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In 11 consecutive seasons of top-flight football between 1972 and 1983, Bob Latchford scored more league goals than any other First Division player. A British transfer record holder and icon of his era, for fans of Everton, Birmingham City, Swansea City and England Latchford was a man who truly 'walked on water'. Latchford shows us his career, but also the challenges, uncertainties and joy he experienced off the pitch. A man who has always allowed his heart to rule his destiny, A Different Road is a rare thing: a deeply honest and poignant account of a life in and out of football, showing a human face to a hero that few could ever imagine.

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9781909245846

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A Different Road is an apt title then for a book that avoids mudsling- ing and controversy and instead provides a meticulous and intelligent document of the real life of a professional footballer in the 1970s. -- When Saturday Comes.

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Bob Latchford was born in Birmingham in 1951. He played for Birmingham City, Everton, Swansea City, NAC Breda, Coventry, Lincoln City, Newport County and Merthyr Tydfil. He now lives in Germany with his partner and two youngest.

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