Wedlock - The First Hero of Bristol City [Hardback]

Wedlock - The First Hero of Bristol City [Hardback]Bedminster born footballing icon Billy "Fatty" Wedlock was the homegrown hero who rescued Bristol City from the doldrums and with his infectious skill and personality, elevated the club into the First Division for the first time in its history He also took them to within a whisker of the League Championship title and a victory in the final of the FA Cup. A unique centre half of diminutive proportions, what he lacked in inches he made up for in sheer

Bedminster-born footballing icon Billy "Fatty" Wedlock was the homegrown hero who rescued Bristol City from the doldrums and with his infectious skill and personality, elevated the club into the First Division for the first time in its history... He also took them to within a whisker of the League Championship title and a victory in the final of the FA Cup. A unique centre-half of diminutive proportions, what he lacked in inches he made up for in sheer talent - coupled with a superhuman work ethic. Nicknamed the "india rubber man", Wedlock won 26 caps for his country, becoming in the process Bristol City's original and only England international superstar. The supreme exponent of fair-play, and "modest to the point of shyness", Billy was the finest gentleman ever to walk onto a football field. No book has ever been written to tell the story of the most mythical and iconic figure in Bristol City's history - until now....