Football Book Club
Episodes
Football Book Club Christmas Special: Charity Shop Challenge!
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's (almost) Christmas! And as it's a time for giving, James has generously gifted each member of the Book Club FIVE WHOLE POUNDS to spend on the bes...
FBC Classics: The Nine Lives of Jerzy Dudek
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on FBC Classics, we're heading back to our Series 2 opener, where we read Jerzy Dudek's incredibly titled 'A Big Pole In Our Goal', and foun...
Muzzy Izzet's 'Muzzy: My Story'
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're reading Leicester legend and all-round 90s hero, Muzzy Izzet's 2015 classic 'Muzzy: My Story'. And it's everything we dreamed it would...
FBC Classics: David Ginola Holds A Séance
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Ginola might be best known for his mazy dribbles and luscious, L'Oreal infused locks, but did you know he once successfully raised the dead? Pro...
Barry Fry's 'Big Fry' (ft. The Upshot)
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're entering the mad, mad world of larger-than-life football league legend, Barry Fry. As we read his classic 2000 autobiography 'Big Fry'...
FBC Classics: The Nevilles Watch Spiceworld with Sir Alex
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After Luke Chadwick joined us last week, we're sticking with the Manchester United theme by revisiting the time we read Gary & Phil Neville's join...
Luke Chadwick on Man United, mental health & his new book 'Not Just A Pretty Face'
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ex-Manchester United, West Ham & MK Dons hero Luke Chadwick joins us this week to tell us all about his brilliant autobiography 'Not Just A Pretty...
FBC Classics: Neil Redfearn Signs a Vampire (ft. Ivo Graham)
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As it's spooky season, here's a late Halloween present courtesy of Ivo Graham and Neil Redfearn. As Neil tells us all about his latest controversial s...
FBC v Career We Go: Gary Lineker's 96/97 Soccer Quiz Book
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For one week only Football Book Club becomes Football Quiz Club! As FBC face Joe and Theo from the brilliant Career We Go podcast in a battle over our...
FBC Classics: Jimmy Floyd on Soft Porn & Chips (ft. Maisie Adam)
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With Maisie Adam currently on Taskmaster and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink currently tangoing his way across the Strictly dancefloor, what better time to re...
Alex Horne Feels The (Ian) Rush
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Taskmaster's Assistant himself, Liverpool fan Little Alex Horne joins us to read Wales legend Ian Rush’s 2009 *epic* 'Rush: The Autobiography'. ...
Guillem Balagué on Emery, Aston Villa & his new book 'Rise of the Villans'
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The brilliant journalist, Spanish football expert & Sunday Times bestselling author Guillem Balagué is back on Book Club! And this time he's here...
Darren Anderton's 'Take Note!'
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week the Book Club are reading 'Take Note!' - the 2010 autobiography by James's favourite ever player, Spurs, Portsmouth & England legend Dar...
FBC Classics: Steve Bruce Master Criminal
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the first of our Book Club Classics we're heading back to 2021 to bring you Steve Bruce and his wife Janet's incredibly dramatic standoff with pol...
The Alan Shearer Tapes: Live
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Football Book Club returns, live from London's Cheerful Earful podcast festival! And we've tracked down Alan Shearer's long-lost, secret 1998 audiocas...
BIG NEWS: SERIES 6 COMING SOON
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Football Book Club is BACK! Starting next Monday 15th September, new episodes will be dropping on your feed every fortnight. Great new guests! Questio...
Dwight Yorke's 'Born To Score'
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the last episode of Series 5 :(. But we're going out with a bang, as we read Manchester United legend Dwight Yorke's explosive 2009 autobiography...
Football Book Club On Tour: Rome (with Francesco Totti)
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Football Book Club are going international! As James heads to spectacular Rome armed only with a city guide written by its most famous son - AS Roma l...
Julian Joachim's 'You Must Be Joachim'
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A late contender for best book title of the series, this week we're reading former Aston Villa, Leicester and Coventry City forward Julian Joachim's 2...
Rohan Ricketts's 'Passion For Football'
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for, perhaps, the most obscure and most bizarre book we've ever read on Football Book Club - and definitely the shortest. We're reading all ...
