Motherwell Football Club

Description

Motherwell Football CLub was founded in 1886 and is one of the most famous name in football. This beautiful reference book plots the history of every player to have for The Steelmen since the Second World War. All of the truly great post-war Motherwell names are featured in this illustrated guide: Ian St John, Willie Redpath, Andy Paton, Willie Kilmarnock, Archie Shaw, Willie Pettigrew and Davie Cooper – to name a few. A wealth of detail on each Motherwel footballer to have played in a League game for Motherwell is included. Supporters of both the team and of Scottish football in general will enjoy reliving the careers of every player to have pulled on the famous Claret and Amber jersey since 1946. Memorable tales from the club’s history featured include St John’s two-and-a-half minute hat-trick, the goalkeeper who wanted to play outfield, the centre-half who wanted to meet his manager in a dark alley, the ‘one game wonders’ and many more. With a comprehensive statistical section and over 200 photographs, this excellent history and guide by Jeffrey, Fry and Swinburne is a book no Motherwell fan will want to be without.