One of the greatest players of all time, Duncan Edwards's story is one of tragic heroism, brilliantly and movingly told in this superb biography. 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. Among the Busby Babes - United's young, homegrown team - he was the player they all looked to, someone who could (and did) play in any position and still be the best on ...
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One of the greatest players of all time, Duncan Edwards's story is one of tragic heroism, brilliantly and movingly told in this superb biography. 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. Among the Busby Babes - United's young, homegrown team - he was the player they all looked to, someone who could (and did) play in any position and still be the best on the pitch. Edwards made his England debut in a game against Scotland at the age of 18 years and 183 days, becoming his country's youngest international since the Second World War - 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. Sadly, it was not to be, after he lost his life following the Munich Air Disaster of 6 February 1958. 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.
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Good in good dust jacket. Outline: -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. About the Author James Leighton is a professional writer from Cardiff. Following a legal career the biography of Duncan Edwards is the fourth book James has had published. Having played at a semi-professional level followed by a spell coaching in America James continues to watch the game at all levels as he looks for inspiration for future projects. -> the publisher of this HARDBACK book is Simon & Schuster The date of this copy is 2012 booksalvation have grade it as Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK.
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