Terrace Legends

by Pennant, Cass; King, Martin

• ISBN13: 9781844540921
• ISBN10: 1844540928
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: John Blake

Summary

Meet the men who, for decades, have ruled the football terraces. They are the faces behind the biggest firms in football history; behind the rucks, the rules, and the respect. In this groundbreaking book, the men behind the mobs have joined forces to reveal their experiences as key figures in the most notorious terrace fights. From the bovver boys of the sixties and seventies to the football casuals of the eighties, the names central to the biggest firms have all been tracked down and interviewed. They tell their stories in this book.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
West Ham United	7	(6)
Bill Gardner
Millwall	13	(8)
Frank Harper
Chelsea	21	(8)
Steve, `Hickey' Hickmott
Everton	29	(8)
Andy Nicholls
Sheffield United	37	(10)
Steve Cowens
Feyenoord	47	(10)
Jerrel
Feyenoord	57	(8)
Danny
Fortuna Dusseldorf	65	(6)
Dirk
Stoke City	71	(10)
Mark `Jasper' Chester
Derby County	81	(22)
Richard Grey
Wolverhampton Wanderers	103	(10)
Gilroy `Gilly' Shaw
Portsmouth	113	(8)
John Westwood
Tottenham Hotspur	121	(8)
Trevor `T' Tanner
Bristol City	129	(8)
Angus Nutt
Bristol Rovers	137	(8)
Andy `The Bear' Phillips
Cardiff City	145	(10)
Mac
Wrexham	155	(8)
Neil
Barnsley	163	(8)
Mr B
Middlesbrough	171	(8)
Lee `Oathead' Owens
Nottingham Forest	179	(10)
David `Skeeny' Skeen
Wolverhampton Wanderers	189	(6)
Gary Johnson
Charlton Athletic	195	(8)
Steve `Wing Nut' Lyons
Portsmouth	203	(8)
Ginger Howard
Newcastle United	211	(10)
Terry `Tess' Mann
Sunderland A.F.C	221	(10)
Frank Wheatley
Newcastle United	231	(10)
Alan `Monty' Montgomery
Sunderland A.F.C.	241	(10)
Gary `Sunderland A.F.C.' Lamb
Chelsea	251	(14)
Pat `Fat Pat' Dolan
Hibernian	265	(10)
Irvine Welsh
Conclusion	275