Ben Thornley: Tackled

The Class of '92 Star Who Never Got to Graduate

Ben Thornley, Dan Poole

• Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• eBook ISBN:
  9781785314810
• Year: 2018

Ben Thornley: The Class of '92 Star Who Never Got to Graduate is the autobiography of a Manchester United player who had the world at his feet, only for a tackle to shatter his knee—and his dreams. Ben tells his story with insights from the likes of Alex Ferguson, David Beckham, and Ryan Giggs. It's the Class of 1992 as you've never heard it before.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Dedication
• The line-up
• Foreword
• Prologue
• 1. Manchester United reserves vs Blackburn Rovers reserves, Wednesday, 6 April 1994
• 2. Childhood, 1975–86
• 3. Surgery, 1994
• 4. Growing up, 1986–88
• 5. Rehab, 1994–95
• 6. The house visit, 1988
• 7. Manchester United, 1995–98
• 8. Signing up, 1988–91
• 9. Huddersfield, Aberdeen, Blackpool & Bury, 1998–2004
• 10. Youth Cup run, 1991–92
• 11. Halifax, Bacup Borough, Salford City & Witton Albion, 2003–2008
• 12. Youth Cup Final, 1992
• 13. Semi-retirement, 2008–13
• 14. Class of 93, 1992–93
• 15. Present day, 2013–18
• 16. First-team debut, 1993–94
• Epilogue
• Afterword
• Special thanks
• Photos