, and success in the European Cup-Winners’ Cup, beating Barcelona in a memorable final in Rotterdam, gave him the right platform for the most convincing championship challenge since the days of Busby. After seven years at Aberdeen, Ferguson wrote A Light in the North, an account of how he broke the Glasgow stranglehold on Scottish football. Now comes the sequel of how he conquered English football at the helm of their greatest club.

Author : John O'Sullivan
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781614486466

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Changing the Game by John O'Sullivan Pdf

The modern day youth sports environment has taken the enjoyment out of athletics for our children. Currently, 70% of kids drop out of organized sports by the age of 13, which has given rise to a generation of overweight, unhealthy young adults. There is a solution. John O’Sullivan shares the secrets of the coaches and parents who have not only raised elite athletes, but have done so by creating an environment that promotes positive core values and teaches life lessons instead of focusing on wins and losses, scholarships, and professional aspirations. Changing the Game gives adults a new paradigm and a game plan for raising happy, high performing children, and provides a national call to action to return youth sports to our kids.

Author : John Maguire
Publisher : John Maguire
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Busby's United by John Maguire Pdf

Welcome to this series of Short Talking Books. This volume focuses on Sir Matt ‘Busby’s United’ during a single landmark season. It highlights Sir Matt’s early years as a player, right up to him joining United as manager and his work with Jimmy Murphy. The book includes short profiles of the team and others who played a part in their biggest success. The book is written in a conversational question and answer format. ‘The Talking Manager’s’ series is designed as a ‘on the go’ travel book. The print size offers an easier read for small devices like mobile phones. Look for others in the series.