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The Sports Book Awards 2023 Winners
It is our great pleasure to confirm the winners of the 2023 Sports Book Awards with Unforgettable by Steve Thompson scooping both the Francis Clark Financial Planning Rugby Book of the Year and The Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year.
In this powerful and moving memoir, world-cup winning rugby player Steve Thompson talks openly about his tragic, life-changing diagnosis of early onset dementia and, together with stories contributed by his teammates and former manager, reflects on his long rugby union career.
The Category Winners
Celebrating sport in all its richness and diversity, this year’s victors include an inspiring memoir from an English goal-scoring legend, a penetrating study of Britain’s greatest female cyclist and a collection of hilarious footballing trivia for children.
Children's Sports Book of the Year 2023 Winner, sponsored by The JP Marland Charitable Trust
Mixing fact and fiction to uproarious effect, this side-splitting book from stand-up comedian James Campbell is bursting with all manner of footballing trivia.
Children's Sports Book of the Year 2023 Shortlist, sponsored by The JP Marland Charitable Trust
The Sunday Times Autobiography of the Year 2023 Winner
Top scorer and Player of the Tournament at the UEFA Women's Euros, the gifted Beth Mead lifts the lid on the Lionesses' glorious victory as well as telling the story of her own path to the top of the international game.
The Sunday Times Autobiography of the Year 2023 Shortlist
The Pinsent Masons Sports Writing Award 2023 Winner
Passionate and persuasive, Neville's investigation into the rotten state of modern football spotlights the issues that urgently need tackling for smaller clubs to survive and fans not to be priced out of the game they love.
The Pinsent Masons Sports Writing Award 2023 Shortlist
The Vikki Orvice Award for New Women's Sports Writing 2023 Winner
Charting the history of women's football from its Victorian origins to the global popularity of today's game, Wrack's wonderfully engaging and important book pays tribute to the sport's continued ability to inspire, enlighten and entertain.
The Vikki Orvice Award for New Women's Sports Writing 2023 Shortlist
Socios.com Sports Entertainment Book of the Year 2023 Winner
Ranging from crazy cricketing dilemmas to hilarious advice for life's unexpected situations, one of British sport's most charismatic figures holds forth in this hugely entertaining volume bursting with great anecdotes.
Socios.com Sports Entertainment Book of the Year 2023 Shortlist
The Heartaches' Cricket Book of the Year 2023 Winner
Arguably the definitive account of Sri Lankan cricket, Brookes' masterful volume highlights the remarkable characters who contributed to changing the game for everyone.
The Heartaches' Cricket Book of the Year 2023 Shortlist
Cycling Book of the Year 2023 Winner
Britain's greatest ever cyclist is given the literary treatment she so richly deserves in Wilson's rigorously researched biography of the complex and enigmatic Beryl Burton.
Cycling Book of the Year 2023 Shortlist
Geoff Neal Football Book of the Year, in association with the Football Writers' Association 2023 Winner
Recounting the incredible treble-winning journey of the 1999 Manchester United team in 99 short chapters, Dickinson provides a thrilling, anecdote-packed ride through one of the Premiership's most memorable seasons.
Geoff Neal Football Book of the Year, in association with the Football Writers' Association 2023 Shortlist
Francis Clark Financial Planning Rugby Book of the Year, in association with the Rugby Union Writers' Club
In this powerful and moving memoir, world-cup winning rugby player Steve Thompson talks openly about his tragic, life-changing diagnosis of early onset dementia and, together with stories contributed by his teammates and former manager, reflects on his long rugby union career.
Francis Clark Financial Planning Rugby Book of the Year, in association with the Rugby Union Writers' Club
International Sports Book of the Year 2023 Winner
Bursting with hilarious, inspiring and jaw-dropping stories about what golf means both to the players and the public alike, Reilly's delightful volume is a proud tribute to the transformative powers of the sport.
International Sports Book of the Year 2023 Shortlist
Rathbones Illustrated Book of the Year 2023 Winner
Combining stunning photography with fascinating anecdotes and information, Young's nostalgic volume tells the story of Heart of Midlothian FC through a series of iconic shirts.
Rathbones Illustrated Book of the Year 2023 Shortlist
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