Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Terence Ian "Terry" Butcher (born 28 December 1958 in Singapore) is a former English football player and current manager of Scottish Premier League side Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He was also the assistant manager to Scotland. Formerly a professional player, he made his name as an uncompromising defender with Ipswich Town and Rangers in the 1980s. He was also a captain of England and won 77 caps in a ten-year international career. Although he was born in Singapore, he spent his childhood in Lowestoft, Suffolk, where he attended The Denes High School and met his wife Rita. He famously turned down the chance to join Norwich City youth team, as like his father he was a fan of Ipswich Town Norwich's fiercest rivals. Butcher made his debut for Ipswich against Everton in the First Division on and over the next eight seasons would establish himself as the club's top central defender, combining leadership with great aerial ability and amazing courage. This was soon noticed by England manager Ron Greenwood who gave him his debut in a friendly against Australia in 1980. In 1981, Butcher was part of the Ipswich side that won the UEFA Cup under Bobby Robson (later Sir) and came close to their first League title since 1962, though they were pipped at the post by Aston Villa. In 1986, Butcher left Ipswich when they were relegated, and became one of the first 'English invasion' players to join Scottish club Rangers following the appointment of Graeme Souness as manager. Souness, the former Liverpool player, paid Ipswich £725,000 for him in July 1986. As captain, he led them to three League titles in four seasons, plus two Scottish League Cups. In November 1987 he broke his leg during Scottish Premier Division fixture against Aberdeen and ruled him out fo... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=934496
Author Publisher Books LLC Publication Date 2010-05-31 Binding Paperback ISBN 115628483X Number Of Pages 38 Sales Rank 99999999