Roy Keane vs Mick McCarthy Pt. 2
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After the drama of Mick McCarthy's 2002 World Cup Diary a fortnight ago, it's time for Roy Keane's side of the story, as we read the Manchester United...
Roy Keane vs Mick McCarthy Pt. 1
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're heading back to 2002 where, over on an island in Japan, the Irish World Cup camp is about to be rocked by a heavyweight clash for the ages - Roy...
Story Time 3: Cyril the Swan Goes On The Rampage & Taylor Swift Charms Corinthians
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's time once more for everyone's favourite Football Book Club spin-off - Story Time! Previously only available to members of the Football Book Club ...
Alan Brazil's 'There's An Awful Lot of Bubbly in Brazil' (ft. Beef and Dairy Network's Ben Partridge)
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Crack open a bottle! Because it's the first episode of 2024 and we're celebrating by reading Alan Brazil's champagne-laden, 2006 memoir 'There's An Aw...
Frank Lampard's 'Frankie's Magic Football: The Great Santa Race'
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's (almost) Christmas! So what better at this time of year than for the Book Club to sit down around the log fire with a copy of Chelsea legend Fran...
Theo Walcott's 'Growing Up Fast' (ft. Dane Baptiste)
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The brilliant comedian Dane Baptiste (Mock The Week, Live at the Apollo, BAMOUS) has been pushed to therapy by years of supporting Arsenal. So let's s...
More of Gary Lineker's Favourite Football Stories
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Almost two years after we read Gary's first compilation of loosely-football related short stories, we've tracked down the sequel - the imaginatively n...
Coleen Rooney's 'Welcome To My World'
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James in on holiday, so Tash is taking the reins for a Football Book Club first, as we read a book by a true quadruple threat. WAG, fashion icon, dete...
Teddy Sheringham's 'Teddy' (ft. Charlie Eccleshare)
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Spurs correspondent and star of Football Clichés, Charlie Eccleshare joins us this week to read modern day Spurs legend Teddy Sheringh...
Pierluigi Collina's 'The Rules of the Game'
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Football Book Club venture into new territory this week, as we read our first ever referee's autobiography. And who else to introduce us to the genre,...
David Ginola's 'Le Magnifique' (ft. Rhys James)
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're reading Tottenham Hotspur legend and face of L'Oreal David Ginola's 2000 classic 'Le Magnifique', and joining us to read it is the bri...
Asamoah Gyan's 'LeGyanDary'
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After many, many requests, this week the Book Club are reading a book with possibly the greatest title in literary history. Former Sunderland and Ghan...
In Defence of Ashley Cole's 'My Defence'
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Football Book Club is back! And first up, we're heading back to 2006 for a tale of trophies, tapping up and Cheryl Cole on a camel. It can only be Ash...
Coming soon! Football Book Club Series 5
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Coming Monday August 21st... The critically-acclaimed Football Book Club returns for a brand new series of footballer autobiography action. Oi oi, stu...
Darius Vassell's 'The Road To Persia'
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The road to The Road To Persia is almost complete. Which means it's time to finally read the rarest footballer's autobiography of them all - Darius Va...
Story Time 2: Sturrock Vs Mpenza & Secret Agent Steve Ogrizovic
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for another round of Story Time, as the Book Club bring to the group some of their favourite football stories past or present. This week, Em...
Rob Lee's 'Come In Number 37' (ft. Jonny Sharples)
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Twitter legend Jonny Sharples is a huge Rob Lee fan. So much so he owns two copies of his autobiography. However, he's never actually read it... Until...
Gary Lineker's Favourite Football Stories
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's our 53rd-book-celebration-spectacular! And to mark the occasion, we're reading 90s relic 'Gary Lineker's Favourite Football Stories' - a book we'...
Neil Ruddock's 'Hell Razor' (ft. Kevin Day)
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joining the Book Club this week is comedian, Crystal Palace fan and co-host of the brilliant Price Of Football podcast, Kevin Day. Kevin chose Neil Ru...
How Frank Is Frank Lampard's 'Totally Frank'?
