Wolves Match of My Life

ISBN-10: 1909178195
ISBN-13: 9781909178199
Category: Sports & Recreation
Pages: 184
Language: English
Published: 2012-10-13
Publisher: eBook Partnership
Author: Simon Lowe

Description

Twelve Wolves legends tell the stories behind their favourite games from their Molineux careers. The selected games include the 1949 and 1960 FA Cup and the 1974 and 1980 League Cup Finals, the famous floodlit friendlies against Honved and Real Madrid and tussles with local rivals West Bromich Albion. Bill Slater and John Richards select their greatest matches in a Wolves shirt, while Steve Bull recalls his best performance, after a night on the tiles! Ron Flowers, Sammy Smyth and the late Norman Deeley also feature in a book with a foreword by Sir Jack Hayward. Wolves Match of My Life will delight fans of all ages as they relive magic moments through the eyes of the men who made them happen.Key features- Part of the popular and successful Match of My Life series which features a number of football clubs- Features twelve of Wolves' greatest names, reflecting on their most memorable match for the club- Also details those players' cherished memories from their time with the club, the players they played with and the managers they served- Includes contemporary and historic images from the legendary matches covered- Written by respected football writer Simon Lowe; a well-known Midlands-based football historian and author, with over 15 published books to his name

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