The Tale of Two Great Cities: My Footballing Journey

by Chris Jones (Author), Chris Jones (Author)

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  2015

  $80.29

  CHRIS JONES BRINGS TO LIFE THE STORY OF HIS FOOTBALLING JOURNEY THROUGH THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE DURING THE 1960'S AND 1970'S. HIS MATCHES AGAINST INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALLERS SUCH AS BOBBY MOORE, GORDON BANKS AND GEORGE BEST. HIS ASSOCIATION WITH MANAGERIAL LEGENDS JOE MERCER AND MALCOLM ALLISON AND LEGENDARY TEAM MATES BERT TRAUTMANN, MIKE SUMMERBEE, COLIN BELL, FRANCIS LEE, DAVE CONNOR AND GLYN PARDOE AT MANCHESTER CITY. This was how the game was in the Football League prior to the evolvement of the Premier League in 1992 with its cash rich players and agents. An autobiography of life and times in the Cities of Manchester and York set against the backdrop of social historical change and events, such as, The Big Freeze in 1962, Robert Kennedy's assassination in 1968, The Coal Strike of 1973, The IRA bombings on the mainland in 1975 and the Winter of Discontent in 1978-79. A life in professional football and a tale of two great cities.