Climbing the Chelsea Hil
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Climbing the Chelsea Hil

Biography of Ken Shellito

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Climbing the Chelsea Hil

Biography of Ken Shellito

About this book

Climbing the Chelsea Hill is the gripping story of Ken Shellito, the first and only Chelsea manager to enter the job after rising through the ranks at Stamford Bridge. After joining as ground staff at 15, he turned professional in 1957. He played 123 senior games as a full-back and won England honours before a knee injury ended his playing career at age 23. Undeterred, he joined the coaching staff and became first-team manager of Chelsea after 22 years at the club. Later, Ken left the UK to coach and manage in his new home of Malaysia. Sadly, he died there aged 78, in 2018. In this authorised biography, Ken lays bare all the highs and lows of his unique footballing journey. His anecdotes - some harrowing, others hilarious - shine a light on an era when football was all about the teams, their fans and the camaraderie among players. It paints a fascinating portrait of how the game was played at the start of Ken's career and how it evolved into today's commercialised era of glitz and glamour.

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Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd
eBook ISBN
9781785317385
Year
2020

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Foreword I
  7. Foreword II
  8. Foreword III
  9. Foreword IV
  10. Introduction
  11. 1. The early days
  12. 2. Home is where the heart is …
  13. 3. The home life
  14. 4. There was nothing like Christmas
  15. 5. Remember, remember the fifth of November
  16. 6. My first love
  17. 7. Back to school … sort of!
  18. 8. And romancing …
  19. 9. The beautiful game
  20. 10. The bottom of the Chelsea hill
  21. 11. A working life begins
  22. 12. Sun, rain … and snow
  23. 13. About halfway up
  24. 14. No more cleaning boots
  25. 15. Our first car
  26. 16. One big family and my second home
  27. 17. Time for a change
  28. 18. The way things were
  29. 19. For the love of the game
  30. 20. One of my proudest moments
  31. 21. Back at the top
  32. 22. Firm but fair
  33. 23. Damn, that hurt!
  34. 24. Something to smile about
  35. 25. The Hill just got steeper
  36. 26. The coin finally drops
  37. 27. Something positive from it all
  38. 28. Back with my other family: Chelsea
  39. 29. Some proper family time
  40. 30. Juggling two families
  41. 31. What a great bunch of lads
  42. 32. The top of the Chelsea hill
  43. 33. All part of the game
  44. 34. QPR and Tommy
  45. 35. Tommy – one of a kind
  46. 36. They was good times at QPR
  47. 37. And on to Crystal Palace
  48. 38. Scouting around …
  49. 39. Back with Tommy at Preston
  50. 40. Christmas at home … for once
  51. 41. The pub game
  52. 42. Cambridge United Football Club
  53. 43. The USA and their early days of soccer
  54. 44. Crystal Palace opens the door again
  55. 45. Back to what I love
  56. 46. The veterans’ World Cup in Brazil
  57. 47. Home life hits back
  58. 48. Fate or just luck
  59. 49. Singapore called …
  60. 50. And then so did Malaysia …
  61. 51. Selangor Football Club
  62. 52. The first academy
  63. 53. And then to Kuala Lumpur FC
  64. 54. Perak Football Club
  65. 55. Always a funny old game
  66. 56. All about fitness … or is it?
  67. 57. Sabah called
  68. 58. Some things are just meant to be
  69. 59. Not just about winning
  70. 60. Feeding the talent
  71. 61. Yes coach
  72. 62. An old friend arrives
  73. 63. The next chapter unfolds
  74. 64. What a great bunch
  75. 65. Home is most definitely where the heart is
  76. 66. Chelsea with me once again … but just in name
  77. 67. A few more words
  78. 68. Sitting on top of my Chelsea hill
  79. About Ken Shellito
  80. About Nick Atkinson
  81. Photos