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Losing My Spurs: Gazza, the Grief and the Glory; the Memoirs of a Failed Footballer Anthony Potts 9781836800057
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £13.51What is it like to get so close to your dream that you can almost touch it, only to have it torn cruelly away? Anthony Potts knows the answer. He sacrificed everything in an all-consuming pursuit of... -
Leeds United the Forgotten Games: The Friendly Matches by Andrew Dalton 9781801507233
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £12.90Friendlies. Some fans love them, others loathe them, but they are an often forgotten part of every club’s history. Leeds United the Forgotten Games features more than 650 friendly matches: from the... -
Wings of Change: How the World's Biggest Energy Drink Manufacturer Made a Mark in Football Karan Tejwani 9781836800118
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £13.51Wings of Change is the story of how the world's biggest energy drinks company made its mark in football. After years of success in beverages and extreme sports, Red Bull took over their local club,... -
A Cricket Man: The Life and Love of Steve Perryman by Steve Perryman 9781801506984
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £13.51As a bowler with Warwickshire, he was tipped to play Test cricket for England. An ambition that was killed by coaches who tampered with his bowling action. With the result that, within months, he... -
Football for the Soul: Rediscovering the Beauty in the Beautiful Game by Alex Bysouth 9781836801740
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.11Football for the Soul journeys through the European game – from Bilbao to Berlin, Paris, Naples, Amsterdam and beyond – drawing on candid personal interviews to get to the heart of what makes... -
The Nearly Men: The Eternal Allure of the Greatest Teams that Failed to Win the World Cup Aidan Williams 9781801500937
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £11.68The Nearly Men tells the fascinating stories of some of the most revered international football teams of all time. Through the history of the World Cup there are many sides who thrilled us all with... -
Forgotten Pioneers: The Story of the Original English Lady Cricketers by Giles Wilcock 9781801506885
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £13.51Forgotten Pioneers tells the extraordinary tale of the world's first professional women cricketers. Founded in 1890, the 'Original English Lady Cricketers' played exhibition matches all over Britain... -
The Story of Beitar Jerusalem: The Rise and Decline of the Most Political Club in the World by Shaul Adar
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £11.68In December 2020, an Israeli football club made worldwide headlines. The news that a UAE royal had bought 50 per cent of Beitar's shares shook Israel and the football world. Beitar, proclaimed by... -
Even the Defeats: How Sir Alex Ferguson Used Setbacks to Inspire Manchester United's Greatest Triumphs by John Silk
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £11.68Even the Defeats is the story of how painful moments in Sir Alex Ferguson's early reign inspired him to lead Manchester United to some of their greatest successes. A heavy 5-1 loss at Manchester City... -
Never Stop: How Ange Postecoglou Brought the Fire Back to Celtic by Hamish Carton
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £12.90Never Stop is the story of how Australian manager Ange Postecoglou took Celtic from the edge of despair to the UEFA Champions League, via a domestic double in his debut season. Postecoglou arrived in... -
Benno: My Life in Football Dave Bennett 9781801507509
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £16.56Benno: My Life in Football is a fascinating look into the footballing life of one of Coventry City's greatest ever players, FA Cup-winning hero Dave Bennett.Follow the effervescent Benno's life from... -
The Lion Who Never Roared: The Star Robbed of England Glory by Matt Tiller 9781801504317
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £13.51The Lion Who Never Roared: The Star Robbed of England Glory is the incredible story of Jack Leslie, the only black player in the Football League when he was selected for his country in 1925 only to... -
Philosophy and Football: The Pffc Story by Geoff Andrews
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £11.68Philosophy and Football: The PFFC Story is the extraordinary account of how a team of friends kicking a ball about in Regent's Park was transformed by European travel in the shadow of Brexit. Playing... -
Show Me the Way to Plough Lane: The Remarkable Story of Wimbledon Fc,s Return Home by Gary Jordan
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £11.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785318795Author Gary JordanFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Pitch Publishing LtdPublisher... -
Special Attraction: Another Journey through Hull, Hell and Happiness by Richard Lusmore 9781836801986
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £13.51In this long-awaited sequel to the critically acclaimed Not All Ticket, Richard Lusmore continues his chronicle of supporting Hull City AFC in largely forgotten times.Foreword by former Hull City and... -
Rugby World Cup Greatest Games: A History in 50 Matches by Rob Clark
Booksplease Price: £13.58The Rugby World Cup has only been in existence since 1987, yet already it is established as the sport's premier competition - six weeks of frenzied action which entrances all the rugby-playing... -
Cricket, My Brother and Me: Fifty Years Watching English Cricket by Geoffrey Hart 9781801501163
Booksplease Price: £13.58As a toddler, Geoff plays a straight bat with a frying pan, knocking his brother unconscious. They both survive and go on to share an obsession with cricket. From playing as kids in oversized pads,... -
Who Ate All the Squid?: Football Adventures in South Korea by Devon Rowcliffe
Booksplease Price: £10.37When a struggling Korean football club wants to transform its fortunes, who does it turn to? A former Chelsea manager and a trio of players with Premier League experience, of course. Who Ate All the... -
Measured Spirit: How Sam Allardyce Made Bolton Wanderers a Top-Flight Force by Sam Bradley-Green 9781836801443
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £13.51A scintillating journey through the greatest era in Bolton Wanderers’ history under the iconic Sam Allardyce. Essential reading for every Bolton fan!Names such as Jay-Jay Okocha, Youri Djorkaeff and... -
Rise of the Magpies: Newcastle United's Renaissance Abi Smith 9781801507639
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £12.90Rise of the Magpies charts the ascent of Newcastle United over the past two decades, paying particular attention to the 2022/23 season, which saw Toon fans celebrate a Champions League placement for... -
