Soccer Books Limited New Biographies

Waggy – The Ken Wagstaff Story Available again – The biography of Ken Wagstaff, a prolific goalscorer, who is still a hero with fans at his former clubs, Mansfield Town and Hull City. Published in 2002. Size: 172mm x 247mm – 192 pages. Softback Price: £14.99 • EUR € • US $

Owen Hargreaves – The Biography of Manchester United’s Midfield Maestro A biography of Owen Hargreaves, the Canadian-born England and Manchester United midfielder who made his name playing in the Bundesliga for Bayern Munich before his move to England in 2007. Published in 2008. Size: 158mm x 241mm – 291 pages. Hardback Price: £17.99 • EUR € • US $

Deano – Dean Windass – From Gipsyville to the Premiership The autobiography of Dean Windass, the veteran striker who has played for a number of clubs including Aberdeen, Bradford City, Middlesbrough and his hometown team, Hull City. Published in 2007. Size: 158mm x 241mm – 190 pages. Hardback Price: £16.99 • EUR € • US $

The Doog – The Incredible Story of Derek Dougan: Football’s Most Controversial Figure A biography of the late Derek Dougan, a Northern Irish international striker who played for a number of clubs throughout his career but is best remembered for his time at Wolves. Dougan is also remembered for his audacious antics on the field of play and opinionated views on the game off it. As chairman of the Professional Footballers Association from 1970 to 1978 Dougan was instrumental in the establishment of players rights and free agency. Published in 2008. Size: 162mm x 240mm – 204 pages. Hardback Price: £18.99 • EUR € • US $

To Cap it All… Kenny Sansom – My Story The autobiography of Kenny Sansom, the former England international full-back who won 86 caps and played for a number of clubs, primarily Crystal Palace and Arsenal during a career spanning almost 20 years. Published in 2008. Size: 158mm x 240mm – 285 pages. Hardback Price: £17.99 • EUR € • US $

Toddy – The Colin Todd Story The autobiography of Colin Todd, the former England international footballer who played for numerous clubs, most notably Derby County with whom he won two League titles. Since retiring as a player, Todd has enjoyed a long managerial career with clubs including Middlesbrough, Bolton Wanderers and Derby County and at the time of publication was manager of the Danish team, Randers FC. Published in 2008. Size: 162mm x 240mm – 208 pages. Hardback Price: £16.99 • EUR € • US $

Martin Jol – The Inside Story A biography of Martin Jol, a former West Bromwich Albion, Bayern Munich and Den Haag footballer who also won 3 caps playing for Holland. Jol is best known in England for his time as manager of Tottenham Hotspur where he enjoyed a successful spell before he was controversially sacked in October 2007. Published in 2007. Size: 161mm x 240mm – 214 pages. Hardback Price: £19.99 • EUR € • US $

Arsene Wenger – Pure Genius A biography of Arsène Wenger, Arsenal's highly successful French manager who has won numerous trophies during his 12 years in charge at the club. Published in 2008. 158mm x 241mm – 293 pages. Hardback Price: £17.99 • EUR € • US $

Cristiano Ronaldo – The True Story of the Greatest Footballer on Earth A biography of Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United's Portuguese winger who is recognised as one of the most talented and flamboyant young players in the world. Published in 2008. Size: 159mm x 240mm – 262 pages. Hardback Price: £17.99 • EUR € • US $

Larry Lloyd – Hard Man, Hard Game The autobiography of Larry Lloyd, the tough central defender who is best remembered for his time at Nottingham Forest and Liverpool where he won a variety of trophies including the League Championship twice, the European Cup twice, the League Cup twice and the UEFA Cup! Published in 2008. Size: 159mm x 240mm – 252 pages. Hardback Price: £17.99 • EUR € • US $

Roy Keane – Portrait of a Legend A biography of Roy Keane, the former Manchester United, Nottingham Forest and Republic of Ireland midfielder which is currently manager of Sunderland FC. Keane is known for his fiery temperament which led to controversies both on and off the field of play. Published in 2007. Size: 158mm x 240mm – 267 pages. Hardback Price: £17.99 • EUR € • US $

