spurs book list
Here
is a list of books associated with Tottenham Hotspur in one way or
another.
All these books have been published, but some are
obviously now only available through
specialist outlets or may even be
out of print.
If anybody knows of any we have missed out then please e-mail us at mehstg@blueyonder.co.uk
BIOGRAPHIES
| Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN number | Date | Review |
| A Funny Thing Happened On My Way To Spurs | Jimmy Greaves | Nicholas Kaye | 1962 | ||
| A Funny Thing Happened On My Way To Spurs | Jimmy Greaves | Sportsman's Book Club | 1963 | ||
| Against All Odds | Gary Mabbutt with Harry Harris | Cockerel Books | |||
| A Man For All Seasons | Steve Perryman | Arthur Barker | 0-213-16922-3 | 1985 | |
| Alan Mullery | Alan Mullery | Pelham | 1985 | ||
| Alan Mullery - An Autobiography | Alan Mullery | Headline Books | 2006 | ||
| Anatomy of a Football Manager - Alf Ramsey | Max Marquis | Sportsman's Book Club | 1972 | ||
| Behind Closed Doors | Irving Scholar with Mihir Bose | Andre Deutsch | 1992 | ||
| Big Chiv - My Life In Goals | Martin Chivers with Paolo Hewitt | Vision Sports Publishing | 978-1905326747 | 2009 | |
| Bobby Smith - Story in pictures | - | Arldrington Press | 1964 | ||
| Danny Blanchflower - A Biography of a Visionary | Dave Bowler | Vista | 1998 | Review | |
| Soccer My Way | Danny Blanchflower | Vane | 1955 | ||
| David Ginola - La Magnifique | David Ginola | Collins Willow | 2000 | ||
| Earning My Spurs | Terry Fenwick with Brian Woolnough | Mainstream | 1989 | ||
| False Messiah - The Life and Times of Terry Venables | Mihir Bose | Andre Deutsch | 1996 | ||
| Football My Life | Ron Burgess | Souvenir | 1952 | ||
| Forward With Spurs | Cliff Jones | Stanley Paul | 1962 | ||
| From Claret to Khaki - The Walter Tull story | Rod Wickens | - | 0-9543087-0-0 | 2003 | |
| Gary Lineker - Strikingly Different | Colin Malam | Stanley Paul | 1993 | ||
| Gazza - My Life In Pictures | Paul Gascoigne (with Mel Stein) | Stanley Paul | 1990 | ||
| Gazza - Daft As A Brush | MacDonald Queen Anne Press | 1989 | |||
| Gazza Agonistes | Ian Hamilton | Granta | 1993 | ||
| Gazza | Cockerel Books | ||||
| Glenn Hoddle | Glenn Hoddle | Pelham | 1982 | ||
| Glenn Hoddle - The Man and the Manager | Brian Woolnough | Virgin Books | 1997 | ||
| Glory Glory - My Life With Spurs | Bill Nicholson | MacMillan | 0-333-36364-7 | 1984 | |
| Goals From Nowhere | Martin Peters | Stanley Paul | 1969 | ||
| Gory Tales | John Gorman | Green Umbrella | 978-1906229863 | 1984 | |
| Greavsie | Jimmy Greaves | Time Warner | 2005 | ||
| Ha'Away The Lad - The Authorised Biography | Paul Gascoigne & Mel Stein | Partridge Press | |||
| Hard as Nails | Graham Roberts & Colin Duncan | Black and White Publishing | 978 1 84502 225 9 | 2008 | Review |
| Hard Man Knocks | Terry Yorath with Graeme Lloyd | Celluloid | - | 2004 | |
| In Defence of Spurs | Alan Mullery | Stanley Paul | 1969 | ||
| In Defence of Spurs | Alan Mullery | Sportsmans Book Club | 1970 | ||
| Joe Kinnear - Still Crazy | Hunter Davies | Andre Deutsch | 2000 | ||
| Jurgen Klinsmann | Hans Blickensdorfer | Klinsmedia | |||
| Klinsmann | Harry Harris | Headline | 1995 | ||
| Let's Be Honest | Jimmy Greaves & Reg Gutteridge | Sportsmans Book Club | 1972 | ||
| Mr. Tottenham Hotspur - Bill Nicholson OBE : memories of a Spurs Legend | Steve E. Hale | Football World | 978-0954833657 | 2005 | Review |
| My Memories of Spurs | Bobby Smith | Britespot | 1-9041030-8-1 | 2002 | |
| My World Of Soccer | Jimmy Greaves | Stanley Paul | 1966 | ||
| My World Of Soccer | Jimmy Greaves | Sportsmans Book Club | 1972 | ||
| My 1998 World Cup Story | Glenn Hoddle | Andre Deutsch | 1998 | ||
| Ossie - My Life In Football | Ossie Ardiles | Sidgwick & Jackson | 1983 | ||
| Ossie's Dream - My Autobiography | Ossie Ardiles | Bantam Press | 978-0593062135 | 2009 | |
