Sixty Years a Red… and Counting!

A Lifetime's Passion

Brian Barwick

• Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• Year: 2021
• eBook ISBN:
  9781801500333
• Edition: 1

Sixty Years a Red... and Counting! is a unique, affectionate, fun and frank account of Liverpool FC over 60 years from the perspective of a dedicated fan and informed observer of Anfield life. From attending his first game at Anfield in 1961, to watching the Kop sing and sway as the Reds plotted a triumphant course through the 1960s and early 70s under Bill Shankly, to league title glory with Bob Paisley and lifting the European Cup three times, Brian Barwick saw it all. In his role as the FA's chief executive, he was in Istanbul for that unforgettable Champions League final. And like thousands of others he punched the air in his front room when the Reds finally lifted the Premier League trophy in 2020. As a journalist and broadcaster, he gained special insight into Liverpool's triumphs while building a rapport with some of the club's top personalities. This book takes you behind the scenes at Anfield to tell the story of Liverpool's rise from Second Division mediocrity to becoming one of the most recognisable names in world sport.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Dedication
• Acknowledgements
• Foreword by Jamie Carragher
• 1961/62 … It Is in the Blood
• 1962/63 – Last-Gasp Glory
• 1963/64 – Panorama and The Kop
• 1964/65 – Ice and Fire
• 1965/66 – Life in the Big League
• 1966/67 – A Hunt for the Biggest Prize
• 1967/68 – Going for a Song
• 1968/69 – The Blonde Bombshell
• 1969/70 – Change Is in the Air
• 1970/71 – Shankly’s New Army
• 1971/72 – A Star Is Born
• 1972/73 – Get the Silver Polish Out!
• 1973/74 – Shankly’s Own Wembley Wizards
• 1974/75 – Shock Waves and Still Waters
• 1975/76 – A Modest Success
• 1976/77 – European Glory
• 1977/78 – The Scottish Spine
• 1978/79 – Another Trophy in Another Haul
• 1979/80 – Departures and a Dream Job
• 1980/81 – Winners and Wine Gums
• 1981/82 – The Changing of the Guard
• 1982/83 – Cups and Caps
• 1983/84 – Smokin’ Joe and a Roman Holiday
• 1984/85 – Heysel
• 1985/86 – At the Double
• 1986/87 – Not in a Rush
• 1987/88 – Liverpool’s Five-Star B & B
• 1988/89 – Hillsborough157
• 1989/90 – Kop That! And Cop That!
• 1990/91 – King Kenny Steps Out
• 1991/92 – A Silver Lining
• 1992/93 – Form Dips and Royal VIPs
• 1993/94 – The Kop’s Last Stand
• 1994/95 – The Young Ones
• 1995/96 – Armani’s White Army
• 1996/97 – The Magnificent Seven
• 1997/98 – The Macca and Mo Show
• 1998/99 – Bienvenue Gérard, Adieu Roy
• 1999/2000 – Out with Old, in with the New
• 2000/01 – Time for a Treble!
• 2001/02 – A Sense of Perspective
• 2002/03 – The French Connection
• 2003/04 – Gérard and Gerrard
• 2004/05 – Lift Off!
• 2005/06 – Football Royalty
• 2006/07 – The Wild West
• 2007/08 – Liverpool’s Number Nine!
• 2008/09 – Oh, Not Chelsea Again!?!
• 2009/10 – All Hat, No Cattle
• 2010/11 – High Noon and Hi Kenny!
• 2011/12 – The Flawed Little Genius
• 2012/13 – Ambitions Realised!
• 2013/14 – Many a Slip
• 2014/15 – One of a Kind
• 2015/16 – The Perfect Fit
• 2016/17 – This is Anfield
• 2017/18 – Second Is Nowhere
• 2018/19 – A Season of the Extraordinary
• 2019/20 – Champions!!!!
• 2020/21 – Alisson in Wonderland
• One for the Road
• Photos