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About Colin Shindler
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Acknowledgements
Most of the opinions expressed in this book were shaped by conversations with friends from many walks of life – fellow historians, journalists, television executives, agents, football administrators and former players – all of them people who have been as obsessed with the game as I have been for more than sixty years. I have quoted many of them directly and at length because in so many cases what they had to say was interesting and rearranging their words into reported speech could only diminish their impact.
In particular, I would like to place on record my thanks to Jimmy Armfield, Patrick Barclay, David Bernstein, Matt Dickinson, Trevor East, Paul Fox, Brian Glanville, Michael Grade, Peter Hennessy, Jon Holmes, David Kynaston, Gary Lineker, Gary Newbon, Dominic Sandbrook and Bob Willis for their insights and the generous measure of time they spent with me. They are all men whose work I admire tremendously. Jon Holmes gave me bed and breakfast; Gary Lineker shut out the rest of the world for two hours in the Groucho Club, which takes some doing when you’re as in demand as he is. The conclusions drawn from them and any mistakes which might have resulted from those conclusions are entirely mine.
The idea for this book came from my partner Katherine Fisher whose creative input into much of my work I willingly acknowledge. My thanks to Geoff Watts and Stan Hey who both diligently read all the early drafts, to Amanda Ridout, Richard Milbank and everyone at the publishing house Head of Zeus who helped to bring the book into the daylight, and to my agent and friend Luigi Bonomi whose sage advice has sustained and fortified me for nearly twenty years.
Index
Ali, Moeen 275
Allen, Clive 308
Allison, Malcolm 93, 158–59, 217–18, 228, 276–77
Ambrose, Curtly 276
Amiss, Dennis 164
Anderson, Viv 272, 274
Aragonés, Luis 314
Archibald, Steve 311
Argentina
v. England, 1962 (World Cup) 139
v. England, 1966 (World Cup) 188–92
v. England, 1986 (World Cup) 311
v. England, 1998 (World Cup) 366
v. West Germany, 1966 (World Cup) 189
Arlott, John 64
Armfield, Jimmy
1966 World Cup 195–96
background 141–43, 146
England captaincy 138, 139–40, 141, 155, 157, 174
England player 122
Arsenal FC 160–61, 250, 251, 356, 357–58
Arts Council 39
Astle, Jeff 221, 290
Aston Villa 291, 318
Atkinson, Ron 274
Attlee, Clement 30–31, 32, 36, 39
Attlee, Violet 30–31
Austria 86–87
Bakhramov, Tofik 195
Ball, Alan 180, 196, 233, 237, 251, 256, 336
Banks, Gordon 175, 220, 224, 240
Banks, Tommy 108, 133
Bannister, Roger 95–96
Barclay. Patrick 130–31, 207–208, 302–03, 329
Barnes, John 275, 351
Barnsley FC 72
Barwick, Brian 345
Bates, Ken 293, 356
Battersby, John 124
Bayern Munich 290
BBC
broadcasting rights 62, 140, 161, 217, 358, 359, 392
and ITV rivalry 114–15, 276–86
licence fee 100, 114, 162
radio 62, 114
Sports Personality of the Year 98, 198
Beattie, Kevin 241
Beckenbauer, Franz 224, 290
Beckham, David
background 362–63
‘Beckham brand’ 371–72, 375–76, 383–87
celebrity 5–6, 367, 369, 375
character 368, 370, 386, 388, 395–96
comparisons with Billy Wright 43
comparisons with Bobby Moore 361–62
divided opinions on 382–83