| Pat Jennings - An Autobiography | Pat Jennings | Collins Willow (paperback) |
0-586-06077-4 | 1983 | |
| Paul Gascoigne - The Inside Story | Jane Nottage | Collins Willow | 1993 | ||
| Revelations of a Football Manager | Terry Neill | Sidgwick & Jackson | 1985 | ||
| Ron Reynolds - The Life of a 1950's Footballer | Dave Bowler and David Reynolds | - | 0-7528-5999-4 | 2003 | |
| Sir Les | Les Ferdinand | Headline | 1997 | Review | |
| Soccer From The Inside | Jimmy Seed | Phoenix | 1957 | ||
| Soccer My Spur | Dave Mackay | Stanley Paul | |||
| Spurred to Success | Glenn Hoddle | MacDonald Queen Anne Press | 1987 | ||
| Talking Football | Alf Ramsey | Stanley Paul | 1952 | ||
| Terry Venables : Son of Fred | Fred Venables | Weidenfeld & Nicholson | |||
| Teddy Sheringham - My Autobiography | Teddy Sheringham (with Mel Webb) | Little Brown & Co. | 1998 | ||
| The Double And Before | Danny Blanchflower | Nicholas Kaye | 1961 | ||
| The Ghost of '66 : The Autobiography | Martin Peters | Orion | 2006 | ||
| The Jimmy Seed Story | Jimmy Seed | Sportsmans Book Club | 1958 | ||
| There's Only One Clive Allen | Clive Allen with Steve Stammers | Arthur Brown | |||
| This One's On Me | Jimmy Greaves & Norman Giller | Arthur Baker/Coronet | 1979 | ||
| Venables : The Autobiography | Terry Venables | Michael Joseph | 1994 | ||
| Venables : The Inside Story | Harry Harris & Steve Curry | Headline | 0-7472-1071-3 | ||
| Waddle - The Authorised Biography | Chris Waddle & Mel Stein | Cockerel Books | 1988 | ||
| When The Going Gets Tough | Graham Roberts with Steve Stammers | Mainstream | 1988 |
HISTORY
| Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN number | Date | Review |
| And The Spurs Go Marching On | Phil Soar | Hamlyn | 0-600-34664-1 | 1982 | |
| And The Spurs Go Marching On (Updated) | Phil Soar | Hamlyn | 1984 | ||
| And The Spurs Go Marching On (1985-86 edition) | Phil Soar | Hamlyn | 1985 | ||
| Away The Spurs (Away Programmes 1946-1994) |
Graham Betts and Bob Goodwin | - | 1-874799-04-0 | 1994 | |
| Barcelona to Bedlam | Guy Nathan | New Author Publishers | 1994 | ||
| Dream On | Alex Fynn & H. Davidson | Pocket Books | 1996 | Review | |
| Head-to-Head - Tottenham Hotspur | Peter Waring | Breedon Books | 1 85983 418 3 | 2004 | |
| Heroes And Villains | Alex Fynn and Lynton Guest | Penguin | 1991 | ||
| History of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 1882-1946 | G. Wagstaffe Simmons | Tottenham Hotspur | 1947 | ||
| Images of Sport - Tottenham Hotspur 1882-1952 | Roy Brazier | Tempus | 0-7524-2044-5 | 2000 | |
| Images of Sport - Tottenham Hotspur since 1953 | Roy Brazier | Tempus | 0-7524-2924-8 | 2003 | |
| Let's talk about.... Tottenham Hotspur FC (football hand book. Series 1 No.16) | - | - | - | ||
| London's Cup Final 1967 | Ralph L. Finn | Robert Hale | 1967 | ||
| Official History of Tottenham Hotspur FC – Famous Clubs | Fred Ward | - | - | 1992 | |
| Sick As A Parrot | Chris Horrie | Virgin | 0-8636-96201 | 1992 | |
| Spurs - A Complete Record 1882-1988 | Bob Goodwin | Breedon Books | 0-907969-42-9 | 1988 | |
| Spurs - A Complete Record 1882-1993 | Bob Goodwin | Breedon Books | 1993 | ||
| Spurs - A Day-to-Day Life at White Hart Lane | Graham Betts | Mainstream | 1-84018-040-4 | 1998 | Review |
| Spurs Again - The Story of the League Cup season 1970-1971 | Ralph L. Finn | Robert Hale | 1971 | ||
| Spurs - A History of Tottenham Hotspur | Julian Holland | Phoenix Sports | 1956 | ||
| Spurs - A History of Tottenham Hotspur | Julian Holland | Sportsmans Book Club | 1957 | ||
| Spurs at War | Roy Brazier | - | 0-9536518-0-0 | 1999 | |
| Spurs Go Marching On (The European Triumph 1963) | Ralph L. Finn | Robert Hale | 1963 | ||
| Spurs Go Marching On (The European Triumph 1963) | Ralph L. Finn | Soccer Book Club | 1964 | ||
