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Left Foot Forward: A Year in the Life of a Journeyman Footballer

(, New edition)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Left Foot Forward: A Year in the Life of a Journeyman Footballer

Contributors:

By (Author) Garry Nelson

ISBN:

9780755315161

Publisher:

Headline Publishing Group

Imprint:

Headline Review

Publication Date:

15th May 2006

Edition:

New edition

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

Association football (Soccer)

Dewey:

796.334092

Physical Properties

Number of Pages:

384

Dimensions:

Width 128mm, Height 197mm, Spine 23mm

Weight:

260g

Description

20/20 edition - Headline 20th Anniversary Edition

Garry Nelson is not one of football's household names yet he made almost 650 League appearances in a career stretching back to 1979. This book describes the 1994-5 season at Charlton Athletic but it could be any in which he reveals the ups and downs of what it is like to be an ordinary professional player.

There are the injuries, the battles for selection, and the worries that age is catching up on him, which would mean the end of his career. But there are also the occasional triumphs, such as when he was appointed captain and scored the winning goal in a televised match.

Written with wit, intelligence and insight, LEFT FOOT FORWARD reveals far more about what it is really like to be a footballer than any number of ghosted autobiographies by the big stars. It is detsined to become a classic of football writing.

Reviews

'The most candid and compelling behind the scenes football book you'll come across' -- 90 MINUTES

Author Bio

Garry Nelson made his league debut for Southend in 1979-80 and went on to make around 650 league appearances for various football clubs before retiring from the game in 1997. He never played in the top division.

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