REVIE
Revered and Reviled
The Authorised Biography by
RICHARD SUTCLIFFE
Don Revie remains, more than two decades on from his untimely death at the age of just 61, one of football's most controversial and complex characters. After a playing career that brought plaudits and the prestigious Footballer of the Year award, Revie moved into management with Leeds United in 1961. By the time he left Elland Road to take charge of the England national team 13 years later, he had built one of the best teams English football had ever seen. Yet despite winning two league titles, an FA Cup, two European trophies and a League Cup, Leeds were hated outside their own city. Later, he would be banned for 10 years by the FA for walking out on England to accept a lucrative job in the Middle East before tragically dying from motor neurone disease.
Through the eyes of those who knew him best - family, friends, team-mates, players, colleagues and even a member of the Royal Family – 'Revie....Revered and Reviled' tells how a child born in Middlesbrough in the depression-hit 1920s rose to the very top as both a player and manager. This official biography provides an insight into one of the game's most intriguing and misunderstood figures, giving the inside story on how it went so right in Leeds but so wrong with England.
This book tells the true story of legendary Leeds United and
England manager, Don Revie.
“Sir Alex Ferguson is the modern day manager that most reminds me of Don.”
TREVOR CHERRY,
Leeds United and England
“Leeds United was one big family. Dad knew the lads would kill for each other and used that to turn them into a formidable team.”
DUNCAN REVIE, son
“I remain a big fan of Don to this day.”
PETER TAYLOR,
former England Under-21s manager
“Don was Leeds United. He was a big, powerful man who had a great knowledge of the game.”
EDDIE GRAY,
Leeds United and Scotland
“He was a great football manager, but an even better Dad.”
KIM REVIE, daughter
“His ideas were ahead of their time.”
COLIN TODD,
Derby County and England
“In terms of the managers I played under, Don Revie was the best by a million miles. No-one even came close.”
GORDON MCQUEEN,
Leeds United and Scotland
“Don Revie, with his microscopic analysis of opponents and intense attention to detail, was at least 20 years ahead of his time as a manager.”
Jeff Powell, Daily Mail
The Author
Richard Sutcliffe has been a journalist for 16 years, and specialised in football writing for the last 13 of those. He was the Bradford City reporter for the Telegraph & Argus before moving to Gosnay’s Sports Agency in Leeds, where he reported on football, cricket and rugby league for The Sun, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Daily Star and The Times. At Gosnay's, he also contributed to the Leeds United matchday programme. Richard was appointed Chief Football Writer of the Yorkshire Post in 2004. His previous books include Marching On Together – Leeds United in Europe.
Revered and Reviled
The Authorised Biography by
RICHARD SUTCLIFFE
Don Revie remains, more than two decades on from his untimely death at the age of just 61, one of football's most controversial and complex characters. After a playing career that brought plaudits and the prestigious Footballer of the Year award, Revie moved into management with Leeds United in 1961. By the time he left Elland Road to take charge of the England national team 13 years later, he had built one of the best teams English football had ever seen. Yet despite winning two league titles, an FA Cup, two European trophies and a League Cup, Leeds were hated outside their own city. Later, he would be banned for 10 years by the FA for walking out on England to accept a lucrative job in the Middle East before tragically dying from motor neurone disease.
Through the eyes of those who knew him best - family, friends, team-mates, players, colleagues and even a member of the Royal Family – 'Revie....Revered and Reviled' tells how a child born in Middlesbrough in the depression-hit 1920s rose to the very top as both a player and manager. This official biography provides an insight into one of the game's most intriguing and misunderstood figures, giving the inside story on how it went so right in Leeds but so wrong with England.
This book tells the true story of legendary Leeds United and
England manager, Don Revie.
“Sir Alex Ferguson is the modern day manager that most reminds me of Don.”
TREVOR CHERRY,
Leeds United and England
“Leeds United was one big family. Dad knew the lads would kill for each other and used that to turn them into a formidable team.”
DUNCAN REVIE, son
“I remain a big fan of Don to this day.”
PETER TAYLOR,
former England Under-21s manager
“Don was Leeds United. He was a big, powerful man who had a great knowledge of the game.”
EDDIE GRAY,
Leeds United and Scotland
“He was a great football manager, but an even better Dad.”
KIM REVIE, daughter
“His ideas were ahead of their time.”
COLIN TODD,
Derby County and England
“In terms of the managers I played under, Don Revie was the best by a million miles. No-one even came close.”
GORDON MCQUEEN,
Leeds United and Scotland
“Don Revie, with his microscopic analysis of opponents and intense attention to detail, was at least 20 years ahead of his time as a manager.”
Jeff Powell, Daily Mail
The Author
Richard Sutcliffe has been a journalist for 16 years, and specialised in football writing for the last 13 of those. He was the Bradford City reporter for the Telegraph & Argus before moving to Gosnay’s Sports Agency in Leeds, where he reported on football, cricket and rugby league for The Sun, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Daily Star and The Times. At Gosnay's, he also contributed to the Leeds United matchday programme. Richard was appointed Chief Football Writer of the Yorkshire Post in 2004. His previous books include Marching On Together – Leeds United in Europe.