Pulp Football: An Amazing Anthology of True Football Stories You Simply Couldn't Make Up by Nick Szczepanik
Booksplease Price: £8.27Football is about goals, great players and glory. But it's also about own goals, goats and the game gone wrong. Pulp Football looks at the comedy rather than the beauty of the world's favourite... -
Blues and Beatles: Football, Family and the Fab Four - the Life of an Everton Supporter by Neil Roberts
Booksplease Price: £10.37Duncan Ferguson. David Moyes. Paul McCartney. A father and a son. A passion for Everton, and a passion for The Beatles. Blues & Beatles is a story of football and music across the generations,... -
St Helens Match of My Life: Saints Legends Relive Their Greatest Games by David Kuzio 9781836800101
Booksplease Price: £15.72St Helens Match of My Life features the proud tales of some of the greatest rugby league players ever to wear the Red Vee of St Helens. The Saints are known as one of the most successful teams of the... -
Worst Game Ever: Journeys into the Agonies of Defeat Phil Harrison 9781836801658
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.44Discover the rock-bottom moments in the histories of 19 disparate football clubs, through stories rich in colour and context that rarely have a happy ending – but which every fan can relate to. By... -
Racing Post Guide to the Flat 2024 by David Dew 9781839501463
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £11.77Are you ready for the upcoming flat season? The Racing Post Guide to the Flat is the one best-selling book that every flat-racing enthusiast should have each and every season.In this comprehensive... -
How to be a Cricket Fan: A Life in 50 Artefacts from WG to Wisden by Matthew Appleby
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £15.27How to be a Cricket Fan: A Life in Fifty Artefacts from WG to Wisden is a unique, nostalgic take on supporting the greatest sport, pre-internet. This relatable, universal story records how one... -
Ungloved: Memories from the Ring by Benjamin Calder-Smith
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £10.70Ben Calder-Smith travelled around the UK for 18 months meeting and interviewing a broad cross-section of former fighters and boxing personalities. He now presents the stories of huge forgotten... -
Do They Play Cricket in Ireland?: A 25-Year Journey to a Test Match at Lord's David Townsend 9781836800095
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £16.00Do They Play Cricket in Ireland? is the inside story of a rollercoaster ride that took the Boys in Green from rank amateurs to playing Test matches, and dismissing England for 85. Every stage of the... -
Brian Moore Saved Our Sundays: The Golden Age of Televised Football by Matt Eastley 9781801507165
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.44Brian Moore Saved My Sunday is a nostalgic romp through the golden days of regional televised football.It revisits a time when the voices of not just the peerless Brian Moore, but of Hugh Johns,... -
Elephant in the Stadium: The Myth and Magic of India's Epochal Win by Arunabha Sengupta
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £13.83India's first Test series win in England in 1971 was epic and magical, with a resonance far beyond the scorecards. The cricket was riveting, with twists and turns right up to the last ball, and the... -
Rangers FC in the 1980s: The Players' Stories by Alistair Aird 9781836802136
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £14.54Rangers in the 1980s chronicles the fortunes of the club during one of the most turbulent, transitional decades in their history. The story is told by the players of the era, who recount their routes... -
Jimmy Adamson: The Man Who Said No to England Dave Thomas 9781785314032
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £12.21Jimmy Adamson was a football enigma, revered by some, disliked by others - a supremely elegant player of the '50s and early '60s, a title winner and a respected coach, but a manager whose spirit was... -
Record Breakers: The Inside Story of Notts County's Momentous 1997/98 Title Win by Paul Smith
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £9.99Record Breakers: The Inside Story of Notts County's Momentous 1997/98 Title Triumph delves into the inner sanctum of a basement-league dressing room in the 90s, as its inhabitants attempt to write... -
United with Dad: Fatherhood, Football Fandom and Memories of Manchester United by Simon Lloyd 9781801504607
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £11.55United With Dad is an emotional tale of football fandom and fatherhood, detailing the agonising final two years of a man’s life while drawing on his love for and memories of Manchester United. David... -
When Dave Went Up: The Inside Story of Wimbledon's 1988 FA Cup Win by Gary Jordan 9781801504430
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £13.81When Dave Went Up is the fairy-tale story of Wimbledon's famous 1988 FA Cup win over Liverpool, and how a small team overcame the giants of English football. More than just a recollection of the... -
Cricket in Poetry: Run-Stealers, Gatlings and Graces by Bob Doran 9781801506922
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £12.90Cricket in Poetry tells the fascinating story of cricket's strong ties with poetry.It may be cricket's rural origins, its slow pace or the literary ambitions of its aristocratic patrons, but the game... -
An Unusual Celebrity: The Many Cricketing Lives of Bill Bowes by Jeremy Lonsdale 9781801508834
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £16.86An Unusual Celebrity: The Many Cricketing Lives of Bill Bowes is the inspiring story of one of English cricket's most popular personalities, who dedicated his life to the game from the 1920s to the... -
Divided Cities: The World's Most Passionate Single City Derbies by Kevin Pogorzelski 9781801504270
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.11Rivalry is everywhere in football, from battles on the pitch to boardroom politics, regional and national quarrels and fights for silverware. These conflicts spark countless debates over which are... -
Cinque Anni: The Story of the Italian National Football Team: 2017-2022 by Rob Carless 9781836801702
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £11.68Definitive story of one of the most extraordinary periods in the history of the Italian national football team, contextualised with a journey through Italy’s footballing past.When it comes to... -
Double Diamond: 100 Years of Umbro Alex Ireland 9781801508841
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £16.56Double Diamond is the story of Umbro, an ever-present figure in the development of modern football and the multi-billion-pound sportswear industry. From Sir Geoff Hurst's World Cup Final hat-trick...