Product Description

Len Shackleton never won a thing - not a League Championship medal, not an FA Cup medal, not even a medal for topping the old Second Division. Not only that, but 'Shack', as he was known affectionately, collected only five England caps. His legion of admirers regard that as an insult to the outstanding ability of this unusual footballer. They dubbed 'Shack' the 'Clown Prince of Soccer', but was he really more prince than clown? That is one of the intriguing questions Colin Malam answers in this fascinating biography.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #139418 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Review
"fascinating ... a fine book" The Times

About the Author
COLIN MALAM was the Sunday Telegraph's distinguished football correspondent for thirty years until he retired recently. The son of a professional footballer, he has worked on books with Terry Venables and Malcolm Macdonald, written the authorised biography of Gary Lineker and published an account of the Kevin Keegan years at Newcastle.

Customer Reviews

REAL GENIUS
Finished the book today,have read both previous books on shack and this is probably the best.In short it tells the story of possibly the most skillful footballer to have come from these shores,the ultimate showman our answer to garrincha.I have always been a shackleton fan and am glad his amazing story is being brought to new generations of fans.He really is THE forgotten genius of british football.great read