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My Favourite Sports Books
Beyond a BoundaryBeyond a Boundary by C.L.R. James
Buy new: £3.58 / Used from: £2.79
Simply the best Cricket book ever written.
The Art of CaptaincyThe Art of Captaincy by Mike Brearley
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £1.50
The greatest captain ever on the human mind using crickers as examples. Brilliant and complusive
The Glory Game: The New Edition of the British Football Classic (Mainstream Sport)The Glory Game: The New Edition of the British Football Classic (Mainstream Sport) by Hunter Davies
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £2.75
Another diary but from an independent outsider with access all areas at White Hart Lane.
Basil D'Oliveira: Cricket and ControversyBasil D'Oliveira: Cricket and Controversy by Peter Oborne
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.85
Simply superb
Broken Dreams: Vanity, Greed and the Souring of British FootballBroken Dreams: Vanity, Greed and the Souring of British Football by Tom Bower
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.01
Great to discuss in the boozer. All soccer Players, Managers, Owners, Agents are crooks!
Serious: The AutobiographySerious: The Autobiography by John McEnroe
Buy new: £1.20 / Used from: £0.01
Tennis, Celebrity Marriage, the arts and nights out with Vitas Geralitis. Good stuff
Playing with Fire: The AutobiographyPlaying with Fire: The Autobiography by Nasser Hussain
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.01
Great captain and straight forward bloke with attitude.
Stamping Grounds: Liechtenstein's World Cup OdysseyStamping Grounds: Liechtenstein's World Cup Odyssey by Charlie Connelly
Buy new: £14.10 / Used from: £3.89
Amusing tale of a nice bloke supporting Liechtenstein for no reason whatsoever.
Botham: My AutobiographyBotham: My Autobiography by Ian Botham
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01
Must have for all sports fans
A Season with VeronaA Season with Verona by Tim Parks
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £1.39
I even support Hellas Verona myself now.
AddictedAddicted by Tony Adams
Buy used from: £0.01
Painful. Heading that ball with a hangover!
Boycott: The AutobiographyBoycott: The Autobiography by Geoff Boycott
Buy used from: £0.01
Half batting machine half human. Even at a kids birthday party they had to bowl at him all afternoon!
Opening Up: My AutobiographyOpening Up: My Autobiography by Mike Atherton
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.01
Big respect to Athers. He had the worst job in the UK being England captain.
Dickie Bird Autobiography (Coronet books)Dickie Bird Autobiography (Coronet books) by Dickie Bird
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.01
Dickie Bird is the sort of guy that makes cricket different. Autobiography told with humour and a love for the game.
Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch FootballBrilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football by David Winner
Buy new: £5.59 / Used from: £0.39
Obvious entry into any top 25 sports books
The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw: Robin Friday Story (Mainstream Sport)The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw: Robin Friday Story (Mainstream Sport) by Paul McGuigan
Buy new: £3.10 / Used from: £2.98
Great potential ultimately wasted. Great story told diary style with added humour.
Left Foot Forward: A Year in the Life of a Journeyman FootballerLeft Foot Forward: A Year in the Life of a Journeyman Footballer by Garry Nelson
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01
Years after Eamon Dunphy comes Gary Nelson
Gazza: My StoryGazza: My Story by Paul Gascoigne
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01
Nice man, fabulous player and as you can guess an amusing storyteller. You hope things work out for him.
Fever PitchFever Pitch by Nick Hornby
Buy new: £2.97 / Used from: £0.01
Even your bird can read this book after you finished with it. Warm, amusing and if your over and over 40 it takes you all the way back.
Only a Game?: The Diary of a Professional FootballerOnly a Game?: The Diary of a Professional Footballer by Eamon Dunphy
Buy new: £3.06 / Used from: £1.98
Great diary of a season from a players prospective. This is the orginal seasons diary with nothing missing.
A Lot of Hard Yakka: Triumph and Torment - A County Cricketer's LifeA Lot of Hard Yakka: Triumph and Torment - A County Cricketer's Life by Simon Hughes
Buy new: £3.64 / Used from: £0.01
Amusing take on a Cricket season with Middlesex. Would never have guesed John Emburary swore that much, seemed so nice as well.
Rain Men: Madness of CricketRain Men: Madness of Cricket by Marcus Berkmann
Buy new: £2.97 / Used from: £0.01
Very Amusing
Test Cricket Grounds: The Complete Guide to the World's Test Cricket GroundsTest Cricket Grounds: The Complete Guide to the World's Test Cricket Grounds by John Woods
Buy new: £9.09 / Used from: £6.82
Must have for any cricket fan especially if you are following Englandf away
Stan: Tackling My DemonsStan: Tackling My Demons by Stan Collymore
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £2.99
Villa player having intercourse in a public car park - Up the Blues
Big Fry: Barry Fry - The AutobiographyBig Fry: Barry Fry - The Autobiography by Barry Fry
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.75
Only reason its in my top 25 is I like him and he was manager at the mighty Birmingham City