John Harding

Publisher's blurb - "John Harding lives and works in North London and has written on a variety of topics ranging from literary and sporting biography to cultural history and criticism. Past subjects include the biographies of footballers Billy Meredith and Alex James, the boxer Jack ‘Kid’ Berg and the poet and illustrator Ralph Hodgson. His book Sweetly Sings Delaney was the first critical study of the life and work of playwright Shelagh Delaney. He is the authorised historian of both the Professional Footballers Association and the British Boxing Board of Control and has written for a variety of publications including Blizzard, The London Magazine, The Footballer, When Saturday Comes, 442, as well as for radio and