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When the Leeds United players celebrated winning the championship in April 1992, they had no idea how momentous the occasion was. Manchester United, losers at Liverpool that Sunday afternoon, had now gone 25 years without winning the league. Howard Wilkinson’s side, promoted just two seasons ago, could bring back the glory days to Leeds. But Wilkinson would prove to be the last English manager to win the league. In 1992, football changed beyond all recognition.

The Last Champions explores the roots of that success and the amazing cast of characters who came together to fashion the triumph. As in his acclaimed book The Fallen, Dave Simpson’s quest to catch up with the protagonists of the era, from the visionary Sergeant Wilko, top scorer Lee Chapman and unsung heroes like Mike Whitlow and Carl Shutt (not forgetting Eric Cantona), sees him unearth some extraordinary untold stories.

And he finds that The Last Champions were also the last ordinary people to win the league, before the Premier League saw skyrocketing wages, billionaire foreign owners and the dictates of television taking the game away from the fans. It is the brilliantly told story of the end of an era.

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Product detailsFormat:PaperbackLanguage of text:EnglishIsbn-13:9780857501011, 978-0857501011Author:Dave SimpsonPublisher:Transworld Publishers LtdImprint:Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)Publication date:2013-06-20Pages:400Product dimensions:130mm (w) x 199mm (h) x 26mm (d)
OverviewThe triumph and tragedy of the Leeds team that won the First Division championship in 1992?and what happened nextWhen the Leeds United players celebrated winning the championship in April 1992, they could not have had any inkling how momentous the occasion was. Manchester United, losers at Liverpool that sunny Sunday afternoon, had now gone 25 years without winning the league. Howard Wilkinson’s side, promoted just two seasons ago, could bring back the glory days to Leeds. But Wilkinson would prove to be the last English manager to win the league. In 1992, football changed beyond all recognition. Twenty years on, this book looks back at the roots of that success and the amazing cast of characters who came together to fashion the triumph. Dave Simpson’s quest to catch up with the protagonists of the era, from the visionary Sergeant Wilko, top scorer Lee Chapman, and unsung heroes like Mike Whitlow and Carl Shutt (not forgetting Eric Cantona, of course), sees him unearth some extraordinary untold stories. And he finds that the last champions were also the last ordinary people to win the league, before the Premier League saw skyrocketing wages, billionaire foreign owners, and the dictates of television taking the game away from the fans. It is the brilliantly told story of the end of an era.About WorderyWordery is one of the UK’s largest online booksellers. With millions of satisfied customers who enjoy low prices on a huge range of books, we offer a reliable and trusted service and consistently receive excellent feedback.We offer a huge range of over 8 million books; bestsellers, children’s books, cheap paperbacks, baby books, special edition hardbacks, and textbooks. All our books are dispatched from the UK. Wordery offers Free Delivery on all UK orders, and competitively priced international delivery.#HappyReading Why should you use Wordery Specialist We find rare books for you
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Format:Paperback
Language of text:English
Isbn-13:9780857501011, 978-0857501011
Author:Dave Simpson
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint:Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
Publication date:2013-06-20
Pages:400
Product dimensions:130mm (w) x 199mm (h) x 26mm (d)

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The triumph and tragedy of the Leeds team that won the First Division championship in 1992?and what happened nextWhen the Leeds United players celebrated winning the championship in April 1992, they could not have had any inkling how momentous the occasion was. Manchester United, losers at Liverpool that sunny Sunday afternoon, had now gone 25 years without winning the league. Howard Wilkinson’s side, promoted just two seasons ago, could bring back the glory days to Leeds. But Wilkinson would prove to be the last English manager to win the league. In 1992, football changed beyond all recognition. Twenty years on, this book looks back at the roots of that success and the amazing cast of characters who came together to fashion the triumph. Dave Simpson’s quest to catch up with the protagonists of the era, from the visionary Sergeant Wilko, top scorer Lee Chapman, and unsung heroes like Mike Whitlow and Carl Shutt (not forgetting Eric Cantona, of course), sees him unearth some extraordinary untold stories. And he finds that the last champions were also the last ordinary people to win the league, before the Premier League saw skyrocketing wages, billionaire foreign owners, and the dictates of television taking the game away from the fans. It is the brilliantly told story of the end of an era.
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Publisher Description When the Leeds United players celebrated winning the championship in April 1992, they had no idea how momentous the occasion was. Manchester United, losers at Liverpool that Sunday afternoon, had now gone 25 years without winning the league. Howard Wilkinson's side, promoted just two seasons ago, could bring back the glory days to Leeds. But Wilkinson would prove to be the last English manager to win the league. In 1992, football changed beyond all recognition.

The Last Champions explores the roots of that success and the amazing cast of characters who came together to fashion the triumph. As in his acclaimed book The Fallen, Dave Simpson's quest to catch up with the protagonists of the era, from the visionary Sergeant Wilko, top scorer Lee Chapman and unsung heroes like Mike Whitlow and Carl Shutt (not forgetting Eric Cantona), sees him unearth some extraordinary untold stories.

And he finds that The Last Champions were also the last ordinary people to win the league, before the Premier League saw skyrocketing wages, billionaire foreign owners and the dictates of television taking the game away from the fans. It is the brilliantly told story of the end of an era. Notes Explores the triumph and tragedy of the 1992 football match where Leeds won the First Division championship. 'A welcome reclamation of Wilkinson's success… breaks the mould in exploring team-building' New Statesman Author Biography Dave Simpson is a Guardian journalist who writes mainly on music. His first book, The Fallen, was a monumental quest to track down everyone who had ever played in Mark E Smith's legendary band.

Living in Yorkshire, he has supported Leeds since the early 1970s, which has brought about a small amount of pleasure and a great amount of pain. He also wrote for the LeedsLeedsLeeds magazine which documented United's rise and mostly fall from 1998 to 2011. Review “In just three and a half seasons, following almost a decade in the wilderness, Wilkinson transformed a relegation-threatened second-level side into League winners. The sheer size of the achievement has finally been given the recognition it deserves in The Last Champions. To put it into context, imagine Southampton winning the Premier League title in 2013-14. That is what Wilkinson and his players achieved and it is what makes this story so special and worthy of Simpson's insightful homage.” — Simon Creasey * When Saturday Comes * “I really enjoyed the book… it's a great read” — Lee “Chappy” Chapman, Leeds United centre forward, League Championship winner, 1991-92 “Unbearably poignant. Simpson neatly captures football's key appeal, the way it can restore the simple certainties of childhood. These men are now postmen, pensioners, disabled, successful, travel agents and the seemingly lost. But they talk with equal wonder about their greatest season” * The Last Word * “A welcome reclamation of Wilkinson's success… breaks the mould in exploring team-building. As Simpson so wistfully explains, we shall probably never see their like again… Clearly written by a fan.” — Juliet Jacques * New Statesman * “Excellent book” * Yorkshire Post * Details ISBN0857501011 Author Dave Simpson Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd Year 2013 ISBN-10 0857501011 ISBN-13 9780857501011 Format Paperback Publication Date 2013-06-20 Imprint Bantam Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book Pages 400 Illustrations Illustrations Short Title LAST CHAMPIONS Language English DEWEY 796.334630942819 Subtitle Leeds United and the Year that Football Changed Forever Dimensions127mm x 198mm x 25mm
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