The Anatomy of Manchester United by Jonathan Wilson - ISBN: 9781409126959
Paperback
Ten matches reveal the story of Manchester United’s rise to glory.

The Anatomy of Manchester United

A History in Ten Matches

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  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    28 August 2018

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Summary

Praise for Jonathan Wilson:

‘SUPERB’ - The Observer ‘EXCELLENT’ - ESPN ‘INSIGHTFUL’ - When Saturday Comes ‘EPIC’ - Evening Standard ‘FASCINATING’ - Independent

A definitive history of Manchester United told through the 10 key football matches that have shaped the club

Award-winning football writer Jonathan Wilson has crafted…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781409126959
ISBN-10:1409126951
Author:Jonathan Wilson, Jonathan Wilson Ltd
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:28 August 2018
Weight:255g
Dimensions:200mm x 144mm x 24mm
Series:The Anatomy of
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Wilson belongs alongside David Goldblatt and the daddy of them all, Brian Glanville, in the triumvirate of great British football historians - Financial Times

Jonathan Wilson offers superb analysis - Observer on The Anatomy of Liverpool

A thought-provoking reappraisal of ten key games in England’s football history … this book should be required reading for all future England squads - Independent on Sunday on The Anatomy of England

Epic in sweep … a history of Argentinian football that is also a truly magnificent history of that country … an unfailingly fascinating read

About The Author

Jonathan Wilson

Jonathan Wilson is a columnist for the Guardian and the founder and editor of The Blizzard. Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics was Football Book of the Year in 2009 and was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. Seven of his other books have been shortlisted for football book of the year and he has also won the Premio Antonio Ghirelli in Italy. Angels with Dirty Faces did the double of football book and history book of the year at the Polish Sports Book Awards in 2018. He is a three-time recipient of the FSA Football Writer of the Year award and in 2023 was granted an honorary doctorate by the University of Sunderland. He writes for the Guardian and in 2011 founded The Blizzard, which he still edits. He is also the co-presenter of the football history podcast It Was What It Was.

Jonathan Wilson is a columnist for the Guardian and the founder and editor of The Blizzard. Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics was Football Book of the Year in 2009 and was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. Seven of his other books have been shortlisted for football book of the year and he has also won the Premio Antonio Ghirelli in Italy. Angels with Dirty Faces did the double of football book and history book of the year at the Polish Sports Book Awards in 2018. He is a three-time recipient of the FSA Football Writer of the Year award and in 2023 was granted an honorary doctorate by the University of Sunderland. He writes for the Guardian and in 2011 founded The Blizzard, which he still edits. He is also the co-presenter of the football history podcast It Was What It Was.

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