England captaincy 365–67, 373–74, 376–77, 379, 389
at Manchester United FC 364
marriage and family 365, 371, 372–73
Beckham, Ted 362–63
Beckham, Victoria (Posh Spice) 121, 354, 365, 371, 375, 386
Beeching, Dr Richard 184
Bell, Colin 208, 214, 218, 224, 234, 251, 256
Benaud, Richie 351
Bernstein, David 19, 382, 390–92
Best, Clyde 236, 273
Best, George 23, 154, 176, 239–40, 352, 361, 369
Bevan, Aneurin 59, 82
Beveridge Report 32
Beverley, Joy 43, 119–21
The Big Match (ITV) 216, 239, 277
Blackpool FC 133–34, 146, 290
Blair, Tony 270, 339–40, 393
Blanchflower, Danny 72, 104, 119
Blankers-Koen, Fanny 61–62
Bogotá FC 71–72
Bolton Wanderers 290
Bonetti, Peter 224–25, 316
Borghi, Frank 78
Borrie, Gordon 284
Borussia Dortmund 160
Botham, Ian 250, 303
Bowles, Stan 230, 258
boxing 273, 279–80
Bradman, Don 64–65, 95
Brady, Liam 313
Brand, Jo 369
Brasher, Chris 95–96
Brazil
1970 World Cup 219
v. England, 1962 (World Cup) 139
v. England, 1970 (World Cup) 219–20
v. England, 2002 (World Cup) 374–75
Brehme, Andreas 316
Bremner, Billy 250, 265, 290
Brentford FC 281
British Commonwealth 7–8
Brixton riots (1981) 295
Broadwater Farm estate riots (1985) 295
Bromley, John 217, 282, 283, 302, 356
Brook Hirst, Amos 12, 338
Brown, George 202
Brown, Gordon 270, 393
BSkyB (BSB) 317, 356–59, 392
BT Sport 393
Buckley, Major Frank 43
Burnley FC 10, 138, 393
Busby, Matt 23, 73, 104–105
Butcher, Terry 315, 318
Butler, R. A. (‘Rab’) 32, 81–82, 122
Byrne, Roger 105, 175
Caine, Michael 209, 212, 241
Callaghan, James 202, 280
Cameron, David 393, 394
Campbell, Alistair 339, 340
Cantwell, Noel 158
Capello, Fabio 15–16, 19, 235, 386
Carling, Will 304, 345, 351
Carr, E. H. 6–7, 261
Carter, Raich 42, 53
Channon, Mick 234, 256, 258
Chapman, Herbert 180
Charity Shield 102, 265
Charles, John 107, 264
Charlton, Bobby
1966 World Cup 193
character 175, 190, 194
England player 121, 122, 188, 325
knighthood 336
Preston North End manager 240
retirement 228
Charlton, Jack 191–92, 195, 196, 214, 221, 224, 315
Chataway, Christopher 95–98
Chelsea FC 19, 124, 145, 291
Cherry, Trevor 3, 258
Chisholm, Sam 359
Chivers, Martin 228, 233, 234
Churchill, Winston 22, 29–30, 31–32, 36, 83
Clarke, Allan 213, 221, 234, 250
Clayton, Ronnie 121, 129
Clough, Brian 234, 235, 253, 255, 263–64, 349, 353
Cockburn, Henry 46, 57
Cohen, George 156, 191, 193, 336
Cold War 11, 35–36, 38–39, 64
Coleman, David 100, 117
Colley, Arthur 43
Colley, Mrs 43, 45
Collins, Norman 113
Colombia Football Association 71–72
Compton, De
nis 22, 51, 178, 205–206, 352, 387
Connery, Sean 194
Conservative Party 32, 82–83, 85, 149, 226, 335, 340
Cooper, Terry 213, 220, 250
Coventry City FC 200–201
Coward, Noël 209, 212
cricket
Ashes, the 17, 64–66, 95, 189, 259, 303, 378
black players 273–74
broadcasting rights 164, 358
captains 16–18
and emotion 196–97
footballing cricketers 250
Gillette Cup Final, 1968 163–64
Lord’s Cricket Ground 147, 164, 182
moving with the times 182, 387–88
one-day 148, 164
post war 38, 52
professional 132, 169
in schools 275
West Indies 80–81, 259, 267, 275–76, 304
Croatia, v. England, 2008 (European Championship) 251
Croker, Ted 294, 298
Crosland, Tony 203–204
Crossman, Richard 202, 223
crowds
abusive chants 273, 365, 368
attendances 52, 117, 160, 182–83, 302
