Books - Manager and Player Biogs

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This section covers books on individual players and managers, but also books collectively on Celtic players.

If there are any books missing from the below list, then please add them or PM a moderator to assist.

We also would like reviews on the books, so if you wish to add your own review on any of the below books then don't hesitate to edit the page and put it in.

A collection of all other books on Celtic (exc biogs & player/manager compilations) can be found at the following link.

	Player/Manager	Title	Author	Published	Note:
A
	Roy Aitken	Feed The Bear - Roy Aitken's Own Story	Alex Cameron	1987
	Bertie Auld	A Bhoy Called Bertie: The Bertie Auld Story	Alex Gordon & Bertie Auld	2008
B
	Pat Bonner	The Pat Bonner Story		1991	Printed as a Brochure!
	Tommy Burns	Twists and Turns, the Tommy Burns Story	Tommy Burns with Hugh Keevins	1989
	Tommy Burns	The Supporter who got lucky	Paul Cuddihy	2009
	John Barnes	The Biography	John Barnes with Henry Winter	2000	Updated version in 2000
C
	Tony Cascarino	Full Time: The Secret Life of Tony Cascarino	Paul Kimmage	2000	Controversial classic! Ghost writer takes a lot of liberties with Celtic chapter.
	Stevie Chalmers	The Winning Touch	Stevie Chalmers with Graham McColl	2012	A biog by the great Lisbon Lion
	Chic Charnley	Seeing Red: The Chic Charnley Story	Chic Charnley with Alex Gordon	2010
	Bobby Collins	The Wee Barra	David Saffer	2004	aka: Scotland's Mighty Atom
	George Connelly	Celtic's Lost Legend: George Connelly	Brian Cooney	2007
	Jim Craig	A Lion Looks Back	Jim Craig	1998	Mostly a Celtic history; Just 2-3 chapters on Jim Craig
	Pat Crerand	On Top with United	Pat Crerand with Ian Peebles	1969	Mostly Man U
	Pat Crerand	Never Turn the Other Cheek	Pat Crerand	2007	Mostly Man U
	Kenny Dalglish	My Autobiography	Kenny Dalglish	1996
	Kenny Dalglish	King Kenny, an Autobiography	Kenny Dalglish	[...]
	John "Dixie" Deans	There's Only One Dixie Deans	John "Dixie" Deans with Ken McNabb	2011
	Jimmy Delaney	The Stuff of Legend	David Potter	2006
	Paolo Di Canio	Paolo Di Canio: The Autobiography	Gabriele Marcotti	2000
	Tommy Docherty	Soccer from the Shoulder	-	1960
	Tommy Docherty	Tommy Docherty Speaks	Tommy Docherty with Roy Peskett	1967
	Tommy Docherty	Call the Doc	Tommy Docherty with Derek Henderson	1981
	Tommy Docherty	Docherty	Tommy Docherty with Brian Clarke	1991
	Tommy Docherty	The Doc - My Story	-	2006
	Dan Doyle	The Life and Death of a Wild Rover	Marie Rowan	2007
	Dariusz Dziekanowski	Dziekan	Slawomir Orzol	2002	(in Polish)
E

F
	Sean Fallon	Sean Fallon: Celtic's Iron Man	Stephen Sullivan	2013
G
	Patsy Gallacher	The Mighty Atom, the Life and Times of Patsy Gallacher	David Potter	2000
	Tommy Gemmell	Lionheart	Graham McColl	2004
	Tommy Gemmell	The Big Shot	Tommy Gemmell	1968
H
	John Hartson	The Autobiography	John Hartson	2006
	John Hartson	Please Don't Go: Big John's Journey Back to Life	John Hartson	2010	Title refers to Hartson's battle against cancer, and the book is a reflection on his brave battle against the disease.
	Davie Hay	The Quiet Assassin: The Davie Hay Story	Alex Gordon, Davie Hay	2009
	Davie Hay	Paradise Lost: The Davie Hay Story	Ken Gallacher, Davie Hay	1988
	James Hay	James 'Dun' Hay 1881-1940: The Story of a Footballer	Roy Hay	2004
	Jimmy Hogan	Prophet or Traitor?: The Jimmy Hogan Story (2003)	Norman Fox	2003	The legendary coach, but Celtic section will likely be not too extensive as he's best known for his work on the continent.
I

