1966, Bobby Charlton
1966, Bobby Charlton
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1966
My World Cup Story

Author: Bobby Charlton

Narrator: Bernard Hill

Unabridged: 8 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/02/2016


Synopsis

In 1966 England won the World Cup at Wembley. Sir Bobby Charlton, England’s greatest ever player, was there on the pitch. Now, fifty years on, Sir Bobby looks back on the most glorious moment of his life and England's greatest sporting achievement.

In 1966 he takes us through the build-up to the tournament and to the final itself, describing what he saw, what he heard, and what he felt. He explains what it was like to be part of Sir Alf Ramsey’s team, gives us his personal memories of his teammates, the matches, the atmosphere; the emotion of being carried on the wave of a nation’s euphoria and how it felt to go toe-to-toe with some of the foremost footballers to ever play the game. He reveals what it means to be forever defined by one moment; how a life fully lived can come back to one single instance, one day when a man stands side-by-side with his best friends united in a single aim, in front of a watching nation.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David on April 29, 2025

Fascinating first hand insight into the world cup story......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on April 17, 2024

1966 happened long before I was born but that does not mean, especially after reading this book, I cannot imagine as if I was along for the ride as many of the fans who were around at the time for that epic World Cup victory for England so long ago. I still hold out hope that I will one day see Engla......more


Quotes

Carefully and lovingly told with deeper layers of reflection and wistfulness. The Times

It’s gripping stuff… This is a mellow book, the product of many years’ contemplation, and emotional in a way that may surprise you…He has a wonderful story to tell Daily Mail

Breathtakingly lucid, insistently informative and deeply affecting... It owes much to the presence of that most benign of ghosts, the wonderful James Lawton, who imbues his books not only with an authentic, clear-eyed love of the game but with his gift, spectacular in this particular instance, to bring historic moments into a focus so immediate that one is almost forced to blink Herald

Thoughtful and reflective...full of fascinating detail. Mail On Sunday

[A] fascinating inside account of what remains the nation’s greatest sporting achievement. Choice Magazine

He simply tells the story as it was, with relish and fondness – as you would expect of a man many consider England’s greatest ever footballer. Dorset Echo

This unique perspective contains some nice stories. Sport