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2006, Chelsea legend Frank Lampard released his autobiography 'Totally Frank'. And, sixteen years later, we're finally asking the question on every...
Football Book Club: Story Time
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're taking a week off from reading footballers' autobiographies to bring you a brand new Football Book Club format. Welcome to Football Book Club: S...
David Beckham's 'My World' (ft. Steve Bugeja)
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined this week by the brilliant stand-up comedian & writer, Steve Bugeja (Russell Howard's Stand Up Central, Celebability, ITV2's Bufferin...
'You Are A Champion' - Carl Anka on writing with Marcus Rashford
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast we welcome back writer and The Athletic journalist, Carl Anka, to tell us all about writing the massively successful 'You Are...
Robert Earnshaw's 'Earnie'
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're reading probably the smallest book we've ever read, if not the smallest book ever released - Robert Earnshaw's 2012, 103-page novella ...
Golf Clubs in the Night: A Football Book Club investigation into Bellamy, Riise and a seven iron
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
15th February 2007. Liverpool FC travelled to Portugal for a five day training camp. What followed shocked the footballing world.This was the night Cr...
Andy Gray's 'Gray Matters' (ft. Adam Hurrey of Football Cliches)
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Having already been treated to Andy Gray's 1986 autobiography 'Shades of Gray', it's finally time to read the sequel - 2004's 'Gray Matters'. And join...
FOOTBALL BOOK CLUB *CLUB* PREVIEW: Garth Crooks Hiding In A House
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year, Book Clubbers! We're enjoying a couple of weeks off from reading books by Garry Monk, so today we're bringing you something slightly d...
The Football Book Club Christmas Party
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's (almost) Christmas! Which means Father Buggmas has bought each member of the Book Club an extra-special gift, courtesy of some Book Club favourit...
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's 'Jimmy' (ft. Maisie Adam)
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joining the Book Club this week is comedian Maisie Adam, star of Mock The Week and Have I Got News For You. A Leeds United superfan, Maisie chose goal...
Guillem Balagué's 'Maradona: The Boy, The Rebel, The God (ft. Guillem Balagué)
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Almost a year to the day since Maradona's death, we're joined by the brilliant journalist, author and Spanish football expert Guillem Balagué to disc...
Michael Owen Trilogy... Part 4! (Michael Owen's Soccer Skills)
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Just when we thought we were out, Michael pulls us back in! This time with his long-lost, fabled fourth book, 'Michael Owen's Soccer Skills'. Featurin...
Pat Nevin's 'The Accidental Footballer' (ft. Pat Nevin)
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate the release of his autobiography, the Book Club are joined by ex-Chelsea & Everton star, punditry God and occasional indie DJ Pat Nev...
Vardy vs Rooney Pt. 2
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After an explosive Part 1 where we read Jamie Vardy's 'From Nowhere', the battle draws to a close with Wayne Rooney's 2013 book 'My Decade In The Prem...
Vardy vs Rooney Pt. 1
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the 'Wagatha Christie' trial between Coleen and Rebekah rumbles on, we're turning the tables with the ultimate biography battle - Jamie Vardy's 'Fr...
Coming soon! Series 4: The Road To The Road To Persia
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Football Book Club are BACK. Starting Monday September 27th, we're bringing you loads more Book Club action, loads more special guests and, of course,...
The Football Book Club End of Season Awards
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Suited and booted, the book club gather for the glitziest night in the footballing autobiography calendar - The Football Book Club End of Season Award...
Michael Owen Trilogy 3 (Reboot)
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The greatest literary trilogy of our time draws to a close with Michael's genuinely explosive, 2019 book 'Reboot'. Featuring Michael taking shots at N...
Michael Owen Trilogy 2 (Off The Record)
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Michael Owen trilogy continues, as we read Michael's 2006 book 'Off The Record'. Featuring Kevin Keegan drama, more unexpected Sander Westerveld t...
Michael Owen Trilogy 1 (In Person)
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Football Book Club embark on their most daunting challenge yet, as they begin their journey into the ultimate literary trilogy - the comple...
