Daniel Gray

Daniel Gray's latest book is 'Fanzine: The Story of Football's Alternative Press', published by Bloomsbury in September 2026. His previous book was 'Sunday Best: Travels Through the Day of Rest', published by Harper North in April 2025. Prior to that his book ‘Food of the Cods: How Fish & Chips Made Britain’ was shortlisted for Fortnum & Mason and Food Writers’ Guild awards.

His previous work, ‘The Silence of the Stands: Finding the Joy in Football's Lost Season’, was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Football Book of the Year Award and longlisted for the William Hill Prize.

He is also the author of ‘Extra Time’, ‘Black Boots and Football Pinks’, ‘Saturday, 3pm’ and ‘Scribbles in the Margins’. Daniel has written several other books on football, politics, history and travel. His recent work has included screenwriting, presenting social history on television, editing Nutmeg football magazine and writing across a number of national titles. He also presents the When Saturday Comes podcast.