Ally McCoist – Portrait of a Hero A biography of Ally McCoist, the prolific Glasgow Rangers, Sunderland, St. Johnstone and Kilmarnock striker who also won 61 caps for Scotland. Since retiring as a player, McCoist has become well known for his work in the media and recently took a job as assistant manager of Rangers. Published in 2008. Size: 158mm x 240mm – 375 pages. Hardback Price: £17.99 • EUR € • US $

Johnny Haynes – The Maestro An excellently-produced and well-illustrated biography of the late Johnny Haynes, one of the most famous and influential figures of English football. Haynes, who is remembered as one of the best passers of the ball of all time, made over 650 appearances for Fulham between 1952 and 1970, many as Captain and also played 56 times for England, Captaining the side on 22 occasions. Published in 2008. Size: 215mm x 303mm – 311 pages. Hardback Price: £27.50 • EUR € • US $

Sir Alex – The Story of 21 Remarkable Years at Old Trafford An official Manchester United publication which tells the story of Sir Alex Ferguson's 21 years as manager of the club. Well-illustrated in full-colour. Published in 2008. Size: 192mm x 259mm – 208 pages. Softback Price: £12.99 • EUR € • US $

Black and Blue – Paul Canoville A fascinating autobiography from Paul Canoville, the first Black player to appear for Chelsea FC when he made his debut in 1982. In this book, Canoville tells of the racist abuse he initially endured from Chelsea fans before leaving the club and of his subsequent struggles against drug addition and cancer after his playing career was cut short by injury. Published in 2008. Size: 130mm x 198mm – 394 pages. Softback Price: £7.99 • EUR € • US $

Waggy’s Tales – Dave Wagstaffe’s Four Decades at Molineux The autobiography of Dave Wagstaffe, the talented winger who became a Wolves legend as he made over 400 appearances for the club between 1964 and 1976. Published in 2008. Size: 156mm x 234mm – 223 pages. Softback Price: £12.99 • EUR € • US $

Tommy Smith – Anfield Iron – The Autobiography The autobiography of former Liverpool FC hardman Tommy Smith whose nickname was the "Anfield Iron". During 18 years at Liverpool, Smith made over 450 appearances, winning a multitude of trophies with the club in the process and ensuring his place as an Anfield legend. Published in 2008. Size: 160mm x 240mm – 446 pages. Hardback Price: £18.99 • EUR € • US $

David Healy – The Story so Far A full-colour, well-illustrated look at the international career of David Healy, Northern Ireland's record goalscorer who has so far scored 33 goals for his country in just 63 appearances. Published in 2007. Size: 225mm x 225mm – 96 pages. Softback Price: £9.99 • EUR € • US $

The Bully Years – Celebration of a Wolves legend Available for the first time from Soccer Books Limited, this book contains an authorised look at the career of Wolverhampton Wanderers goalscoring legend, Steve Bull. Includes a review of Bull's time playing for Wolves with a description of each one of the 251 goals he scored and also a number of colour photographs. Published in 1995. Size: 148mm x 209mm – 204 pages. Softback Price: £8.99 • EUR € • US $

Dan Doyle – The Life and Death of a Wild Rover A biography of Dan Doyle, a controversial figure who captained Celtic and Scotland during the late 19th Century. In addition to his great footballing abilities, Doyle is remembered for his part in a collision which killed an opponent on the field of play in 1889 and also for his stormy temper and a troubled relationship with alcohol and gambling. Published in 2007. Size: 137mm x 215mm – 170 pages. Softback Price: £7.99 • EUR € • US $

DJ – The Derek Johnstone Story The autobiography of Derek Johnstone, a Glasgow Rangers legend who became an overnight sensation by scoring the winning goal in the 1970 League Cup Final victory over Celtic, in what was only his second start for the club. Johnstone went on to represent Scotland and made a total of 546 appearances for Rangers scoring 210 goals in the process. Published in 2007. Size: 160mm x 240mm – 239 pages. Hardback Price: £17.99 • EUR € • US $

Didier Drogba – Portrait of a Hero A biography of Didier Drogba, Chelsea's African striker whose goalscoring exploits since his transfer from Marseille have made him a hero amongst Blues fans. Published in 2007. Size: 158mm x 240mm – 309 pages. Hardback Price: £17.99 • EUR € • US $