J
	Jimmy Johnstone	Jinky, the Biography of Jimmy Johnstone	Jim Black	2007
	Jimmy Johnstone	Fire in my Boots	Jimmy Johnstone	1969
	Jimmy Johnstone	Jinky, Now and Then	Jimmy Johnstone with Jim Black	1988
	Jimmy Johnstone	Undefeated: The Life and Times of Jimmy Johnstone	Archie MacPherson	2010
	Maurice Johnston	Mo, The Maurice Johnston Story	Chick Young	1988
	Joe Jordan	Behind the Dream	Joe Jordan	2004
K
	Roy Keane	Red Man	Frank Worrall	2006	Mostly Man U
L
	Paul Lambert	A Bhoys Own Story	Graham Clark	1998
	Henrik Larsson	A Season in Paradise	Mark Sylvester	2001
	Henrik Larsson	You Are My Larsson	Mark Guidi and Ewing Grahame	2001
	Henrik Larsson	7, The Official tribute to Henrik Larsson	Joe Sullivan	2003
	Henrik Larsson	Thanks for the Memories - Celtic Fans Tribute to Henrik Larsson	Celtic fans (various)	2004
	Neil Lennon	Neil Lennon - Man and Bhoy	Neil Lennon	2006
	Neil Lennon	Neil Lennon - A Champion's Story	Mark Henderson	2012	Season 2011/12 Review
	Bobby Lennox	30 Miles from Paradise	Bobby Lennox	2007
	Bobby Lennox	A Millions Miles for Celtic	Bobby Lennox with Gerry McNee	1982
M
	Lou Macari	United, We Shall Not Be Moved	Lou Macari	1976
	Willie Maley	The Man Who Made Celtic	David Potter	2003
	Frank McAvennie	Scoring: An Expert's Guide	Ray Winstone, Frank McAvennie, Reg McKay	2003
	Mick McCarthy	Captain Fantastic	Mick McCarthy with Matthew Nugent	1990
	Frank McGarvey	Totally Frank, The Frank McGarvey Story	Ronnie Esplin with Frank McGarvey	2008
	Danny McGrain	In Sunshine or In Shadow	Hugh Keevins	1987
	Danny McGrain	Celtic, My Team	Danny McGrain with Bob Patience	1978
	Jimmy McGrory	Heroes are Forever - The Life and Times of Jimmy McGrory	John Cairney	2005
	Jimmy McGrory	A Lifetime in Paradise	Jimmy McGrory with Gerry McNee	1975
	Tommy McInally	Celtic's Bad Bhoy?	David Potter	2009
	Des McKeown	Don't Give Up the Day Job: A Year in the Life of a Part-time Footballer	Des McKeown, Bill Leckie	2001
	Brian McClair	Odd Man Out?	Joyce Woolridge	1997
	Jimmy McMenemy	Jimmy McMenemy Celtic Legend 1902-1920	David Potter	2012
	Billy McNeill	For Celtic and Scotland	Billy McNeil	1966
	Billy McNeill	Back to Paradise	Alex Cameron	1988
	Billy McNeill	Hail Cesar: The Autobiography of Billy McNeill	Billy McNeil	2004
	Billy McNeill	The Story of Billy McNeill	Billy McNeill	2008	Graphic novel on McNeill's career.
	Tony Mowbray	Kissed by an Angel	Tony Mowbray and Paul Drury	1995
	Lubo Moravcik	A Life Less Ordinary	Michael Zeman, Joe Sullivan	2001	in English, plus a Czech edition
	Lubo Moravcik	Lubomir Moravcik	Michael Zeman	2001	in English, plus a Czech edition
	Tony Mowbray	Kissed by an Angel	Paul Drury and Tony Mowbray	1995
	Bobby Murdoch	Different Class	David Potter	2003
	Bobby Murdoch	All The Way With Celtic	Bobby Murdoch	1970
	Bobby Murdoch	Bobby Murdoch: The Bhoy from Rutherglen	Robert Harvey	2010
N
	Shunsuke Nakamura	The Zen of Naka: The Journey of a Japanese Genius	Martin Greig	2008
