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- ISBN 9781836804734
- Dimensions: 160 x 240mm
- Publication Date: 12 Oct 2026
- Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Scottish Cup-winning manager Bobby Williamson shares the remarkable story of his life, from growing up on the mean streets of Easterhouse – where ambitions rarely stretched beyond avoiding the razor gangs and finding work on a building site – to cup-final glory. He recalls the dream move to Rangers that turned into a disaster when he broke his leg on a summer tour. He reveals the true story of how it happened plus, for the very first time, the cover story concocted to protect the nascent career of an Ibrox legend. Bobby reflects on life under Jock Wallace, scoring in a red-hot Old Firm derby, and watching the Souness revolution pass him by. Moves to West Brom, Rotherham and then Kilmarnock revived his career, before a magical Scottish Cup triumph as manager. European nights, fan fury, a turbulent spell at Hibernian and a bold leap into African football, to manage the Ugandan national team and then Kenya, followed. His later battle with cancer gives this extraordinary journey its most powerful chapter.
Bobby Williamson played for Rangers under Jock Wallace and Graeme Souness, and at West Brom under Ron Atkinson and Ron Saunders. As a manager he led Kilmarnock to Scottish Cup glory just six months into his first managerial role. Later, he managed Hibernian, Plymouth, Chester and then the Ugandan and Kenyan national teams. He has teamed up with Lorne Gardner, a sports journalist for 30 years, to tell his life story.