Celtic’s Lost Legend – The George Connelly Story The fascinating autobiography of George Connelly, a hugely skilful Scottish International footballer who made 254 appearances for Celtic during the 1960s and early 1970s. Connelly, who walked away from football at the age of just 26, talks for the first time about the demons which drove him away from the professional game. Published in 2007. Size: 162mm x 240mm – 274 pages. Hardback Price: £17.99 • EUR € • US $

Sir Bobby Charlton – The Autobiography – My Manchester United Years In the first volume of his autobiography, Sir Bobby Charlton recalls his illustrious career at Manchester United for whom he made 754 appearances over a 17 year period. During this time, Charlton emerged as one of the 'Busby Babes', survived the tragedy of the Munich Air Disaster and went on to win the European Cup with United. Published in 2007. Size: 160mm x 240mm – 388 pages. Hardback Price: £20.00 • EUR € • US $

C.B. Fry – King of Sport A fascinating biography of C.B. Fry, one of Britain's greatest all-round sportsmen during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century. Though chiefly known for his time as Captain of the England cricket team, Fry was also a member of the famous amateur football team, The Corithians, and later entered the professional game with Southampton with whom he played in an F.A. Cup Final. Fry also won one cap playing for the England football team, was a World Record holder at the Long Jump and played Rugby for a number of clubs. This edition published in 2002. Size: 153mm x 233mm – 500 pages. Softback Price: £12.99 • EUR € • US $

The Real Bob Paisley – The Remarkable Inside Story of a Kop Legend This large-sized well-illustrated official Liverpool FC publication looks at the life and times of the legendary manager, Bob Paisley. This book was compiled by Paisley's immediate family and includes unique recollections and photographs. Published in 2007. Size: 220mm x 302mm – 224 pages. Hardback Price: £20.00 • EUR € • US $

Silver Smith – The Biography of Walter Smith A biography of Walter Smith, the former Dundee United and Dumbarton player who has become a noted manager at Glasgow Rangers, Everton and Scotland. Published in 2007. Size: 152mm x 240mm – 216 pages. Hardback Price: £16.99 • EUR € • US $

Marvellous Marvin Andrews – The Life, Football and Faith of a Soca Warrior The autobiography of Marvin Andrews, the Trinidad & Tobago international footballer who has played for a number of Scottish clubs throughout his career including Raith Rovers, Livingston and Glasgow Rangers. Published in 2007. Size: 157mm x 240mm – 207 pages. Hardback Price: £15.99 • EUR € • US $

Memories of George Best A look back at the life of the late George Best as told through the recollections of many people who knew him well. Published in 2007. Size: 190mm x 246mm – 255 pages. Softback Price: £14.99 • EUR € • US $

Graeme Le Saux – Left Field – A Footballer Apart The autobiography of Graeme Le Saux, the former Chelsea, Southampton and Blackburn full-back who also won 36 caps for England. Published in 2007. Size: 160mm x 240mm – 304 pages. Hardback Price: £18.99 • EUR € • US $

The Don – The Willie Miller Story The autobiography of the former Aberdeen Captain, Willie Miller, who made 558 appearances for the Dons during his 17-year career with the club. Miller also won 65 caps for Scotland and later managed Aberdeen. Published in 2007. Size: 161mm x 240mm – 237 pages. Hardback Price: £14.99 • EUR € • US $

Lost in France – The Remarkable Life and Death of Leigh Richmond Roose – Football’s First Playboy A fascinating biography of Leigh Richmond Roose, the Welsh international goalkeeper who was one of Britain's most famous sportsmen in the early part of the 20th Century. Roose was a showman on the field of play, widely regarded as the finest goalkeeper of his generation and enjoyed superstar status with supporters, the media and members of the opposite sex! An amateur all his career, Roose played for a number of clubs including Stoke City, Everton and Sunderland before being killed in 1916 at the age of just 38 in the trenches of the Somme. Published in 2007. Size: 124mm x 198mm – 167 pages. Softback Price: £9.99 • EUR € • US $

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