The Lost Shankly Boy

George Scott's Anfield Journey

George Scott

• Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• eBook ISBN:
  9781785317514
• Year: 2020

The Lost Shankly Boy is an enthralling tale of triumph over adversity and hope amid despair. It tells the story of George Scott, a poor boy from a fishing village in Aberdeen, who dreamed of a career in football and ended up rubbing shoulders with one of the game's managerial greats, Bill Shankly. He would assemble a team to rival the famous 'Busby Babes' - his very own 'Shankly Boys'. With Tommy Smith and Chris Lawler already at the club, he would add Gordon Wallace, Bobby Graham and a 15-year-old George Scott - 'the lost Shankly Boy'. Scott provides a fascinating insight into modern Liverpool's formative years and Shankly's Anfield. His is an untold story of a dream crushed and of a career rebuilt in Scottish football and taken to new heights in the South African Premier League. The Lost Shankly Boy speaks to every kid who dreams of football glory. It is a never-say-die tale of passion, commitment and hard work that will resonate with anyone who has ever tasted the pain of rejection - only to rise again and grow stronger.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Dedication
• Acknowledgements
• Foreword
• Introduction
• 1. Life in Aberdeen and the Call of Anfield
• 2. High Hopes and Great Expectations
• 3. The First Shankly Boys
• 4. The Men of Anfield
• 5. The Boot Room Cabal
• 6. The Culture Club and the Stress of Empire-Building
• 7. Scott of the Reserves and Watching the Reds Hit the Summit
• 8. The Twelfth-Best Player in the World
• 9. Back Home with the Heavenly Dancers
• 10. Glory in South Africa and a Brush with Death
• 11. The Long Arm of Shankly and Brian Clough’s Colourful Greeting
• 12. Denis Law, Elizabeth Taylor and Henry Kissinger
• 13. Bill Shankly and the Legacy He Left Me
• 14. In My Mersey Paradise
• Journey’s End, At Least for Now
• Photos