The Andy Morrison story the good, the mad and the ugly

By Andy Morrison

Foreword by England legend, Joe Royle

Publication date: 10th October 2011, RRP: £16.99, Hardback

Published by Fort Publishing Ltd, ISBN: 978-1-905769-27-8

A gritty, brutally honest and enlightening football autobiography

Andy Morrison was a hero for the fans of every team that he played for in his career, he was also regarded as possibly one of the most troubled players of the game in modern times. He has recently published an autobiography detailing his career and the struggles he faced. In his career he was the captain of Manchester City, Blackpool, Huddersfield Town, and Plymouth Argyle.

Morrison was known for his inspiring performance at City, where he brought the club from some of its darkest days to some of its brightest. Manager of the club at the time was Joe Royle, he commented, “I’ve been in football management for a serious amount of time, Andy Morrison was, no question, one of the best players that I ever took on.”

While Morrison’s life on the field was very successful he was struggling with his personal life, after being born in Scotland he moved to Plymouth. Here he was brought up in one of the cities worst council estates and his life was filled with adversity. By the time he reached his adult life he had seen violence, dealt with alcoholism, been in trouble with the police, and had also suffered significant personal loss.

Morrison’s autobiography is an honest and frank book. It is a book that looks at a man who has been in crisis, but a man who has fought his demons, however painful they may be, and has never given into the darker side of his character.

In this new book he makes no effort to hide his problems, he talks about his fights with his managers and his teammates. He talks of the bar brawls and the pursuit of the fans who shouted abuse at him. He details his court trial where he was tried for benefit fraud, and talks about the hell that it caused his family.

Morrison believes that many of his problems can be traced to a horrific incident in his youth, one that he has never spoken about. Until now.

Andy’s story is a gripping, no-holds-barred read, which will make you wince, may shock, and goes a long way to explaining what has made Andy Morrison the man he is today.