hostility 160, 174, 190
pitch invasions 105, 289
segregation 290
Crozier, Adam 377
Cruyff, Johan 314
Cuccureddu, Antonello 258
Cullis, Stan 42, 43, 104
Cumbes, Jim 250
Cunningham, Laurie 274
Czechoslovakia
v. England, 1970 (World Cup) 221
v. England, 1974 (European Championship qualifier) 258
Czibor, Zoltán 92
Daily Mail 102, 263, 379
Daily Mirror 116, 279, 367, 390
Daily Telegraph 54
Dalglish, Kenny 262, 265, 308
Davies, Barry 298–99
Davies, Hunter 173
Dein, David 355–56
Delph, Fabian 395
Denmark 66
Derby County 42, 356
Diana, Princess of Wales 339, 340–42
Dickinson, Matt 19, 21, 154, 207, 208, 242
Dimmock, Peter 99–100, 115–16, 117, 119
Doherty, Paul 277
Donegan, Lonnie 200
Drewry, Arthur 12–13, 74, 76
Dunnett, Jack 281, 282–83
Dyke, Greg 355–56
Ealing comedies 40, 69–71, 184
East, Trevor 284–85, 286–87, 355–59, 370–71
Eastham, George 135, 175
‘Eddie the Eagle’ 304
Eden, Anthony 108–112
Edis, Richard 344–45
Edrich, Bill 51
Edwards, Duncan 105–106
Eisenhower, Dwight D. 111
Elizabeth II, Queen 14, 21, 59, 99, 197, 340–41
England
decline in performance 227–28, 235–36, 268, 270
internationals 46, 55
South American tour 1969 214–16
v. Argentina, 1962 (World Cup) 139
v. Argentina, 1966 (World Cup) 188–92
v. Argentina, 1986 (World Cup) 311
v. Argentina, 1998 (World Cup) 366
v. Austria 1952 (friendly) 86–7
v. Brazil, 1962 (World Cup) 139
v. Brazil, 1970 (World Cup) 219–20
v. Brazil, 2002 (World Cup) 374–75
v. Croatia, 2008 (European Championship) 251
v. Czechoslovakia, 1970 (World Cup) 221
v. Czechoslovakia, 1974 (European Championship) 258
v. France, 1963 (European Championship) 155
v. Germany, 2000 (European Championship) 270
v. Germany, 2001 (World Cup) 270
v. Greece, 2001 (World Cup) 373–74
v. Hungary, 1953 (friendly) 89–93
v. Hungary, 1954 (friendly) 93
v. Hungary, 1962 (World Cup) 139
v. Italy, 1948 (friendly) 55–57
v. Italy, 1952 (friendly) 86
v. Italy, 1976 (European Championship) 258
v. Italy, 2000 (friendly) 373
v. Mexico, 1966 (World Cup) 188
v. Norway, 1981 (World Cup) 266
v. Poland, 1973 (World Cup) 233–35, 251, 252
v. Poland, 1986 (World Cup) 309–10
v. Portugal, 1966 (World Cup) 192–93
v. Portugal, 1986 (World Cup) 309
v. Portugal, 2004 (European Championship) 377
v. Scotland, 1949 (British Championship) 68
v. Scotland, 1951 (British Championship) 86
v. Scotland, 1959 (British Championship) 121
v. Scotland, 1961 (British Championship) 130
v. Scotland, 1963 (British Championship) 156
v. Scotland, 1977 (British Championship) 262
v. Spain, 1931 (friendly) 79
v. Spain, 1955 (friendly) 87–88
v. Spain, 1965 (friendly) 180
v. Spain, 1987 (friendly) 314
v. Sweden, 1949 (friendly) 68
v. Sweden, 1989 (World Cup) 315
v. Sweden, 1992 (European Championship) 325–26
v. USA, 1950 (World Cup) 76–77
v. USA, 1959 (friendly) 122
v. West Germany, 1966 (World Cup) 195–98
v. West Germany, 1970 (World Cup) 223–25
v. West Germany, 1972 (European Championship) 232
v. West Germany, 1990 (World Cup) 316
Eriksson, Sven-Göran 376, 377, 378–80
Escape to Victory (film) 241
European Championship
1972 228, 232–35
1976 258
1988 303, 314–16
1992 318, 324–25
1996 360, 390
2004 377
2008 251
European Cup Final 290, 296–97, 311
European Cup Winners’ Cup 160, 177
European Footballer of the Year 4, 237, 264
European Nations Cup 155
Eusébio 193
