From the publisher:
The extraordinary and gripping story of Arsenal, England Captain and national hero, Eddie Hapgood, as told by his daughter.
From a young unknown from Bristol to becoming Arsenal and England captain and a national hero, Eddie Hapgood is still considered one of the greatest sportsmen of the 20th century.
Hapgood considered football an art and played it joyously as part of a team, but he struggled when politics, class and money threatened to undermine him and corrupt football. By the late 1930s, the ugly shadows of fascism, Nazism and looming war were bearing down on the beautiful game. Hapgood found himself in a public fight for justice and respect, while behind the scenes he protected his family with dedication, love and humour.
In this account, Eddie’s daughter Lynne Hapgood pulls together the various threads - success, celebrity, tragedy and vindication - to reveal the real Eddie Hapgood.
The author:
Lynne Hapgood is Eddie Hapgood's daughter. She studied English at Bristol University before being awarded a PhD and beginning an academic research career. When she retired in 2008, she had time at last to draw on a lifetime of experience as a member of a famous footballer's family and write Eddie Hapgood, Footballer: a memoir about her father and her family, and her first book about football.
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