Denis Law's final player's contract as a professional footballer: a Manchester City Player's Contract for season 1974-75, drawn up on behalf of MCFC
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Denis Law's final player's contract as a professional footballer: a Manchester City Player's Contract for season 1974-75, drawn up on behalf of MCFC by the Club Secretary J B Halford, an agreement for the player to be paid £100 per week between 1st July 1974 and 30th June 1975, plus an additional fee of £110 per first-team appearance, and the £125 balance of the share of the signing on levy; plus entitlement to standard club bonuses, fully-signed by the player and secretary Denis Law only played two competitive games in season 1974-75, both in the pre-season Texaco Cup competition. Although signing a contract, manager Tony Book had told Law that he would only be playing for the reserves in the forthcoming League season. Law did not want to end his illustrious career in this fashion, also having represented his country at a World Cup in the summer, and formally retired as a pro on 26th August 1974.