| Spurs in Action : A pictorial Survey of season 1962-63 | - | A Weekly Herald Publication | 1963 | ||
| Spurs Supreme - A review of Soccer's Greatest Ever Side 1960-1961 | Ralph L. Finn | Robert Hale | - | 1961 | |
| Spurs - The Double | Julian Holland | Heinemann | 1961 | ||
| Spurs - The Double | Julian Holland | Sportsman's Book Club | 1962 | ||
| Spurs - The Illustrated History | Bob Goodwin | - | 1-85983-387-X | 2003 | |
| Spurs - The 25 Year Record | David Powter | Soccer Books Ltd. | 1997 | ||
| The Battle of London | Rex Pardoe | Tom Stacey | 1972 | ||
| The Battle of London | Rex Pardoe | Sportsmans Book Club | 1973 | ||
| The Boys From White Hart Lane - Spurs In The 1980s - The Players' Stories | Martin Cloake & Adam Powley | Vision Sports Publishing | 13: 978-1-90532-638-4 | 2008 | Review |
| The Double (The Inside Story of Spurs' Triumphant 1960/61 Season) | Ken Ferris | Mainstream | 1999 | Review | |
| The Essential History of Tottenham Hotspur | Bob Goodwin | W H Smith | |||
| The Glory Game | Hunter Davies | Mainstream | |||
| The Glory Glory Nights | Colin Gibson & Harry Harris | Cockerel Books | 1986 | ||
| The Great Derby Matches - Arsenal vs. Tottenham - A Complete History of the Fixture | Michael Heatley & Ian Welch | Dial House | 1996 | ||
| The Great Divide | Alex Fynn and Olivia Blair | Andre Deutsch | 0-233-99786-5 | 2000 | |
| The Illustrated History of Tottenham Hotspur 1882 - 1995 | Phil Soar | Ted Smart | 1995 | ||
| The Illustrated History of Tottenham Hotspur 1882 - 1996 | Phil Soar | Ted Smart | 1996 | ||
| The Official History of Tottenham Hotspur | Ralph L. Finn | Robert Hale & Co. | 1972 | ||
| The Official Encyclopaedia of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club | Tony Matthews | - | 0-9539288-1-0 | 2001 | |
| The Official Tottenham Hotspur Fan's Guide | Gerry Cox | Carlton | 1997 | ||
| Official Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Annual 2010 | Michael Bridge | Grange Communications Ltd | 1906211892 | 2009 | |
| The Pocket Book of Spurs | Martin Cloake | Vision Sports Publishing | 978-1905326655 | 2009 | |
| The Spurs Alphabet - A Complete Who's Who Of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club | Bob Goodwin | ACL & Polar Publishing | 1992 | ||
| The Spurs Cartoon Strip – A Cartoon History of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club | Bob Bond | Britespot | 1-904103-04-9 | 2002 | |
| The Spurs Miscellany | Adam Powley and Martin Cloake | Vision Sports Publishing | 978-1905326099 | 2006 | |
| The Spurs Miscellany (2nd Revised edition) | Adam Powley and Martin Cloake | Vision Sports Publishing | 978-1905326327 | 2007 | |
| The Spurs Miscellany (3rd Revised edition) | Adam Powley and Martin Cloake | Vision Sports Publishing | 2008 | ||
| The Teams that Won the World's Greatest Football Competition 1871 - 1901 | C. B. Fry | Strand Magazine | 1902 | ||
| The Tottenham Hotspur Story | Deryk Brown | Arthur Barker | 1971 | ||
| The White Hart Lane Encyclopedia - An A-Z of Tottenham Hotspur | Dean Hayes | Mainstream | 1996 | Review | |
| Tottenham Hotspur - A Complete Record 1882-2007 | Bob Goodwin | Breedon Books | 978-1859835678 | 2007 | Review |
| Tottenham Hotspur - A History in Fifty Matches | Stuart Peters | Tempus | 0 7524 3612 0 | 2005 | Review |
