{"product_id":"out-of-easterhouse-the-bobby-williamson-story","title":"Out of Easterhouse: The Bobby Williamson Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScottish Cup-winning manager Bobby Williamson shares the remarkable story of his life, from growing up on the mean streets of Easterhouse – where ambitions rarely stretched beyond avoiding the razor gangs and finding work on a building site – to cup-final glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with Lorne Gardner, a renowned sports journalist with 30 years’ experience, this is the exclusive life story of one of football’s most colourful characters. It includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Working with icons such as Jock Wallace, Graeme Souness, Ron Atkinson and Ron Saunders\u003cbr\u003e- The truth behind Bobby’s leg-breaking injury in Australia with Rangers, and the cover story concocted to protect the nascent career of an Ibrox legend – finally revealed after 40 years\u003cbr\u003e- Inside stories from Kilmarnock’s unforgettable 1997 Scottish Cup win\u003cbr\u003e- His Hibs nightmare, when he faced the wrath of fans almost from day one as the club slid into a financial crisis\u003cbr\u003e- The life-changing switch to Africa, when he risked everything to manage the Uganda national team; plus the move to Kenyan club side Gor Mahia, leading them to the title, and his ultimate move to become boss of Kenya\u003cbr\u003e- The cancer battle that became the toughest chapter of his life\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA football story like no other, this is a must-read for all fans of Rangers, West Brom, Kilmarnock, Hibernian, Plymouth and Chester, as well as anyone with an interest in African football.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003eBobby Williamson played for Rangers under Jock Wallace and Graeme Souness, and at West Brom under Ron Atkinson and Ron Saunders. As a manager he led Kilmarnock to Scottish Cup glory just six months into his first managerial role. Later, he managed Hibernian, Plymouth, Chester and then the Ugandan and Kenyan national teams. He has teamed up with Lorne Gardner, a sports journalist for 30 years, to tell his life story.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e---\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePitch Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e24 x 16 cm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHardback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e400 pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOctober 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEnglish\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product_spec\"\u003e9781785318580\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bobby Williamson, Lorne Gardner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58905497895293,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/5149\/9341\/files\/2026-10-1407.49.37_679f122f-a0db-4f7d-a89f-d166fd78dc27.jpg?v=1792141793","url":"https:\/\/stanchionbooks.com\/products\/out-of-easterhouse-the-bobby-williamson-story","provider":"Stanchion Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}