Wings of Steel
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Wings of Steel

My Great Uncle, George Clarke Robertson - A Left Winger in the Steel Towns

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eBook - ePub

Wings of Steel

My Great Uncle, George Clarke Robertson - A Left Winger in the Steel Towns

About this book

Wings of Steel tells of Iain Paterson's quest to uncover the story of his great uncle, a soccer star before World War I with Motherwell, Sheffield Wednesday, and Scotland—once described as the best outside-left in Britain. Among the treasured mementos inherited from his late grandmother was a shoebox full of photographs of family and friends long departed—the most fascinating being those of an unknown young man in vintage soccer kit sporting a Scottish cap dated 1910. As Iain discovered, his mother's older brother was Motherwell's first international player, the man responsible for Sheffield Wednesday becoming known as the Owls—and the figure at the heart of a mysterious riot following an international match in politically sensitive 1913 Dublin. Wings of Steel aims to set the record straight on many inaccuracies attached to George's story over the years, and to discover where George finally ended his days.

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Information

Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9781909626874
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Dedication
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 Hearth And Home – The Menstrie Years
  9. 2 1906/07 – Making His Mark At Fir Park
  10. 3 1907/08 – Always Dangerous
  11. 4 1908/09 – Deadly And Deceptive
  12. 5 1909/10 – Consistent And Deserving Of International Honours
  13. 6 Moving On
  14. 7 1909/10 – A New Start
  15. 8 1910/11 – The New Idol
  16. 9 Report On The Scandinavian Tour 1911
  17. 10 1911/12 – Best Outside-Left In Britain
  18. 11 1912/13 – An Owl On The Wing
  19. 12 The Irish International Incident And The League Title Run-In
  20. 13 1913/14 – Badly Damaged
  21. 14 1914/15 – Lacking Resolution
  22. 15 Wartime Football – Playing Extraordinarily Well
  23. 16 1919/20 – Palpable Inefficiency
  24. 17 1920/21 – A Final Flourish With The Fifers
  25. 18 1921/22 – Back In The Scottish League
  26. 19 Butcher, Baker Or Candlestick Maker?
  27. Bibliography
  28. Photo Credits
  29. Acknowledgements
  30. Postscript