Barclay, Patrick
Sir Matt Busby
- ISBN 13:
- 9781785032080
- author:
- Barclay, Patrick
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Ebury Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.6 x 2.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Sports & Recreation, Soccer, Biography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Sir Matt Busby: A Life of Football and Legacy Patrick Barclay's biography tells the story of Sir Matt Busby, a player who made a significant impact on football before becoming one of its most influential managers. Busby's remarkable career spanned four decades, during which he led Manchester United to unprecedented success. The book explores Busby's life, including his time with Manchester City and Liverpool before the Second World War, as well as his rise to prominence in the 1950s with the legendary Busby Babes team. The Munich disaster that claimed 23 lives is also examined, as well as the Wembley victory ten years later that made United the first English team to win the European Cup. Through exclusive testimony from those who knew him, including teammates and contemporaries, this biography sheds light on the qualities that defined Busby's remarkable career and legacy.
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