William Hill Sports Book of the Year

2014 shortlist announced;

Bobby Moore: The Man in Full
by Matt Dickinson

Played in London:
Charting the Heritage of a City at Play
by Simon Inglis

Alone: The Triumph and Tragedy of John Curry
by Bill Jones

Run or Die
by Kilian Jornet

Night Games: Sex, Power and a Journey
into the Dark Heart of Sport
by Anna Krien

Floodlights and Touchlines:
A History of Spectator Sport
by Rob Steen

Proud: My Autobiography
by Gareth Thomas

The winner, who will receive a £26,000 cash prize, £2,500 William Hill bet, a hand-bound copy of their book, and a day at the races, will be announced on Thursday 27th November.

Thanks bergs for posting this up. I love the William Hill award - it so often throws up such an eclectic and exciting list of titles across the wide world of sport. If I see a book in a used book shop with the "Shortlisted for the William Hill..." banner on the cover, then I know it's worth a closer look.

This year's list is the usual varied list. Being a West Ham fan I have obviously wishlisted the Bobby Moore book immediately - he is not only the greatest ever English footballer, but is rightly considered a football god by us Hammers. Not withstanding his shoddy treatment at the hands of the clubs owners and management in his time, the fans have always known that he deserved much better from both club and country whom he served so honourably.

Played in London also looks like a cracking read and one I've wishlisted. Do you know when the winner is announced?

As it says ; 27 November. Thanx for the comments although I rarely (LOL) talk to Hammer fans. You may indeed guess who I support from the groups I am in

The 2015 Shortlist was announced 28 October 2015.

Speed Kings by Andy Bull

Living on the Volcano by Michael Calvin

Fifty-Six: The story of the Bradford Fire by Martin Fletcher

The Game of our Lives : the meaning and making of English football by David Goldblatt

Fire in Babylon by Simon Lister

A Man's World: The double Life of Emile Griffith by Donald Mcrae

Winner will be announced 26 November

David Goldblatt’s The Game of Our Lives wins William Hill sports book of year

The William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award Shortlist 2016

Endurance: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Emil Zátopek by Rick Broadbent

Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan

Forever Young: The Story of Adrian Doherty, Football’s Lost Genius by Oliver Kay

Chasing Shadows: The Life & Death of Peter Roebuck by Tim Lane and Elliot Cartledge

Mr Darley’s Arabian: High Life, Low Life, Sporting Life – A History of Racing in 25 Horses by Christopher McGrath

Find a Way: One Untamed and Courageous Life by Diana Nyad

Mister: The Men Who Taught the World How to Beat England at Their Own Game by Rory Smith

The award will be given on Thursday 24th November 2016

Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan was the winner

Tom Simpson: Bird on the Wire by Andy McGrath – a new biography of British cycling’s greatest icon – has scooped the 2017 William Hill Sports Book of the Year.

The William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award Shortlist 2018

1 - Fear and Loathing on the Oche: A Gonzo Journey Through the World of Championship Darts by King ADZ

2 - Tiger Woods by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian

3 - The Boy on the Shed by Paul Ferris

4 - The Lost Soul of Eamonn Magee by Paul D. Gibson

5 - A Boy in the Water by Tom Gregory

6 - Berlin 1936: Sixteen Days in August by Oliver Hilmes

7 - Sevens Heaven: The Beautiful Chaos of Fiji’s Olympic Dream by Ben Ryan

The shortlist for the 31st William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award – the world’s richest and most prestigious prize for sports writing was announced on 22 October 2019.

Rise of the Ultra Runners: A Journey to the Edge of Human Endurance by Adharanand Finn

The Great Romantic: Cricket and the Golden Age of Neville Cardus by Duncan Hamilton

In Sunshine or in Shadow: How Boxing Brought Hope in the Troubles by Donald McRae

Rough Magic: Riding the World’s Wildest Horse Race by Lara Prior-Palmer

Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump by Rick Reilly

Position of Trust: A Football Dream Betrayed by Andy Woodward with Tom Watt

Duncan Hamilton becomes the first ever three time winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year winner with his biography of cricket writer Neville Cardus.

2021 Short List and Winner
Rob Burrow, Too Many Reasons to Live
Tom English and Peter Burns, This is Your Everest
Michael Holding, Why We Kneel, How We Rise, Winner
Tris Dixon, Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing
Sasha Abramsky, Little Wonder: The Fabulous Story of Lottie Dod
Ed Caesar, The Moth and The Mountain: A True Story of Love, War, and Everest