Reviews of Peter Ward’s Biography
Latest reviews and feedback for ‘He Shot, He Scored – the official biography of Peter Ward’:
John Vinicombe, legendary Brighton Sports journalist and author
It [the book] is one of the best of its type I’ve read for a long, long time.
Wardy really leaps out of the pages. His infectious personality comes through from the start and the revelations are both choice and amusing.
I particularly liked the format using the memories of others interspersed with Ward’s observations and thoughts.
Seattle Examiner, March 2010
…A very interesting and entertaining read.
He Shot, He Scored is a must-read for supporters of the Seattle Sounders or Tacoma Stars of those years, or for anyone who wants to follow one example of a life across two continents, connected by the sport of football, and involving soccer in the Puget Sound region.
Backpass Magazine, February 2010
…the beauty of Horner’s book is in the detail. Interviews with a host of former players and managers, most notably Goldstone mastermind Alan Mullery, help piece together a fascinating tapestry not only of Ward’s rollercoaster career but also of football from another era.
The Argus, December 2009
…a colourful career on both sides of the Atlantic captured in impressive detail by Matthew Horner.
Horner set out to write the definitive record of Ward’s career and the depth of his research will go down well with those who lived the heady days and those who just wish they had been there.
Burton Mail, December 2009
It is now more than 30 years since Burton Albion unearthed arguably their greatest-ever player.
Little did they know when a slip of a lad reported for his first training session it would be the stepping stone to a glittering career.
That player was Peter Ward, whose story is told in a fascinating new biography by Matthew Horner.
