“Out of all the players I coached in my career, Tony was my favourite – and I mean favourite. He had everything a good footballer needs,” Allison later said. Book signed for City ... He is survived by ...

A unique part of the Club’s history, Tony played more than 300 games for City between 1966 and 1974 – the majority as captain ...

Football ran through his family, with one of his brothers, Kim, playing in goals for Bournemouth, and a nephew playing in the same position at Cheltenham Town. Tony Book is survived by his wife ...

and seeing his girlfriend (later to become his wife) Sylvia when time permitted. When he began his eighth season with his hometown club Bath City in the Southern Premier League, a 30-year-old Tony ...