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Robbie James: A Life in Football
Robbie James: A Life in Football details the career of a truly great name in Welsh football. Known to most simply as "Robbie".
Making his breakthrough at the Vetch, with the Swans, he was a major contributor to the club's famous rise up the leagues and into what would today be the equivalent of the Premiership: he was there for it all.
Elsewhere, Robbie remained in the top flight and played for both Stoke City & Q.P.R before moving to Leicester City and on to Bradford City, the latter where the fans voted him their favourite player across his 2 seasons. He then joined Cardiff City and enjoyed success with the Bluebirds under his former Swans team mate Eddie May, winning promotion as champions and the Welsh Cup in a marvellous ‘double’ winning season still remembered by the fans.
Stepping down into the Welsh League, Robbie wound down his playing career and played for Merthyr Tydfil & Llanelli AFC. His tragic death whilst playing for Llanelli is also documented, with new, first-hand accounts from those present there that terrible night.
Also included are his appearances for Wales across almost a decade.
Robbie James: A Life in Football celebrates a long career with contributions from both fans and former team mates. The book is a must for anyone interested in reading the story of a true Welsh sporting great:our Robbie.
About the author: Gary Wharton, 45, grew up in Cardiff and as a child, remembers seeing Robbie playing for Wales at the old Ninian Park ground. “My father used to take me and we would see all the internationals when they were played there,” remembers Gary. “During the course of my research, what I found was that whenever Robbie’s name was mentioned, people always had an opinion about him. Whether it was his ferocious tackling, his canon–ball shooting prowess, his speed or as a person, people remember him. He remains a much-loved and valued sporting great and that’s what prompted me to write about him. At Bradford he was very well-thought of and a firm terrace favourite.”
In recent times, Gary worked with former Swans player & later, Cardiff City manager, Eddie May on his autobiography, “Ed had lots of stories about his own life in football and was complimentary about Robbie. The two were team mates at Swansea before Eddie retired. When he stepped-up into management, Ed brought Robbie to Cardiff and also managed him at Barry Town FC, in between times. “You could put him anywhere in your time and he would do a great job.” Reflected May in his 2012 autobiography.
Making his breakthrough at the Vetch, with the Swans, he was a major contributor to the club's famous rise up the leagues and into what would today be the equivalent of the Premiership: he was there for it all.
Elsewhere, Robbie remained in the top flight and played for both Stoke City & Q.P.R before moving to Leicester City and on to Bradford City, the latter where the fans voted him their favourite player across his 2 seasons. He then joined Cardiff City and enjoyed success with the Bluebirds under his former Swans team mate Eddie May, winning promotion as champions and the Welsh Cup in a marvellous ‘double’ winning season still remembered by the fans.
Stepping down into the Welsh League, Robbie wound down his playing career and played for Merthyr Tydfil & Llanelli AFC. His tragic death whilst playing for Llanelli is also documented, with new, first-hand accounts from those present there that terrible night.
Also included are his appearances for Wales across almost a decade.
Robbie James: A Life in Football celebrates a long career with contributions from both fans and former team mates. The book is a must for anyone interested in reading the story of a true Welsh sporting great:our Robbie.
About the author: Gary Wharton, 45, grew up in Cardiff and as a child, remembers seeing Robbie playing for Wales at the old Ninian Park ground. “My father used to take me and we would see all the internationals when they were played there,” remembers Gary. “During the course of my research, what I found was that whenever Robbie’s name was mentioned, people always had an opinion about him. Whether it was his ferocious tackling, his canon–ball shooting prowess, his speed or as a person, people remember him. He remains a much-loved and valued sporting great and that’s what prompted me to write about him. At Bradford he was very well-thought of and a firm terrace favourite.”
In recent times, Gary worked with former Swans player & later, Cardiff City manager, Eddie May on his autobiography, “Ed had lots of stories about his own life in football and was complimentary about Robbie. The two were team mates at Swansea before Eddie retired. When he stepped-up into management, Ed brought Robbie to Cardiff and also managed him at Barry Town FC, in between times. “You could put him anywhere in your time and he would do a great job.” Reflected May in his 2012 autobiography.
292 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 12, 2014
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