23 Top biography books like How to be an Ex-Footballer by Peter Crouch

Cover of How to be an Ex-Footballer by Peter Crouch

How to be an Ex-Footballer

By: Peter Crouch

3.69

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

The first truly insider guide to being a Premiership footballer, from Britain's funniest sporting i…

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1. My Story

By: Steven Gerrard

3.75

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Steven Gerrard - legendary captain of Liverpool and England - tells the story of the highs and lows… read more

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2. Rambling Man: My Life on the Road

By: Billy Connolly

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Being a Rambling Man was what I always wanted to be, to live the way I damn well pleased. I've met … read more

Similar categories in Billy Connolly's Rambling Man: My Life on the Road book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography

3. The People's Game: How Football Lost Its Way

By: Gary Neville

3.51

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

*OUT NOW* THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ' Neville at his authentic best. [He] is the closest thing … read more

Similar categories in Gary Neville's The People's Game: How Football Lost Its Way book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • nonfiction
  • football
Cover of Diddly Squat: A Year on the Farm (Diddly Squat, #1) by Jeremy Clarkson

4. Diddly Squat: A Year on the Farm (Diddly Squat, #1)

By: Jeremy Clarkson

4.15

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to Jeremy's farm. It's an idyllic spot, offering picturesque views across the Cotswolds, bu… read more

Similar categories in Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat: A Year on the Farm (Diddly Squat, #1) book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Diddly Squat: ‘Til The Cows Come Home by Jeremy Clarkson

5. Diddly Squat: ‘Til The Cows Come Home

By: Jeremy Clarkson

4.15

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Welcome back to Clarkson's farm. At the end of Jeremy's first year, Diddly Squat farm rewarded him … read more

Similar categories in Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat: ‘Til The Cows Come Home book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Diddly Squat: Pigs Might Fly by Jeremy Clarkson

6. Diddly Squat: Pigs Might Fly

By: Jeremy Clarkson

4.14

Format: 137 pages, Kindle Edition

Get tucked in to a third bestselling helping of Clarkson's Farm from our favourite wellie-wearing w… read more

Similar categories in Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat: Pigs Might Fly book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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7. Surviving to Drive

By: Guenther Steiner

4.17

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

People talk about football managers being under pressure. Trust me, that's nothing. Pressure is wat… read more

Similar categories in Guenther Steiner's Surviving to Drive book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
"Then again, could you imagine me walking on to the balcony in St Peter’s Square in Rome and delivering the Urbi et Orbi. ‘OK, I’m finished now. Get to foking work!’ Pope Guenther the first would be P…"

-Guenther Steiner, Surviving to Drive

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8. Alan Partridge: Big Beacon

By: Alan Partridge

4.27

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

In Big Beacon, Norwich's favourite son and best broadcaster, Alan Partridge, triumphs against the o… read more

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9. Straight Outta Crawley: Memoirs of a Distinctly Average Human Being

By: Romesh Ranganathan

3.87

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

At the age of 9, Romesh Ranganathan delivered his first ever stand-up set at a Pontin's holiday cam… read more

Similar categories in Romesh Ranganathan's Straight Outta Crawley: Memoirs of a Distinctly Average Human Being book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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10. Good Pop, Bad Pop

By: Jarvis Cocker

4.30

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

What if the things we keep hidden say more about us than those we put on display? We all have a … read more

Similar categories in Jarvis Cocker's Good Pop, Bad Pop book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Bring the Noise: The Jürgen Klopp Story by Raphael Honigstein

11. Bring the Noise: The Jürgen Klopp Story

By: Raphael Honigstein

4.11

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

JüKlopp's coaching career began in the German second tier at the unfashionable club of FSV Mainz 0… read more

Similar categories in Raphael Honigstein's Bring the Noise: The Jürgen Klopp Story book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • football
Cover of One: My Autobiography by Peter Schmeichel