Evans, David 293–94
Evening Standard 97
Everton FC 251, 293, 356
Ewing, Dave 103
FA Cup
finals 42, 99, 115, 175, 177–78
Luton v Millwall violence 291–92
FA (Football Association)
Billy Wright ‘grovelling to’ 56
Bobby Moore statue 338
choice of England manager 253
disciplinary hearings 376
and place of women 198–99
professionalism 74–75, 198, 200
and Thatcher government 294, 296, 298
Facchetti, Giacinto 258
FC Barcelona 310, 311, 313–14, 364
Fenton, Ted 158
Ferdinand, Rio 275, 376
Ferguson, Alex 354, 363, 372, 375
Festival of Britain 83–85
FIFA 52, 55, 192
Finney, Tom 51, 67, 90, 121, 133
football
‘autobiographies’ 12–14
black players 272–73, 274–75
disasters 55–56, 106–108, 289, 297–99, 301
erection of fences 290, 293, 301
ID card scheme 293, 295, 296, 298
policing matches 291–92, 295, 299, 301
Football Focus (BBC) 352
Football League
and broadcasting rights 117, 281
income from TV 118, 283, 286, 302, 356
pay cap abolished 130, 132–37
post war 38
Forsyth, Bruce 280
four-minute mile (1954) 95–96
Fox, Paul 50–51, 96, 98–100, 115–16, 119, 161, 282
France, v. England, 1963 (European Championship) 155
Francis, Gerry 256, 308
Franklin, Neil 46, 53, 71–73
Frayn, Michael 83–84, 85
Freeman, John 83
Fuller, Simon 365, 384
Gaetjens, Joe 76–77
Gaitskell, Hugh 82, 182
Garrincha 107, 140
Gascoigne,
Paul 316–17, 325, 330, 359–61
general elections 30–31, 82–83, 113, 181, 219, 222–27, 259–60
Gentile, Claudio 258
George, Charlie 161, 251
George VI, King 58, 59–60
Germany. See also West Germany
v. England, 2000 (European Championship) 270
v. England, 2001 (World Cup) 270
Gerrard, Steven 23–24, 395
Gibson, Guy 94
Giggs, Ryan 21, 354
Glanville, Brian
on The Beverley Sisters 121
on Billy Wright 102, 161
on David Beckham 381, 387
on England 107
on Gary Lineker 328
on Haynes 141
on Hungary 89–90, 107
on Stanley Rous 50
on Sven-Göran Eriksson 379
Glasgow Herald 54–55
golf 165–70, 304, 350, 352
González, Alberto 191
Gooch, Graham 303
Gordon-Walker, Patrick 272
Gower, David 303, 345, 347
Grace, Dr W. G. 18
Grade, Leslie 279, 285
Grade, Lew 115, 285, 286, 287
Grade, Michael 163, 277–85
Graham, George 291, 292
Grandstand (BBC) 100, 117
Gray, Eddie 250, 273
Great Britain (rugby league) 273
Great Britain XI (football) 52–55
Greaves, Jimmy
and alcohol 175–76, 232, 236, 238
background 144–45
at Chelsea FC 124
England player 122, 138, 188–89, 199
TV pundit 285
at West Ham Utd 236
Greece, v. England, 2001 (World Cup) 373–74
Greenhoff, Brian 258
Greenwood, Ron 138, 154, 159, 173, 179, 236–37, 264
Griffith, Peter 272
Haller, Helmut 197
Hansen, Alan 306
Hardaker, Alan 10, 117, 162, 282–83
Hardwick, George 46–47, 53
Harris, Peter 93
Hart, Alan 284
Hart, Joe 395
Harvey, Bagenal 178, 352
Harvey, David 254
Hassall, Harold 67
Hateley, Mark 308, 309
Hattersley, Roy 299, 300
Haynes, Johnny 104, 107–108, 129–31, 137, 140–41
Heath, Edward (Ted) 149, 219, 253, 259–60
Held, Siggi 195, 232
Hemsley, Ted 250
Hendon Odeon 193
Hennessey, Peter 203–204, 226, 341
Heseltine, Michael 295–96
Hey, Stan 320
Heysel Stadium disaster 297–98
Hidegkuti, Nándor 69, 92
Hill, Jimmy
background 136–37
at Brentford FC 34–35
at Coventry City FC 200–201, 283
PFA chairman 132, 133, 279
TV career 152–53, 201–202, 217, 351
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