Paddy crerand autobiography format
This eagerly awaited autobiography takes readers through the career and personal life of a man who escaped from an extraordinarily tough background.!
Paddy Crerand's eagerly-awaited autobiography recounts the previously untold story of one of post-war football's fieriest characters.
Pat Crerand
Scottish footballer and sports commentator (born 1939)
Patrick Timothy Crerand (born 19 February 1939) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a right half.
After six years at Celtic, he moved to Manchester United, where he won the English League title twice, the FA Cup, the FA Charity Shield twice and the European Cup. He also gained 16 international caps for Scotland. He is considered one of the best midfielders of his generation, possessing an extraordinary sense of sight and having a particularly prolific partnership with talisman George Best.[3]
Crerand spent one season managing Northampton Town and has since forged a career in the media.
He started on radio, and later commentated on matches for MUTV.
Early and personal life
Crerand was born to Irish immigrants in the Gorbals area of Glasgow on 19 February 1939. His father, Michael Crerand, was from Newtownstewart, County Tyrone, and his mother, Sarah Boyle, was from Gweedore, County Done