Climbing the Chelsea Hill A Story About Football ; the Biography of the All-Time Chelsea Great Ken Shellito

Climbing the Chelsea Hill is the gripping story of Ken Shellito, the first and only Chelsea manager to enter the job after rising through the ranks at Stamford Bridge. After joining as ground staff at 15, he turned professional in 1957. He played 123 senior games as a full-back and won England honours before a knee injury ended his playing career at age 23. Undeterred, he joined the coaching staff and became first-team manager of Chelsea after 22 years at the club. Later, Ken left the UK to coach and manage in his new home of Malaysia. Sadly, he died there aged 78, in 2018. In this authorised biography, Ken lays bare all the highs and lows of his unique footballing journey. His anecdotes - some harrowing, others hilarious - shine a light on an era when football was all about the teams, their fans and the camaraderie among players. It paints a fascinating portrait of how the game was played at the start of Ken's career and how it evolved into today's commercialised era of glitz and glamour.

ISBN:	9781785316807
Publisher:	Pitch Publishing
Imprint:	Pitch Publishing
Published date:	28 Sep 2020
DEWEY:	796.334092
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	252 , 32 unnumbered of plates
Weight:	554g
Height:	242mm
Width:	161mm
Spine width:	29mm

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