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Shankly's Village
The Extraordinary Life and Times of Glenbuck and its Famous Sons
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Glenbuck is a name that resonates through the history of football in Britain. Once a tiny village in the Ayrshire coalfields, it produced an unprecedented roll call of professional players. Its most famous son, Bill Shankly, shaped not just Liverpool's destiny but exerted a huge influence on the evolution of the modern game. And yet virtually all that remains of 'Shanks's' birthplace is his granite memorial. Glenbuck has not only been physically erased by de-industrialisation, but from football's consciousness. The pitch which once rang with the shouts of players and partisan fans is now a boggy, neglected field. It is eerily, unforgivably silent. Shankly's Village brings back to vivid life the birthplace of Shankly and the exploits of 49 other wonderful characters. Glenbuck's sons range from stars of English and Scottish football to more parochial heroes, all combining to form a compelling story of the British game across the divisions.
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Yes, you can access Shankly's Village by Adam Powley in PDF and/or ePUB format. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Publisher
Pitch Publishing LtdYear
2015eBook ISBN
9781785311253Edition
0Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 – Memory
- Chapter 2 – The Glen of the Buck
- Chapter 3 – King Coal and Community
- Chapter 4 – The Scottish Football Village
- Chapter 5 – The Cherrypickers
- Chapter 6 – Blyth’s Spirit
- Chapter 7 – Scottish Flowers of the South
- Chapter 8 – Glenbuck Highs and Lows
- Chapter 9 – Glenbuck Near and Far
- Chapter 10 – The Brothers Shankly
- Chapter 11 – Shanks
- Chapter 12 – Shankly’s Fun Factory
- Chapter 13 – Man of the People
- Chapter 14 – Scars
- Chapter 15 – Rebirth
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Photographs