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Tony Book, Manchester City title winner and ‘club legend’, dies aged 90

Tony Book with the League Cup after captaining Manchester City to the trophy in 1970.
Tony Book with the League Cup after captaining Manchester City to the trophy in 1970. Photograph: Mirrorpix/Getty Images

The former Manchester City ­captain and manager Tony Book has died at the age of 90. Book, whose ­honours as a City player included a First Division title in 1968 and an FA Cup a year later, also played for Bath City and ­Plymouth.

Manchester City said in a ­statement: “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 true club legend in every sense of the word.” Book made 315 ­appearances for City between 1966 and 1974, scoring five goals.

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