Spurs' Unsung Hero (of the Glory, Glory Years)

Terry Dyson: the Autobiography

Terry Dyson, Mike Donovan

• Publisher: Pitch Publishing
• eBook ISBN:
  9781785310652
• Year: 2015

Spurs' Unsung Hero is the untold rollercoaster tale of the forgotten member of a side rated as one of the greatest club teams of all time. Terry Dyson breaks a half-century of silence to put the record straight. He was reckoned key to Bill Nicholson's outfit of the fabled "Glory Glory Days"—the first Double-winning team of the 20th century and the first British side to lift a European trophy. From a farmer's field in Yorkshire to fields of domestic and international glory at White Hart Lane, Wembley, and Rotterdam, Dyson's story is packed with first-hand insights and anecdotes inside and outside the game. Spurs' Unsung Hero is honest, heart-warming, and moving. The 5ft 3in jockey's son finally relives his golden memories, talks about his legendary teammates, and reveals the giant role he played in the side that rewrote soccer folklore—against which every subsequent Spurs team is judged.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Dedication
• Acknowledgements
• Foreword by Cliff Jones
• Prologue
• 1 Inner Sanctum
• 2 Great Escapes
• 3 Life Changer
• 4 Am-Dram
• 5 Pro And Cons
• 6 Breakthrough
• 7 Cheshunt
• 8 A Flyer
• 9 Eleventh Heaven
• 10 Bonding
• 11 We’ve Got A Chance
• 12 Happy Cup Trails
• 13 Balancing Act
• 14 We Are The Champions
• 15 The Double
• 16 Team Of The Century
• 17 Historic Hat-Trick
• 18 Big Freeze Thaws
• 19 Eu-phoria
• 20 Remember Rotterdam
• 21 The Break-Up
• 22 Cottage Industry
• 23 Another Layer
• 24 Digger Dagger Oi! Oi! Oi!
• 25 Call Me Terry
• 26 Paying The Bills
• 27 Backwards And Forwards
• 28 Modern Football
• 29 Eighty Not Out
• 30 The Survival Game
• Q & A
• Appendix: Career Statistics
• Photographs