Daniel Gray’s exquisite The Silence of the Stands actually came out in November 2022, after I had finished writing Amateur Hour . It...

I’ve always thought that there are essentially two types of football fan . There are the people, the majority, who enjoy the game for the...

Whisper it quietly, but non-league football is in danger of becoming trendy. A cursory glance at the Isthmian League Premier Division (in...

Before I start, I must admit that I am slightly biased when it comes to reviewing Mark Davies’ A Love Letter to Football. My dad, like...

Everyone dreams of being a footballer. You get paid a fortune to play the game you love and then retire in your 30s to spend the rest of...

Kevin George knows all about the pitfalls of professional football. A promising young talent at West Ham and Charlton, George never quite...

In August 2016, former Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday striker Dalian Atkinson died at the hands of two police officers. Atkinson had...

During his playing days, Neville Southall made over 750 appearances for Everton, winning both the First Division and the FA Cup twice...

The last game I ever bought and played from the FIFA series was its now-iconic 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. I was infatuated with...

I first read Harry Pearson’s The Far Corner during lockdown, when attending football matches was an impossibility. Thankfully, this...

Manchester United’s Class of ’92 are well renowned for the success they had picking up numerous titles as Fergie’s Fledglings helped Alex...

I gave up drinking five months ago, finally realising I had a problem in my relationship with alcohol. There had been many warning signs...

I read a huge number of footballers’ autobiographies for my Match Fit research and have to admit I wasn’t particularly expecting Craig...

My beloved Sutton United were promoted to the Football League in May 2021, ending our 123-year history in non-league football. I still...

A common compliment handed out to writers is that their book is so good it can be read cover to cover in one sitting. The intense nature...

Every football fan has dreamt of playing or, failing that, managing on the international stage. For the vast majority of us, it is an...

There are plenty of footballers’ autobiographies out there, many of which tell a very similar story. Tales of fame and fortune can grow...

Having read so many football books over the last few years, I wanted to take the opportunity to write about some of the titles that have...