ACCIDENTAL FOOTBALLER (PB)

Raised in Glasgow's East End, Pat Nevin loved football, playing for hours and obsessively following Celtic. But as he grew up, he also loved Joy Division, wearing his Indie 'gloom boom' coat and going on marches - hardly typical footballer behaviour. The Accidental Footballer is a memoir rooted firmly in the ‘80s and ‘90s, before the advent of the Premier League, and with racism and violence often present. Written with honesty, insight and wry humour, it vividly recalls his time at Chelsea and Everton, with diversions courtesy of John Peel, Morrissey and nights out at the Hacienda.