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My Manchester United Years: The Autobiography (Paperback)

by Bobby Charlton (Author)
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  • Paperback: 438 pages
  • Publisher: Headline (29 May 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0755316207
  • ISBN-13: 978-0755316205
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 15,052 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'For anyone who loves football, this book cannot be ignored'

(Leo McKinstry, The Times )

'beautifully crafted'

(Daily Mail )

'enthralling'

(Scotsman )

'It is the greatest story of British sport'

(Sunday Express )

'With many autobiographies you wonder what the point was. Not this one. Not only is Bobby Charlton a figure whose life story should be told, but he has done so in a book of at times agonising honesty'

(FourFourTwo )

'It's a fantastic book. I couldn't put it down. It has everything I would want a player of mine to know and feel about the game. Bobby Charlton is a great man and he has told a great story'

(Sir Alex Ferguson )

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Bobby Charlton is Manchester United through and through. He was a member of the original Busby Babes and has devoted his career to the club, playing in 754 games over 17 years. During that period he won everything the game had to offer, played alongside some of the greats such as Best and Law, suffered devastating defeats and was involved in one of the greatest football tragedies of all time. Here, for the very first time, he tells the story of those United years. With his beloved Reds he tasted FA Cup victory in the emotional final of 1963, won three first division championships and in 1968 he reached the pinnacle of club success, winning the European Cup. Inevitably, such highs are balanced with no less dramatic lows, such as the 1957 European Cup semi-final, the highly charged 1958 FA Cup loss which followed only weeks after the horrors of the Munich Air disaster, and the 1969 European Cup defeat by Milan. He is one of the true gentlemen of football and the legacy that Bobby Charlton gives to United is beyond compare.

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A masterful achievement, 10 Sep 2007
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Not since Arthur Hopcraft produced the sublime 'The Football Man' in 1968 has a book on sport moved me so profoundly. When it was announced that a Bobby Charlton autobiography was imminent, I feared that it would fail to do justice to arguably the most compelling sporting figure of my lifetime. In the event, it is a majestic work, capturing perfectly, and often poignantly, the essence of the man and his times. Footballing matters are dealt with faithfully and comprehensively, but perhaps the tale is at its most arresting when addressing human relationships. There are numerous delightful vignettes which offer evocative insights into household names and he confronts family issues with candour. Charlton emerges not only as a great sportsman, but also as a sensitive, intelligent, appealingly wistful soul. Quite simply, I love the book.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Classy, dignified and frank, 29 Oct 2007
By Bantam Dave (Bradford, UK) - See all my reviews
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Ever since I was nine years old when I saw him score the two goals that helped Manchester United win the European Cup in 1968 Bobby Charlton has been my hero. He didn't have the dazzling ball skills of George Best and lets face it, with his prematurely bald head he looked more like a teacher that a footballer, but instead he simply exuded class and a certain dignity that no other footballer seemed to possess. I was very pleased to find then that his autobiography is exactly the same - classy, dignified but also very frank and honest.
Not surprisingly it contains absolutely no scandal but instead it is full of stories that offer telling insights into not just Bobby Charlton but also Manchester United, football and life in general in the fifties, sixties and seventies.
One of the chapters, in which he writes about the days when as a boy he used to go to watch Sunderland or Newcastle United with his older brother Jack is particularly excellent. His description of how they used to stand in a particular part of the ground so they can watch the skills of a famous player close at hand is very evocative. Also excellent is the bitingly frank chapter in which he tells of the breakdown of his relationship with his mother following her rejection of his wife, Norma.
As you would expect though, it is the Munich airplane disaster that dominates this book, just as it as dominated Bobby Charltons life since that day. The events of that day are described wonderfully well, as are Bobbys feelings of bewilderment and guilt that he should survive the crash barely harmed whilst his beloved team mates and friends had perished.
An excellent book then, and I look forward greatly to the next of the proposed volumes, where I presume he will move onto his playing for England and the World Cup win in 1966.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars If you want the facts then read the book!, 9 Sep 2007
I wanted to read about Bobby Charlton's life, find out what happend in Munich and the time he spent at Manchester United. The book covers this, exploring the emotions of a man who survived a plane crash. I for one could not look at life the same again and this is what may have happened with Sir Bobby. The writing is fluid and a pleasure to read. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars True World Class
I always admired Bobby Charlton as a footballer but thought he seemed a little distant as a man. This well-written autobiography seeks to redress that balance and my overall... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Paul Hanratty

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Ambassador
Bobby Charlton is a survivor and one of the few people who genuinely deserve the accolade of "sporting legend.". Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. Peter Steward

5.0 out of 5 stars Typical of the man.
Bobby Charlton is one of the most unassuming people you could wish to meet. Some describe him as dour and too serious and that may be true but this book will help you understand... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Ian Jones

5.0 out of 5 stars Bobby, Nobby and the Crazy Family
This book has three main strengths for me; firstly a touching retelling of the Munich disaster in an attempt to get somewhere close to explaining the impact on a person who may... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Chubworth

5.0 out of 5 stars Bobby Charlton's new autobiography
This new autobiography was written with James Lawton, the respected Independent newspaper journalist, who also cooperated on the biographies of Nobby Stiles and Joe Jordan among... Read more
Published 19 months ago by D. N. Carter

4.0 out of 5 stars A life of witness
The boring tag attached by so many to Bobby Charlton has always frustrated me. Here was a man who played football with attacking Brazilian flair and never intentionally made a... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Random Reader

5.0 out of 5 stars Cracking
A very enjoyable read on a holiday blighted by bad weather and children.

Everything you'd expect from a book about the man. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mr Day Time TV

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent read
I had always thought Bobby Charlton was one of sport's true gentleman and this insightful and entertaining read proves it. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Cap'n Fishman

5.0 out of 5 stars A footballing legend without the ego
This book confirms a number of things we already believed - Bobby Charlton was a great player and is a very decent man - but it also offers some surprises. Read more
Published 20 months ago by S. Hagger

4.0 out of 5 stars A HUMBLE SUPERSTAR.
Bobby Charlton is an amazing man, his life story is THE story of English football, and yet for such a famous and brilliant player he comes across as a humble man. Read more
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