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Norman 'Black Jake' Uprichard (Paperback)
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Norman 'Black Jake' Uprichard (Paperback)
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This is the fascinating tale of a young lad from Lurgan, a bit of a
rebel, who excelled both at soccer and Gaelic football. His dual
allegiances incurred the wrath of the Gaelic Athletic Association
hierarchy and he received a mandatory life ban when his dalliances
with the 'other' game were discovered. As a teenager Norman was
thrust into the limelight by virtue of a move to the most famous
English club of the day, Arsenal, before spells at Swindon Town and
Portsmouth. Full international honours soon followed, and Norman
was capped eighteen times for Northern Ireland. What makes this
book so compelling is how it captures the social context of the
period of the 1930s through to the culmination of Norman's career,
when Northern Ireland reached the World Cup finals at Sweden in
1958. All this against a backdrop of recurring injuries and a
serious fall-out with Norman's club manager at Portsmouth, which
provoked him to write an explosive article for the Daily Express,
unheard of at a time before the maximum wage was abolished, when
footballers were considered by many no more than slaves of their
club. Norman was a character. Some of his escapades may seem
far-fetched but are wholly true as he recalls the highlights of his
life and career. The book is a posthumous tribute,as Norman sadly
passed away early 2011.
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