You Can Have Chips: The Autobiography of Steve Wignall (Hardback)

Foreword by: Lomana Tresor Lua Lua

Steve Wignall developed a keen interest in football at a young age and dreamed of becoming a professional footballer. In his autobiography You Can Have Chips! Steve documents his journey from hopeful youngster to seasoned player and beyond to coach and team manager. With a long playing career to his credit, Steve is able to give an honest account of the highs and lows of life as a professional footballer and as he points out, it doesn t matter what club you play for or at what level, the skills required to survive and succeed in the tough world of football remain the same. This book provides a fascinating insight into what really goes on behind the scenes and highlights just how much the game has changed over the years since Steve was an apprentice.

Steve Wignall was born in Liverpool in 1954 and his early love of football was cemented at the age of nine when his father took him to Anfield for the first time. Having trained with the junior team at Liverpool FC, Steve was disappointed not to receive an apprenticeship with them at age 16. An able grammar school student he then rejected a more academic path to sign as an apprentice with Doncaster Rovers. This proved to be the start of a long and successful career playing for Doncaster, Colchester, Brentford and Aldershot before cutting his teeth in management with Aldershot Town. He went on to manage Colchester United and Stevenage before returning to Doncaster Rovers as manager in 2000 followed by a brief spell managing Southend United in 2003. Steve Wignall is married to his childhood sweetheart Anne, and has two grown up sons and one daughter.