Lethal: 340 Goals in One Season
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It's a tally that beggars belief - 340 goals in a single season. Even more surprising is the fact few people can name the player behind that record-breaking feat. Paul Moulden was a schoolboy phenomenon. As star striker of the renowned Bolton Lads' Club, a 14-year-old Moulden smashed every goalscoring record as he netted 340 times in one incredible season - including 289 league goals in 39 matches. In doing so, he secured a place in The Guinness Book of Records. Coveted by Sir Alex Ferguson, Brian Clough and other top bosses and chased by every leading club in the land, Moulden chose his boyhood heroes, Manchester City, and looked to have the world at his feet. What happened next is hard to believe, as the grounded and hugely talented goalscorer suffered almost every major injury possible over the next decade. This is a story of extraordinary talent and broken dreams, told bluntly but without bitterness. Paul Moulden should have been a household name. This book might still make that happen.
Paul Moulden collaborated with David Clayton to write his life story. David has ghosted the best-selling autobiographies of Ian Holloway, Shaun Goater, Uwe Rosler, Jon Parkin, Andy Morrison and dozens more, as well as writing the acclaimed biographies of Basil Rathbone, Richard Beckinsale and Wilfrid Brambell. He is a journalist for Manchester City FC and has written for The Times, The Guardian, The Observer and the Daily Mail.