SHORTLISTS 2025

The 2025 shortlist is here, explore the lists below and click on any book for more information. The public vote to find the winners in Autobiography of the Year, Sports Entertainment Book of the Year and Sport Performance Book of the Year is open – vote for your favourites here and be in with a chance to win a £150 Charles Tyrwhitt voucher and a collection of six Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards shortlisted books from 2025. 

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR 2025
In association with the Sunday Times
All That Matters by Sir Chris Hoy with Matt Majendie
Brutal by Iwan Thomas
Finding the Edge by Jimmy Anderson with Felix White
Just One More Goal by David Pleat
Leading From The Back by Steph Houghton
Toxic by Neil Ruddock with John Woodhouse
Triumphs, Treachery and Toilet Rolls: The Francis Lee Autobiography by Bill Bradshaw
Unbroken by Katarina Johnson-Thompson with Sarah Shepherd
Pinsent Masons
Sports Writing Award 2025
The Vikki Orvice Award for Women’s Sports Writing 2025
In association with LoveReading
Children’s Sports Book OF THE YEAR 2025
Supported by National Literacy Trust & Waterstones
Bobby Bains Plays a Blinder by Bali Rai, Illustrated by Daniel Duncan
Fantastically Great Women Sports Stars and their Stories by Kate Pankhurst
Football is for Everyone by Rico Hinson-King, Illustrated by Nick Sharratt
Lottie the Little Wonder by Katherine Woodfine, Illustrated by Ella Okstad
Me and Aaron Ramsey by Manon Steffan Ros
The Life-Changing Magic of Skateboarding by Sky Brown, Illustrated by Shaw Davidson
Try by Rob Burrow & Kevin Sinfield, with Emma Adams & Illustrated by Ben Whitehouse
You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock with Laura Earnshaw & Illustrated by Ashwin Chacko
Charles Tyrwhitt
Rugby Book OF THE YEAR 2025
In association with the Rugby Union Writers’ Club
View from the Second Row by Samuel Whitelock
Cricket Book OF THE YEAR 2025
Bill Edrich by Leo McKinstry
Getting Out by Jonathan Campion
It's Not Banter, It's Racism by Azeem Rafiq
LARA: The England Chronicles by Brian Lara with Phil Walker
On Cricket by Sir Trevor McDonald
Richie Benaud's Blue Suede Shoes byDavid Kynaston & Harry Ricketts
Golf Book OF THE YEAR 2025
Golf Is Hard by Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston
Golf Wars by Iain Carter
LIV and Let Die by Alan Shipnuck
Open Links by Dominic Holland
Seve Ballesteros's Touch of Class by Kenny Reid
The Tiger Slam by Kevin Cook
Sports Performance Book of the Year 2025
Football Book OF THE YEAR 2025
Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom by Adam Hurrey
Go To War by Jon Spurling
How to Win the Premier League by Ian Graham
I Can't Stop Thinking About VAR by Daisy Christodoulou
Jürgen Said to Me by Dan Morgan
Namaste, Geezer by Shekhar Bhatia
The JP Marland Charitable Trust
ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025
Admiral: 50 Years of the Replica Shirt by Rob MacDonald, Adam Bushby & Lee Nash
All To Play For by Neil Prentice with George Burley
Black Arsenal by Clive Chijioke Nwonka & Matthew Harle
Blue Is The Colour by Nik Yeomans
Cup Tied by Daniel Gray & Alan McCredie
One Shilling by Matthew Caldwell & Alan Dein
Kicking Goat
Sports Entertainment Book of the Year 2025
Francis Clark Financial Planning
International sports Book OF THE YEAR 2025
View from the Second Row by Samuel Whitelock

Each year, a number of categories of the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards are opened up to a public vote – the power is in your hands!

Let us know who you think deserves the crown by voting for your favourite Autobiography of the Year, Sports Entertainment Book of the Year and Sports Performance book of the year today.

This year, your vote will automatically enter you into a prize draw to win a £150 Charles Tyrwhitt voucher and a collection of six Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards shortlisted books from 2025.

Vote closes 17th April 2025.