	Charlie Nicholas	Charlie, an Autobiography	Paul Stanley	1986
	Charlie Nicholas	The Adventures of Champagne Charlie	Davie Stubbs	1997
O
	Martin O'Neill	The Biography	Alex Montgomery	2007
	Martin O'Neill	The Martin O'Neill Story	Anna Smith, David McCarthy	2001
	Martin O'Neill	Martin O'Neill	Simon Moss	2010
	Martin O'Neill	The Martin O'Neill Story: Crest of a Wave	Geoff Peters	1998
P
	Stan Petrov	You Can Call Me Stan: The Stiliyan Petrov Story	Mark Guidi	2005
Q
	Jimmy Quinn	The Mighty Quinn: Celtic's First Goalscoring Hero	David Potter	2005
R
	Andy Ritchie	The King of Cappielow: The Biography of Andy Ritchie	John Riddle	2008
	Andy Ritchie	The Price of Vice: Andy Ritchie	Andy Ritchie with Stephen McGowan	2012
	Leigh Roose	Lost in France: The Remarkable Life and Death of Leigh Richmond Roose	Spencer Vignes	2007
	Alan Rough	Rough at the Top	Alan Rough and Stewart Brown	1988
	Alan Rough	The Rough and the Smooth	Alan Rough	2006
S
	Ronnie Simpson	Sure It's a Grand Old Team to Play For	Ronnie Simpson with Allan Herron	1967
	Pat Stanton	The Quiet Man	Pat Stanton with Simon Pia	1989	Mostly Hibs
	Jock Stein	The Authorised Biography	Ken Gallacher	1986
	Jock Stein	Mr Stein	Bob Crampsey	1986
	Jock Stein	The Master	Bob Crampsey	1987	Republished "Mr Stein" book.
	Jock Stein	A Scots Life	Glenn Telfer	1997	A Scot's Language Biog!
	Jock Stein	The Celtic Years	Tom Campbell & David Potter	1999
	Jock Stein	The Jock Stein Years	Graham McColl	1999
	Jock Stein	The Lisbon Lion - the book of Jock Stein	Alex Murphy	2007
	Jock Stein	The Definitive Biography	Archie MacPherson	2004
	Gordon Strachan	The Biography	Leo Moynihan	2007
	Gordon Strachan	My Life in Football	Gordon Strachan	2006
	Chris Sutton	Paradise & Beyond	Chris Sutton with Mark Guidi	2011
T
	Charlie Tully	Passed to You - Charlie Tully		1958
	Charlie Tully	Celtic's Cheeky Chappie	Tom Campbell	2008
	John Thomson	My Search for Celtic's John	Tom Greig	2003
	John Thomson	A Tribute to John Thomson	John Thomson Memorial Committee	2001	Brochure
U

V

W
	Willie Wallace	Heart of a Lion: The Life and Times of William Wallace	Willie Wallace	2013
	Ian Wright	The Wright Stuff, the Unauthorised Biog of Ian Wright	Rick Glanvill	1996	Mostly Arsenal
	Ian Wright	Mr Wright	Ian Wright	1996	Mostly Arsenal
X

Y

Z

Misc
	Players	100 Greats	Paul Lunney	2003
	Players	An Alphabet of the Celts. A Complete Who's Who of Celtic FC	Eugene Macbride, Martin O'Connor, and George Sheridan	1994
	Players	Celtic's Cult Heroes	David Potter	2008
	Players	Century Bhoys: A History of Celtic's Greatest Goalscorers	Paul Cuddihy & David Friel	2010	Celtic's players to have scored over 100 goals
	Players	Flawed Genius - Scottish Football's Self-Destructive Mavericks	Stephen McGowan	2012
	Players	John Hartson's Celtic Dream Team	John Hartson	2012
	Managers	The Head Bhoys: Celtic's Managers	Graham McColl	2002
	Players	Celtic Greats	Hugh Keevins	1998

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