<p><div>George Connelly was hailed as the greatest Scottish footballing talent of his generation. He made 254 appearances for Celtic and played in the Scotland team that qualified for the 1974 World Cup Finals but at the age of just 26 he walked away from football and a glittering career. So what went wrong? In <i>Celtic's Lost Legend</i>, George Connelly tells the incredible true story of his life and career. He had a rare talent, could pass long or short with unerring accuracy, could entertain crowds with his keepie-uppie skills and seemed to have the world at his feet. But with a troubled private life and the pressures of stardom weighing on his shoulders, the man behind the laidback exterior was starting to fall apart. George Connelly tells the incredible story of why he walked away from his dreams and from the team he loved and finally answers the question that has intrigued football fans for 30 years: Whatever became of George Connelly?</div></p>

Celtic’s Lost Legend: The George Connelly Story

Cooney, Bryan

Connelly, George

Biographies & Memoirs

Black White Publishing

Stand By Your Reds, written by award-winning sports journalist Bryan Cooney, takes readers to locations where few have ventured - notably, the sacrosanct dressing room and those secretive corridors of power. This engaging narrative, built from a chronology of forensic interviews, ranges from the fifties to the present and tells the stories of an idiosyncratic team and an inveterate fan. Although it never neglects the triumphs, it refuses to ignore the turbulences. Cooney features: The incendiary reign of Eddie Turnbull, manager, martinet; Stuart Kennedy - the first player to front up Furious Fergie; Why Jim Bett was unable to forgive the directors; Steve Paterson makes an extraordinary drinking debut; Leigh Griffiths - why he was the one who got away; The loneliest, most intimidating sacking of Milne's life; and McInnes reveals what makes him really see red. Stand Free. Stand By Your Reds. Enjoy.

Stand by your Reds: An uncompromising history of the Dandy Dons

Sports & Outdoors

Individual Sports

Luath Press Ltd.

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