Match of My Life - Leeds by David Saffer
Features 14 of Leeds' great heroes, telling their personal stories of their favourite games from their Elland Road careers. The matches featured include 1970 and 1972 FA Cup Finals, Championship clinching games in 1969 and 1992, the European Cup Final of 1975 and two victories over old rivals Manchester United.
For any Leeds fans unfamiliar with the club's glory years of the mid-60s to mid-70s, Match of My Life - Leeds United is definitely one of the best ways of getting all the inside information and individual accounts of this fabulous eraSaffer lets the former heroes talk you through their favourite game in their own words, with each chapter dedicated to one glorious game in the club's history. And the beauty of this book is that every account is written in such a style you genuinely feel like the players are sitting down in the pub with you and recalling their heydays over a pint. Once the Revie era has been wrapped up, there are further chapters dedicated to some more modern stars, such as Chris Fairclough recalling Leeds' title triumph in 1992, Dominici Matteo on Leeds' brilliant 3-2 win at Highbury which ensured survival in 2003, and, most recently, Paul Butler and the thrilling 4-3 win at Southampton in December 2005. But it is the way in which this book brilliantly taps into the Revie years which makes this such an essential read to fans of Leeds United of any generation. The Revie years may well be long gone, but thanks to Saffer, they will now certainly not be forgotten - James Marshment, Sporting Life.The Match of My Life series provides a captivating collection of first-person accounts by former footballers of their careers and in particular the most memorable match they played in. There are archive pictures and statistics on each player before the players entertain us with anecdotes and memories of classic matches. The Leeds United edition, edited by David Saffer, includes recollections from fourteen club legends such as Peter Lorimer, Terry Cooper, David Wetherall, Eddie Gray, Mel Sterland and Allan Clarke. With a foreword by Paul Dews this is another worthwhile read from the Know The Score stable - Nathan Davies, The Association of Football Statisticians.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781905449545 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905449542 |
| Title | Match of My Life - Leeds |
| Author | David Saffer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pitch Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2006-11-09 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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