Denis Law : king and country / Alex Gordon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gordon, Alex (Sports editor), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law, Denis.

Soccer players--Scotland--Biography.

Soccer players.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (382 p.)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Arena Sport, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Denis Law is undoubtedly Scottish football's favourite son. He is joint top record scorer for his country with an impressive strike rate of 30 goals in 52 games and scored in the famous 3 - 2 win over world champions England at Wembley in 1967. As well as his prolific strike rate, he was also part of the Scotland team that won their way through to the 1974 World Cup Finals in West Germany - the first time the Scots had reached the finals in 16 years. In this unique portrait of Denis Law, which is the first book solely devoted to his illustrious international career, Alex Gordon interviews

Contents:

DENIS LAW; Contents; List of Illustrations; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Author's Note; Foreword; The Patriot; Introduction BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT; Chapter One THE MAN, THE MYTH AND THE MAGIC; Chapter Two THE BOY WHO WOULD BE KING; Chapter Three ENTER DENIS; Chapter Four HISTORY-MAKER; Chapter Five AFTER THE BRAWL WAS OVER; Chapter Six WEMBLEY WOE; Chapter Seven HAILED . . . AND FAILED; Chapter Eight JUST HEAVEN! ELEVEN IN SEVEN; Chapter Nine ON TOP OF THE WORLD; Chapter Ten ARRIVEDERCI ENGLAND; Chapter Eleven THE AULD ENEMY; Chapter Twelve WEMBLEY WONDERS; Chapter Thirteen LAW AND BAXTER

Chapter Fourteen SCREEN GEMSChapter Fifteen LAWLESS SCOTLAND; Chapter Sixteen THE WILDERNESS YEARS; Chapter Seventeen RETURN OF THE KING; Chapter Eighteen NINE AND OUT; Chapter Nineteen CZECH MATE; Chapter Twenty FOR THE RECORD; Chapter Twenty-One THE FINAL FAREWELL; Chapter Twenty-Two FROM WORLD CUP TO WORLD SERVICE; Chapter Twenty-Three DENIS LAW AT SIXTY; Chapter Twenty-Four DENIS LAW AT SEVENTY; Chapter Twenty-Five HAIL THE LAWMAN; Chapter Twenty-Six WHAT THE PAPERS SAY; Epilogue FOREVER THE KING; APPENDIX; THAT'S A FACT!; DENIS LAW GOALS; LAW MINUTES ON PITCH; THEY SERVED WITH THE KING

THE LAW LINE-UPSTHAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS; 1940 - DENIS LAW'S BIRTHDAY; 1958 - DENIS LAW'S INTERNATIONAL DEBUT; 1967 - DENIS LAW'S GREATEST TRIUMPH; 1974 - DENIS LAW'S RETIREMENT FROM FOOTBALL

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4956-5092-8

0-85790-639-9

OCLC:

854521299