Craig Bellamy's 'Goodfella' (ft. The Socially Distant Sports Bar's Steff Garrero)
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steff Garrero, star of The Socially Distant Sports Bar, joins the book club this week as we read Craig Bellamy's confusingly titled, 2013 book 'Goodfe...
Wider Reading: Andy Crabbe Special
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You might remember 00s football legend Andy Crabbe. Not on the pitch, but because we made him up on the show a few weeks ago. Now we're writing his au...
Dean Windass's 'Deano' (ft. Not The Top 20's George Elek)
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined this week by Not The Top 20 podcast's George Elek, to celebrate the career of a football league legend - Dean Windass. Together we read h...
Alan Hansen's 'Strangest Football Injuries'
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A slight tangent from typical autobiographies this week as we read a genre we're all fascinated by - the stocking filler. Much like Danny Baker and Ni...
Karren Brady's 'Brady Plays The Blues'
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sure, we've read plenty of books about on-the-pitch antics. But what goes on BEHIND the scenes? To find out, we're whisked back to Birmingham, 1995 fo...
Steve Bruce's 'Heading For Victory'
04 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Bruce has - apparently - written six books. So we're heading back to read his very first work, the 1994 autobiography 'Heading For Victory'. Fea...
Wider Reading (ft. Tom Fordyce)
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're joined by author, journalist and star of That Peter Crouch Podcast, Tom Fordyce. Tom's helped countless sports stars write their autob...
Steven Gerrard's 'My Autobiography' (ft. Glenn Moore)
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re joined by star of Mock The Week - the brilliant Glenn Moore. For some reason Glenn has TWO copies of Steven Gerrard’s 2006 book ‘...
Gary and Phil Neville's 'For Club And Country'
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week the book club read 'For Club and Country' by both Gary AND Phil Neville. A diary of the 1997/98 season, it's a tale of domestic struggles, i...
Neil Redfearn's 'There's Only One Neil Redfearn' (ft. Ivo Graham)
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're joined by star of Mock The Week and Live At The Apollo, comedian Ivo Graham, who is incredibly eager to read Neil Redfearn's 2006 book...
Mesut Özil's 'Gunning for Greatness'
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Now that he's finally left Arsenal, what better time for Football Book Club to read Mesut Ozil's 2017 book 'Gunning For Greatness'? Chronicling his ca...
Chris Kamara's 'Mr Unbelievable'
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Football Book Club is back for a brand new series! To kick things off, we're reading legendary pundit Chris Kamara's 2010 book 'Mr Unbelievable', whic...
ANNOUNCEMENT - Brand New Series Incoming!
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to a big Football Book Club announcement! We are returning with a brand new series of brilliant and baffling footballers' autobiographies...
David Seaman's 'Safe Hands' (ft. Josh Berry)
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's the final episode of Series 2 and joining us to read Arsenal & England legend David Seaman's 'Safe Hands' is comedian and impressionist Josh ...
Barry Ferguson's 'Blue: The Life and Times of Barry Ferguson'
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're heading back to Scotland to read Rangers legend Barry Ferguson's 2006 autobiography 'Blue: The Life and Times of Barry Ferguson'.Featu...
Matt Le Tissier's 'Taking Le Tiss' (ft. Oobah Butler)
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week The Football Book Club invite author, filmmaker and Vice legend Oobah Butler to join the book club. And at his request, they're reading Sout...
Alex Morgan's 'Breakaway: Beyond The Goal'
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone's banging on about America at the moment, so this week The Football Book Club decided it's the perfect time to read 'Breakaway' by USA and no...
Spencer Owen's 'Gamechanger' (ft. Hashtag United's Spencer Owen)
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week The Football Book Club podcast read 'Gamechanger' by YouTuber and Hashtag United founder Spencer Owen (AKA Spencer FC)... who just so happen...
Memphis Depay's 'Heart Of A Lion' (ft. Carl Anka)
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week The Football Book Club are reading former United maverick and current Lyon striker Memphis Depay's 2019 book 'Heart of a Lion'. And who bett...
Andy Gray's 'Shades of Gray'
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Football Book Club head back to 1986 to read then 31-year-old Villa, Wolves and Scotland striker Andy Gray's 'Shades of Gray'. Yes, that is genuin...
