About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 45. Chapters: Albert Pearson (footballer), Andrew Mumford, Andy Legg, Billy Hughes (footballer born 1918), Brian Evans (footballer), Chad Bond, Chris Holloway, Chris Llewellyn, Chris Rodon, Cortez Belle, Craig Draper, Deryn Brace, Gary Emmanuel, Geoff Kellaway, Glyn Garner, Jackie O'Driscoll, Jackie Roberts, Jack Cope (cricketer), Jack Marshall (soccer), James Lindsay (footballer), Jason Bowen (footballer), Jason Jones (footballer), Jimmy Bullock, Jock Stein, Jock Weir, Johnny McIlwaine, John Love (footballer), Kaid Mohamed, Lee Jarman, Lee Phillips (footballer born 1979), Lyn Davies, Martyn Giles, Matt Jones (footballer), Michael Howard (footballer), Moses Russell, Nigel Stevenson, Owain Warlow, Paul Wanless, Rhys Griffiths (footballer), Richard Appleby, Richard Hurlin, Robbie James, Rory Keane, Ryan Maxwell, Sammy Taylor (footballer), Stephen Evans (footballer born 1980), Stephen Healey, Steve Jenkins, Steve Mardenborough, Stuart Jones (footballer born 1984), Vic Rouse (footballer born 1897), Wilf Grant, Willie Brown (footballer born 1900), Wyndham Evans. Excerpt: John 'Jock' Stein CBE (5 October 1922 - 10 September 1985) was a Scottish football player and manager. He became the first manager of a British side to win the European Cup, with Celtic in 1967. Stein also guided Celtic to nine successive Scottish League championships between 1966 and 1974. Stein worked as a coalminer while playing football part-time for Blantyre Victoria and then Albion Rovers. He became a full-time professional football player with Welsh club Llanelli Town, but returned to Scotland with Celtic in 1951. He enjoyed some success with Celtic, winning the Coronation Cup in 1953 and a Scottish league and Scottish Cup double in 1954. Ankle injuries forced Stein to retire from playing football in 1957. Celtic appointed Stein to coach their reserve team after he retired as a player. Stein started his managerial career in 1960 with Dunfermline, where he won the Scottish Cup in 1961 and achieved some notable results in European football. After a brief but successful spell at Hibernian, Stein returned to Celtic as manager in March 1965. In thirteen years at Celtic, Stein won the European Cup, ten Scottish league championships, eight Scottish Cups and six Scottish League Cups. After a brief stint with Leeds United, Stein managed the Scottish national side from 1978 until his death in 1985. Born in Burnbank, South Lanarkshire, Stein saw football as his escape from the Lanarkshire coal mines. In 1937 he left Greenfield school in Hamilton and after a short time working in a carpet factory went down the pits to become a miner. In 1940, Stein agreed to sign for Burnbank Athletic, but his father vehemently objected. Soon afterwards, he instead joined Blantyre Victoria, another local junior club. Stein first played for senior club Albion Rovers as a trialist in a 4-4 draw against Celtic on 14 November 1942. Three weeks later, manager Webber Lees signed Stein for the Coatbridge club. He continued to work as a miner during the week, which was a reserved occupation duri
