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| Swansea City football books and dvds and a virtual aerial tour of the Liberty Stadium. Great books about current and former Swansea City players and Swansea City managers and the history of Swansea City football club. |
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| Top recommended books include Arrivederci Swansea: The Giorgio Chinaglia Story, From the Fourth to the First: Swansea City F.C. During the John Toshack Years 1978 to 1984, Swansea City FC (100 Greats) plus many more in the Swansea City online bookshop |
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Arrivederci Swansea: The Giorgio Chinaglia Story
As an unknown apprentice with Third Division club Swansea Town in the 1960s, Chinaglia stole milk bottles from doorsteps because he couldn't afford breakfast. Nine years later he was on an annual salary of #85, 000. Chinaglia, who had lived in South Wales since he was eight, returned to his native Italy to rebuild his ailing career and, after spells with two Third Division clubs, he joined Roman side Lazio in 1969. There, in the Olympic Stadium, Chinaglia became the idol of the Lazio tifosi. In 1974 he finished Series A top scorer with 24 goals and helped Lazio to their first - and so far, only - league title, pipping the traditional giants Juventus, Milan and Inter. This biography tells his remarkable rags-to-riches story.
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From the Fourth to the First: Swansea City F.C. During the John Toshack Years 1978 to 1984
This is a detailed history of the football club over a specific 6-year period. St David's Day 1978 proved to be a momentous occasion for Swansea City F.C. as it marked the appointment of John Toshack as their new player-manager. The Swans, then based at the Vetch Field, were languishing in the Fourth Division with only a few years having passed since their re-election back into the Football League. 'Tosh' became the youngest player-manager in the country and so began a steady climb which culminated with the Swans finishing sixth in the old First Division. Infact, that 1981/ 82 season saw the club remain in the top six throughout the whole campaign. "From the Fourth to the First": details the incredible rise, documenting each season, the results, the players involved and the excitement generated. Illustrated biographies are also included of many of the Tosh "Super Swans" such as Welsh shining lights Robbie James, Alan Curtis and Leighton James through to the established names of Bob Latchford, Ian Callaghan, Alan Waddle and many other names. The story is a remarkable one and the type of which will never be repeated but what a tale it is! It helps remembering a golden time in Welsh football when you really could 'Be proud to be a Swan.'
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Swansea City FC (100 Greats)
From Walter Whittaker at the very beginning to Lee Trundle in the modern era, the book by Keith Haynes and Phil Sumbler is the result of several years work and much heartache in deciding how to whittle down over 700 names to just 100. Packed with details and photographs of the players, it is a must read for any Swans fan.
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