Danny Blanchflower, a Glorious Life
Danny Blanchflower: A Glorious Life is the authorised biography of a football icon, told with the help of those who knew him best. Admired for his eloquence, humour and talent for innovation and inspiration, the cultured midfielder blazed a trail from Glentoran to Barnsley, Aston Villa, Northern Ireland and, ultimately, to Tottenham Hotspur, where he became the most successful captain in the club’s 140-plus-year history. As skipper of the Lilywhites, alongside manager Bill Nicholson, he helped create a team lauded as one of the greatest club sides of all time. It was a team that epitomised what he stood for as a football figure: the pursuit of glory. With inside insight from close family members, media colleagues and fellow footballers, this book is the perfect celebration of the centenary of his birth.
Award-winning writer Mike Donovan is the author of numerous Tottenham-related books including The Jimmy Greaves We Knew, Football's Braveheart (Dave Mackay), The King of White Hart Lane (Alan Gilzean), Glory, Glory Lane, Spurs' Greatest Games, Spurs' Unsung Hero (Terry Dyson) and Takenote! (Darren Anderton). Mike met and paid tribute to Danny Blanchflower in Blanchflower’s benefit match programme and saw him play throughout his time at Spurs.