The Football Book Club: Wider Reading
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a slight change of pace, this week The Football Book Club bring you the first 'Wider Reading' episode.James and Jack present exclusive interviews, ...
Paddy Kenny's 'The Gloves Are Off' (ft. Paddy Kenny)
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a Football Book Club first, the book club are joined by Sheffield United and QPR hero Paddy Kenny to read his brilliant new book 'The Gloves Are Of...
Grant Holt's 'A Real Football Life'
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week The Football Book Club read Norwich, Hibs, Shrewsbury and a team in Singapore legend Grant Holt's 2019 autobiography 'A Real Football Life'....
Jerzy Dudek's 'A Big Pole In Our Goal'
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Football Book Club are back! And to kick off the new series they're reading wobbly-kneed Liverpool and Poland goalkeeping hero Jerzy Dudek's beaut...
Best of Series 1: The Good, The Bad & The Eggyboff
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of the new series coming Monday 21st September, James and Jack bring you some of our favourite moments from Series 1 and the Behind Closed Doors...
Marcus Hahnemann's 'Premiership Diary'
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's the final Behind Closed Doors special and this week we treated ourselves to something a little different - a diary written by the Bridget Jones o...
Lorenzo Amoruso's 'LA Confidential'
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week behind closed doors, lockdown has flown by thanks to Rangers legend and bona fide hunk Lorenzo Amoruso's exceptionally titled 'LA Confidenti...
Kevin Phillips's 'Strikingly Different'
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Still on lockdown, still reading obscure football autobiographies. This week The Football Book Club read Kevin Phillips's very premature, 2000 autobio...
Shaun Goater's 'Feed The Goat'
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Football Book Club are stranded hundreds of miles apart, but quarantine (and questionable sound quality) won't stop them from doing what they were...
Perry Groves's 'We All Live In A Perry Groves World' (ft. Perry Groves)
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We've read a lot of books over the series. However, importantly, we have always been several hundred miles away from the author. But not today! In thi...
Danny Higginbotham's 'Rise of the Underdog' LIVE
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With a new series just around the corner, The Football Book Club are bringing you some extra special episodes, starting with this - a live recording o...
Graeme Souness's 'Football: My Life, My Passion'
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's Christmas! And to celebrate, The Football Book Club are foregoing obscurity to read a book written by the most cheerful and festive man in the wo...
Jason McAteer's 'Blood, Sweat and McAteer' (Pt 2)
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The long-awaited conclusion to The Football Book Club does 'Blood, Sweat and McAteer' is here! What's next for The Three Amigos - Jason McAteer, Phil ...
Jason McAteer's 'Blood, Sweat and McAteer' (Pt 1)
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's the last - and by far the longest - book of the series which means one thing... a two-parter! In part one, the book club read the first half of J...
Jermaine Pennant's 'Mental'
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Five books in and the Football Book Club face their toughest challenge yet - Jermaine Pennant's explosive 2018 novel 'Mental'. As Jermaine charts his ...
Garry Monk's 'Loud, Proud and Positive'
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week The Football Book Club read 2012's very confusingly titled 'Loud, Proud And Positive' by legendary Swansea City captain and manager Garry Mo...
Louis Saha's 'Thinking Inside The Box'
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
World Cup Finals! Yakubu! Casper the Ghost! All of these things and SO MUCH more are mentioned in Louis Saha's 2012 masterpiece 'Thinking Inside The B...
Maya Yoshida’s ‘Unbeatable Mind’
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Next up for the book club is Japan and Southampton general Maya Yoshida’s 2018 classic ‘Unbeatable Mind’. Featuring some of the great philosophi...
Darren Huckerby's 'Hucks: Through Adversity to Great Heights'
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of The Football Book Club, James Bugg, Jack Bernhardt, Amy Lawson and James Boughen read Norwich and Coventry hero Darren Huckerb...
Trailer
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
NEW EPISODES EVERY MONDAY! Forget the latest bestsellers or Booker Prize winners. Instead of reading literary classics, each week The Football Book Cl...