12. One: My Autobiography

By: Peter Schmeichel

3.86

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Peter Schmeichel is an undisputed giant of the global game. He was a serial winner with Manchester… read more

Similar categories in Peter Schmeichel's One: My Autobiography book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • football
"I would say to any adult who stands on the sides yelling at players in a kids' game: grab hold of yourself. Remember the obvious. THESE ARE KIDS. These are little, vulnerable human beings with underd…"

-Peter Schmeichel, One: My Autobiography

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13. T.V.: Big Adventures on the Small Screen

By: Peter Kay

4.23

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

*The long-awaited return of the comedy national treasure*Blockbusters, Baywatch … Mastermind, Moonl… read more

Similar categories in Peter Kay's T.V.: Big Adventures on the Small Screen book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The Game: Player. Pundit. Fan. by Micah Richards

14. The Game: Player. Pundit. Fan.

By: Micah Richards

3.86

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

‘The game isn’t what it seems from the outside. The game isn’t quite what I was expecting. The game… read more

Similar categories in Micah Richards's The Game: Player. Pundit. Fan. book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • football
Cover of Hooked: Addiction and the Long Road to Recovery by Paul Merson

15. Hooked: Addiction and the Long Road to Recovery

By: Paul Merson

4.23

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

Shortlisted for the 2022 Sports Book Awards'brave ... visceral ... a brilliant, brilliant read ... … read more

Similar categories in Paul Merson's Hooked: Addiction and the Long Road to Recovery book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • football
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16. The Extra Mile

By: Kevin Sinfield

4.51

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary memoir from Rugby League's greatest and most inspirational player The Extra Mi… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Sinfield's The Extra Mile book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Kammy: The Funny and Moving Autobiography by the Broadcasting Legend by Chris Kamara

17. Kammy: The Funny and Moving Autobiography by the Broadcasting Legend

By: Chris Kamara

4.30

Format: 342 pages, Kindle Edition

Foreword by Ben Shephard‘Everyone loves Kammy . . . Full of humour and endless blunders’ – The Time… read more

Similar categories in Chris Kamara's Kammy: The Funny and Moving Autobiography by the Broadcasting Legend book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • nonfiction
  • football
Cover of The Full English: A Journey in Search of a Country and its People by Stuart Maconie

18. The Full English: A Journey in Search of a Country and its People

By: Stuart Maconie

4.08

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Three years before George Orwell made his expedition to the far and frozen North JB Priestley – who… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Maconie's The Full English: A Journey in Search of a Country and its People book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of On Days Like These: The Incredible Autobiography of a Football Legend by Martin    O'Neill

19. On Days Like These: The Incredible Autobiography of a Football Legend

By: Martin O'Neill

4.12

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

Martin O’Neill has had one of the most incredible careers in football – winning European Cups, capt… read more

Similar categories in Martin O'Neill's On Days Like These: The Incredible Autobiography of a Football Legend book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • football
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20. The Accidental Footballer

By: Pat Nevin

4.10

Format: 423 pages, Kindle Edition

Pat Nevin never wanted to be a professional footballer. His future was clear, he'd become a teac… read more

Similar categories in Pat Nevin's The Accidental Footballer book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • football
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21. How to Be a Football Manager

By: Ian Holloway

3.76

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

*** SHORTLISTED FOR SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 20… read more

Similar categories in Ian Holloway's How to Be a Football Manager book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • football
Cover of How to be an Ex-Footballer by Peter Crouch

22. How to be an Ex-Footballer

By: Peter Crouch

3.69

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

The first truly insider guide to being a Premiership footballer, from Britain's funniest sporting i… read more

Similar categories in Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • football
Cover of Watford Forever: How Graham Taylor and Elton John Saved a Football Club, a Town and Each Other by John  Preston

23. Watford Forever: How Graham Taylor and Elton John Saved a Football Club, a Town and Each Other

By: John Preston

4.42

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The unforgettable story, decades before Ted Lasso, of the real-life Watford Football Team, transfor… read more

