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Sir Matt Busby: The Man Who Made a Football Club (Paperback)

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Published: 03/05/2018
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Sir Matt Busby, who took Manchester United to unprecedented glory before seeing the club through profound tragedy, created the global entity that spreads from Old Trafford today.

A player with Manchester City and Liverpool before the Second World War, Busby remained at the forefront of football through four decades and made an extraordinary contribution to the game in terms of both style and substance.

In this definitive biography, Patrick Barclay looks back at Busby's phenomenal life and career, including the rise of the Busby Babes in the 1950s, the Munich disaster that claimed 23 lives and the Wembley victory ten years on that made United the first English team to win the European Cup.

Denis Law, Pat Crerand and such other members of that great side as Alex Stepney, David Sadler and John Aston are among the host of voices testifying to the qualities that set Sir Matt apart. This is the story of one of the greatest figures in football history, and of the making of a legacy that will last for ever.

Publisher: Ebury Publishing
ISBN: 9781785032080
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 273 g
Dimensions: 198 x 127 x 24 mm


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Many new books with a sporting theme are tumbling onto the shelves but I doubt any will be superior to the illuminating and comprehensive biography of Sir Matt Busby by the irrepressible football sage Patrick Barclay The events and emotions are recounted with haunting eloquence by Barclay: a master of his craft. - Jim Holden, Sunday Express

Patrick Barclay’s magnificent biography of Sir Matt Busby - Alan Pattullo, Scotland on Sunday

‘Sir Matt Busby’s story has been told many times but, rarely with such perception and scholarly attention to detail’ ‘ a stunning biography ... destined to become a classic of its genre’ - Patrick Collins

‘An outstanding book’ - Phil Shaw, Backpass

‘Superbly written … a book all football fans should read.’ - Michael Crick

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“Slow to start”

I bought this book for my husband. He remembers the terrible tragedy that ended Matt Busby's life. He is still reading it and said it took a while to get into but now he is really enjoying it. I can't... More

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