Jack Charlton: The Authorised Biography

JACK CHARLTON WAS A MAN both loved and feared, but now the people who lived with him all of his life introduce the real ‘Big Jack’. For the first time Jack’s wife and family, his teammates as a World Cup winner with England in 1966, and his players during his management years with Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle and Ireland tell their stories of the man who dominated their lives. Graeme Souness, Chris Waddle, and Peter Beardsley amongst others, are joined by Mick McCarthy, Niall Quinn and the greatest footballers who played under Jack for 10 years as Ireland team boss. This is the most personable, inviting and intimate account of Jack Charlton’s brilliant life.