Within living memory, Manchester United have won every major honour available - yet for many supporters of a certain vintage their favourite season of all was spent not battling for top honours but in the second fl ight of English football. Following a spectacular decline following the break-up of the 1968 European Cup winners, United were relegated in April 1974 and the following season was supposed to be a humiliation for the club. Instead, the reds responded by re-inventing themselves for ...

The final book from the leading icon in US wood chip carving, Wayne Barton offers his expert instruction and inspiration based on a lifetime of study, understanding, practice, and achievement. Detailing his philosophies and methodologies on line and design, how to layout, carve, and finish, and even including his highly sought-after Barton Capitals and Foliated Alphabet templates that have never before been published, this is a must-have opus of one of America's artistic wood chip carving ...

Relive Manchester United's rollercoaster 1980s under managers Dave Sexton and Ron Atkinson.Que Sera, Sera dives deep into a transformative era for Manchester United. Explore the challenges faced by managers Dave Sexton and Ron Atkinson as they navigated team dynamics, transfer controversies, and soaring fan expectations. Discover the untold stories behind key players, pivotal matches, and the evolving landscape of British football.Drawing on meticu...

The 1995-96 season would see the birth of the greatest football team Britain has ever seen but it began with a crisis at Old Trafford and rebellion within the ranks of supporters. The Manchester United behemoth had stirred in 1993 to win the title their fans craved and they retained it a year later playing dynamic counter-attacking football. Yet by August 1995 fans were calling for manager Alex Ferguson's resignation following the sales of Mark Hughes, Paul Ince and Andrei Kanchelskis. A d...

When Manchester United were relegated in 1974, just six years after winning the European Cup, it was front page news. How could such a thing happen to the biggest club in Britain? Such a scenario would be even more unthinkable today than Leicester City winning the league.The story is one of the most dramatic in football history and, yet, still, largely unexplored. Based on a BT Sport film being developed alongside the book, TOO GOOD TO GO DOWN examines the demise of Manchester United, from...

Bloomsbury presents Fergie: The Lost Tapes: Alex Ferguson – Manchester United’s Greatest Era Retold by Wayne Barton, read by Kris Dyer.'Wayne Barton's knowledge of Manchester United is unparalleled' The Mirror'A treasure trove of insights into the greatest manager of all time' Rob SmythMANCHESTER UNITED’S GREATEST MANAGER – TOLD THROUGH PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD RECORDINGST...

True Genius is the definitive family-backed account of his remarkable career published to coincide with what would have been his 75th birthday. The games, the goals, the glory. This is the untold story.Written by celebrated Manchester United author Wayne Barton, this biography goes into unparalleled depth to tell the complete story for the first time of how the lad from Cregagh, Northern Ireland, became the game's first superstar. Barton has trawled the archives and spoken to a hos...

“Telling them what Jimmy did... it’s the most important thing you can tell a young player who is representing Manchester United,” - Sir Alex FergusonThis updated, family authorised biography of Manchester United hero Jimmy Murphy celebrates the career of the man who managed the club after the Munich air disaster and took charge of Wales at the 1958 World Cup.Alongside Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson, nobody in the long history of Manchester United is as important as Ji...

Contains newly unearthed, never-before-heard interviews with Busby, Sir Alex Ferguson, and other key figures in Manchester United’s historyProvides the most complete and rounded picture of Matt Busby - the man and the manager - ever written, from an author widely regarded as the best Manchester United historian alive todayThe world’s biggest football club comes under scrutiny like no other sporting institution on earth. Yet how did Manchester United become the global behemoth...

'Another forgotten corner of Manchester United's incredible history receives the Wayne Barton treatment.' – Matt Barlow, Football Writer for the Daily Mail'Wayne Barton's knowledge of Manchester United is unparalleled' - The MirrorA COMPELLING AND MOVING STORY OF MANCHESTER UNITED'S REJUVENATION AFTER THE MUNICH AIR CRASH.The 1958 Munich Air Crash that ripped the heart from one of Britain'...

'A treasure trove of insights into the greatest manager of all time' – Rob Smyth'A definitive, unique and painstakingly researched history of an extraordinary era' -Ian Herbert, sports writer at the Daily MailMANCHESTER UNITED'S GREATEST MANAGER – TOLD THROUGH PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD RECORDINGSFor more than two decades, Sir Alex Ferguson defined dominance in world football. Winning thirteen league titles, two Eu...

Sammy McIlroy experienced one of the most memorable careers in football. After all, who else can say they played with George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton, experienced relegation, won trophies and played under six different managers at Manchester United? With more than 400 appearances, McIlroy - the last player signed by the legendary Sir Matt Busby - is a bona fide Old Trafford legend, and is an intrinsic part of the fabric of its illustrious history. One of the few footballers to ha...