The library book I'm reading at the moment is 'Bolton Wanderers the complete record' by Simon Marland.
It a wonderful book and covers just about everything anyone could want to know about Bolton.
Every player there has been gets a write up but the bit about Francis Lee is very interesting. His first game for the first team when he was 16yrs and still an amature after playing only eight games in the reserves. I went to the game. Bolton beat City 3-1 and Lee scored and got booked.
Also Ray Parry became the youngest player to play in the (old) first division when he was still only 15yrs.
Let's not forget that this was a time of heavy pitchs, heavy leather balls and hard, bone crunching tackles yet these lads played, played well and succeeded.
I have to smile when I read comments about the players of today, oh he's not ready yet or well he's not quite match fit but he could come on for the last 20 mins. No subs in Lee and Parry's days.
To repeat what I said at the start it's a wonderful book and thoroughly recommend it to anyone.
It a wonderful book and covers just about everything anyone could want to know about Bolton.
Every player there has been gets a write up but the bit about Francis Lee is very interesting. His first game for the first team when he was 16yrs and still an amature after playing only eight games in the reserves. I went to the game. Bolton beat City 3-1 and Lee scored and got booked.
Also Ray Parry became the youngest player to play in the (old) first division when he was still only 15yrs.
Let's not forget that this was a time of heavy pitchs, heavy leather balls and hard, bone crunching tackles yet these lads played, played well and succeeded.
I have to smile when I read comments about the players of today, oh he's not ready yet or well he's not quite match fit but he could come on for the last 20 mins. No subs in Lee and Parry's days.
To repeat what I said at the start it's a wonderful book and thoroughly recommend it to anyone.