Hibs Through and Through

The Eric Stevenson Story

Tom Wright (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

248 Seiten

2016
Luath Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-910745-67-0 (ISBN)

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When he was inducted into the Hibs’ Hall of Fame on Eater Road in 2012, Eric Stevenson declared “This means everything to me. My uncle founded the Bonnyrigg Hibs supporters’ club in 1949-50 and I started going to games when I was seven”. This book traces Stevenson’s fanatical interest in the club from a very young age , his time as a left-winger wearing the number eleven green and white jersey in the 60s, and the well-deserved recognition that he has gained today.

ERIC STEVENSON is a Scottish former footballer born in 1942 at Eastfield near Harthill. He originally signed for Hearts when young but was later taken on by Hibs when an irregularity in the contract appeared. He played for the Easter Road club for the next 11 years. In 1971, Stevenson was transferred to Ayr United before retiring as a player two years later. He then went on to pursue his business interests in Bonnyrigg. TOM WRIGHT was taken to his first game aged nine, a friendly against Leicester City at Easter Road in February 1957. Little did he realise that football, and Hibs in particular, would become such a major influence in his life from that day on. Wright has now been a Hibs supporter for over 50 years, and has the scars to prove it. Previously the Secretary of the Hibs Former Players’ Association, Wright is now the official club historian and curator of the Hibernian Historical Trust. He conducts regular Easter Road stadium tours for Hibs. He is the author of Hibernian: From Joe Baker to Turnbull’s Tornadoes, The Golden Years: Hibernian in the Days of the Famous Five and Crops.

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 Early Days
2 Signing for the Hibs and Disappointment in Rome
3 Šekularac, Hugh Shaw’s Resignation and Walter Galbraith
4 Injury, a Freak Winter and Relegation Dogfight
5 Exit Harry Swan and Enter the Big Man
6 The Summer Cup, Real Madrid and Dreams of the ‘Double’
7 A Stroll at Tynecastle and Semi-Final Disappointment
8 An Epic Battle at Dunfermline and a North American Tour
9 See Naples and Die and a Controversial Four Step Ruling
10 A £100,000 Footballer and League Cup Disappointment
11 Willie McFarlane and a Scottish League Cap
12 The Ibrox Disaster, Liverpool Fiasco and Dave Ewing
13 Almost the End
14 A Dream Team
15 And Finally

Erscheinungsdatum	07.12.2016
Co-Autor	Eric Stevenson
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 234 mm
Gewicht	380 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Sport ► Ballsport ► Fußball
ISBN-10	1-910745-67-7 / 1910745677
ISBN-13	978-1-910745-67-0 / 9781910745670
Zustand	Neuware