50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems

Bilston is a magician with words’ Guardian

‘Someone who knows their way round both a joke and a bittersweet narrative.’ The Times


A brilliant collection of funny, witty football poems by Brian Bilston.

50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems shows Brian Bilston’s genuine love for the beautiful game, whether it is a kick about in the back garden, a Sunday match in the park or watching your team winning the cup. There are poems about everything from training to match day, after match analysis, honest football chants and half-time satsumas. Includes chants, ballads, puns, acrostics and shape poems. This is a must for football fans of all ages.

Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Imprint: Macmillan Childrens
Publication date: 27/05/2021