Former Man City captain and manager Tony Book dies aged 90
Former Manchester City captain and manager Tony Book has died at the age of 90, the club have announced.
Right-back Book captained City as they won four major trophies, including the First Division title and European Cup Winners' Cup, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and he later led them to further League Cup success as manager in 1976. He also coached a City side that won the FA Youth Cup in 1986, and was subsequently named an honorary president at the club, as well as life president of their Official Supporters Club.
"It is with huge sadness and the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of former Manchester City captain and manager Tony Book, aged 90," a City statement read.
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"A true Club legend in every sense of the word, Tony made 315 appearances for City in total between 1966 and 1974, scoring five goals."
City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak also paid tribute, saying: "For nearly sixty years Tony helped to shape Manchester City.
"Not just in what he contributed as a player, captain and manager, but in the way he conducted himself. His hopes and ambitions for his club were matched only by his incredible humility regarding his own significant achievements.
"He will forever be remembered by our supporters as a man who helped to lay the foundations upon which unprecedented success could be built. A player and leader whose outstanding abilities not only helped return us to the peak of English football, but also delivered our first ever European honour.
"Tony's devotion to his club meant he was still fulfilling club duties earlier this season I will miss seeing him at our games enormously, and witnessing first hand the regard in which he is held by every generation of the City family."