Similar categories in John Preston's Watford Forever: How Graham Taylor and Elton John Saved a Football Club, a Town and Each Other book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • football
Cover of Behind Closed Doors: Life, Laughs and Football by Gary Lineker

24. Behind Closed Doors: Life, Laughs and Football

By: Gary Lineker

3.86

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

PRE-ORDER NOW Would a pre-book team-talk be useful before we begin? A few uplifting words to take w… read more

Similar categories in Gary Lineker's Behind Closed Doors: Life, Laughs and Football book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • nonfiction
  • football
Cover of Gloves Off: The Autobiography by Tyson Fury

25. Gloves Off: The Autobiography

By: Tyson Fury

3.89

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The No-Holds-Barred Autobiography Tyson pulls no punches in his most candid, comprehensive and ente… read more

Similar categories in Tyson Fury's Gloves Off: The Autobiography book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Pep Lijnders: Intensity: Inside Liverpool FC by Pep Lijnders

26. Pep Lijnders: Intensity: Inside Liverpool FC

By: Pep Lijnders

3.88

Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition

“OUR IDENTITY IS INTENSITY,” declares Liverpool FC assistant-manager Pep Lijnders in this compellin… read more

Similar categories in Pep Lijnders's Pep Lijnders: Intensity: Inside Liverpool FC book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • nonfiction
  • football
Cover of Jordan Henderson: The Autobiography: The must-read autobiography from Liverpool’s beloved captain by Jordan Henderson

27. Jordan Henderson: The Autobiography: The must-read autobiography from Liverpool’s beloved captain

By: Jordan Henderson

4.02

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Born in Sunderland, Jordan Henderson began his football career there before moving to Liverpool in … read more

Similar categories in Jordan Henderson's Jordan Henderson: The Autobiography: The must-read autobiography from Liverpool’s beloved captain book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • football
Cover of Buzzin': The Nine Lives of a Happy Monday by Bez

28. Buzzin': The Nine Lives of a Happy Monday

By: Bez

3.84

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

At the height of his initial, turn-of-the-1990's infamy as the maraca-wielding dancer with 'Madches… read more

Similar categories in Bez's Buzzin': The Nine Lives of a Happy Monday book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The Game: Player. Pundit. Fan. by Micah Richards

29. The Game: Player. Pundit. Fan.

By: Micah Richards

4.11

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

‘The game isn’t what it seems from the outside. The game isn’t quite what I was expecting. The game… read more

Similar categories in Micah Richards's The Game: Player. Pundit. Fan. book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

Cover of Nowhere to Run: The Ridiculous Life of a Semi-Professional Football Club Chairman by Jonathan Sayer

30. Nowhere to Run: The Ridiculous Life of a Semi-Professional Football Club Chairman

By: Jonathan Sayer

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

On the second oldest football pitch in the world, Jonathan Sayer stands atop a beer crate to addres… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Sayer's Nowhere to Run: The Ridiculous Life of a Semi-Professional Football Club Chairman book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • football
Cover of SÍ SEÑOR: My Liverpool Years - THE LONG-AWAITED MEMOIR FROM A LIVERPOOL LEGEND by Roberto Firmino

31. SÍ SEÑOR: My Liverpool Years - THE LONG-AWAITED MEMOIR FROM A LIVERPOOL LEGEND

By: Roberto Firmino

3.94

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

A revelatory memoir from Liverpool legend and global football star Bobby Firmino.Master of the no-l… read more

Similar categories in Roberto Firmino's SÍ SEÑOR: My Liverpool Years - THE LONG-AWAITED MEMOIR FROM A LIVERPOOL LEGEND book and Peter Crouch's How to be an Ex-Footballer

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • football

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Rambling Man: My Life on the Road

Billy Connolly

4.16

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Gary Neville

3.51

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Diddly Squat: A Year on the Farm (Diddly Squat, #1)

Jeremy Clarkson

4.15

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4.03

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3.70

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3.87

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