Noddy

The Untold Story of Adrian Alston

Philip Micallef

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FAIR PLAY
14 November 2023

Biography: sport; Sports & outdoor recreation; Football (Soccer, Association football)

Adrian Alston, commonly known as ‘Noddy’, was a key member of the semi-professional team that defied all the odds to become the first Australian team to reach the 1974 World Cup finals. Noddy: the untold story of Adrian Alston is a tell-all account by Philip Micallef of the flamboyant striker who lit up the local football scene after moving from England to Australia in the late 1960s. Alston looks back on a career that took him from the little ground of Woonona on the NSW south coast to the imperial Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Noddys was a colourful and extraordinary career but when it came to an abrupt end after he suffered a serious injury, he was able to draw on the altruistic side of his temperament when he devoted his life after football to the special needs of intellectually disabled people. It is a job that gives him as much satisfaction as when he used to bang in the goals for club and country. As a 1974 Socceroo, Adrian Alston is a true legend of the game and Philip Micallefs book will ensure that Noddys exploits for Australia will not be be forgotten.

By: Philip Micallef
Imprint: FAIR PLAY
Country of Publication: Australia
ISBN: 9781925914849
ISBN 10: 1925914844
Publication Date: 14 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Philip Micallef is a retired sports journalist who has worked full time for Fairfax (Illawarra Mercury) and News Ltd (Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph). He also was a long-time contributor to SBS (The World Game). He has covered many important football events such as the World Cup, the European Championships, the Copa America, the UEFA and AFC Champions League tournaments plus dozens of Socceroos, the National League, and the A-League matches. He also has interviewed enough top footballers to be able to compile a strong ‘World XI’. He is the author of The World Cup Story, An Australian View that was published in 1994, and Quote, Unquote published in 2022. Philip, who was born in Malta, migrated to Australia in 1981 and lives in Sydney.