Footballing Lives: As Seen by Chaplains in the Beautiful Game

Chaplains are there to inspire, to advise and to pick up the pieces when things go wrong. What happens when a player doesn’t recover from an injury, or when a club goes into receivership’ How does a club tackle racism or violence’ Here is an extraordinary and entertaining account of the remarkable contribution of chaplains to British football. Contributors: JEFF HESKINS – chaplain, Charlton Athletic; JOHN BOYERS – Man Utd; ALAN COMFORT – Leyton Orient; CATHERINE MOSS – ex Luton Town; PHIL MASON – Bolton Wanderers; OWEN BEAMENT – Millwall; BILL BYGROVES – Liverpool; ROGER KNIGHT -Rushden & Diamonds; DAVE TULLY – Newcastle; CHRIS CULLICK – York