The Boys of ’66 - The Unseen Story Behind England’s World Cup Glory
The Road to Victory
$106.23
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2016
Summary
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of England’s World Cup victory
Wembley, 30 July 1966… Geoff Hurst completes his hat-trick… England are the World Cup champions.
Everyone knows how the story ends, but how did it begin? How did Alf Ramsey assemble an England team to win the trophy for the first, and so far only, time? The choice of the final eleven was far from straightforward: in just over three years, Ramsey selected no less than fifty players and, at the start of 1966, two of t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753557105 |
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| ISBN-10: | 075355710X |
| Author: | John Rowlinson |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Virgin Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2016 |
| Weight: | 1.08kg |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 198mm x 255mm |
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Critics Review
A fascinating read… the book’s revealing anecdotes bring England’s crowning moment to life.
A fascinating read… the book’s revealing anecdotes bring England’s crowning moment to life. * Four Four Two magazine *
Rowlinson beautifully captures the spirit of the times and teams compared with today * The Guardian *
John Rowlinson
John Rowlinson trained as a journalist after a history degree at Cambridge where he played football for the university. He enjoyed a long career with BBC TV Sport where he was responsible, among many events, for World Cup, Wimbledon and Olympic coverage. He then spent seven years as Director of Television at the All England Club, before joining the Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games as Head of Broadcast for London 2012.
Married with two daughters, he lives in Berkshire.
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