| Tottenham Hotspur Football Book No. 2 | Stanley Paul | 1967 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur Football Book No.3 | Stanley Paul | 1968 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur Football Book No. 4 | Stanley Paul | 1969 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur Football Book No. 5 | Stanley Paul | 1970 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur Football Book No. 6 | Stanley Paul | 1971 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur Football Book No. 7 | Stanley Paul | 1972 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur Football Book No. 8 | Stanley Paul | 1973 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Annual 1982 | Circle Publications | 1982 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Annual 1983 | Circle Publications | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Annual 1984 | Circle Publications | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Annual 1986 | Circle Publications | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Annual 1988 | Cockerel Books | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Annual 1989 | Cockerel Books | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Annual 1992 - 93 | Cockerel Books | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur Greats | Harry Harris | Sportsprint | 0-85976-309-9 | 1990 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur - Player By Player | Ivan Ponting | Hamlyn | 1993 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur - Player By Player | Ivan Ponting | Guiness | 1998 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur - The Programme & Handbook Guide 1946 - 1992 | Chris Ward & Steve Isaac | Skript Design & Publishing | 1992 | ||
| When Football Was Football - Tottenham Hotspur | Adam Powley | Haynes Publishing | 978-1844259489 | 2009 | Review |
| When The Whistle Blows ("The Footballer's Battalion) | Andrew Riddoch & John Kemp | Haynes Publishing | 978 1 84425 656 3 | 2008 | Review |
| White Hart Lane Legends - Volume One | Keith Palmer | Legends Publishing | 0-9543682-5-8 | 2005 | |
| Winning Their Spurs - The Tottenham Hotspur Dream Team | Jeremy Novick | Mainstream | 1996 |
FICTION
| Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN number | Date | Review |
| Albion, Albion | Dick Morland (aka Reginald Hill) | Faber & Faber | 1974 | Review | |
| All In The Game | Gary Lineker (with Stan Hey) | Coronet | 1993 | ||
| Cup Final Kid | Martin Waddell | Walker Books | ???? | Review | |
| Hazell Plays Solomon | P.B. Yuill (Terry Venables & Gordon Williams) | Penguin | 1976 | ||
| Hazell and The Three Card Trick | P.B. Yuill (Terry Venables & Gordon Williams) | Penguin | 1977 | ||
| Hazell and The Menacing Jester | P.B. Yuill (Terry Venables & Gordon Williams) | Penguin | 1977 | ||
| They Used To Play On Grass | Terry Venables & Gordon Williams | Hodder & Staughton | 1970 | ||
| You Can Be Spurs | Chris Ashley | Walker Books | 1989 |
COACHING
| Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN number | Date | Review |
| Football Skills and Tactics | Ken Jones & Pat Welton | Marshall Cavendish | 1973 | ||
| Soccer Basics | Gary Mabbutt | Cockerel Books | 1989 | ||
| Soccer Skills With Gazza | Paul Gascoigne with Mel Stein | Stanley Paul | 1991 | ||
| Striker - Skills and Tactics | Gary Lineker (with Paul Trevillion) | Colour Library Books | 1991 |
MISCELLANEOUS
| Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN number | Date | Review |
| Gary Lineker's Quiz Book | Gary Lineker | Collins Willow | 1992 |
FAN'S BOOKS
| Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN number | Date | Review |
| Dear Alan, Dear Harry | Steven Harris | Steven Harris | 1999 | Review | |
| Down Memory Lane - A Spurs fan's view of the last 50 years | Harry Harris | Green Umbrella | 978-1-906635-64-0 | 2009 | Review |
| Lane of Dreams | Norman Giller | - | 978-0-9543243-4-6 | 2009 | Review |
| Survival of the Fattest 5 | Various | Red Card | 1999 | Review | |
| What's the Story - Boring Glory | Mark Jacobs | 1999 | Review | ||
| We Are Tottenham : Voices From White Hart Lane | Martin Cloake and Adam Powley | Mainstream Publishing | 978-1-4343-2229-6 | 2004 | Review |
| Spurs Odyssey - 2006-07 Season Review | Paul Smith | Authorhouse | 978-1-4343-2229-6 | 2007 | Review |
| From The Lane | Oliver Wright | Lulu Publishing | 2007 | Review |