Brian Glanville

Brian Glanville
BornBrian Lester Glanville
(1931-09-24) 24 September 1931 (age 93)
Hendon, Middlesex, England
Occupation
  • Sportswriter
  • novelist
SubjectFootball

Brian Lester Glanville (born 24 September 1931) is an English football writer and novelist. He was described by The Times as "the doyen of football writers—arguably the finest football writer of his—or any other—generation",[1] and by American journalist Paul Zimmerman as "the greatest football writer of all time."[2]

  1. ^ "Glanville's top 50 greatest hits". The Times. 19 September 2007.
  2. ^ Yaffe, Simon. "Brian kicked law into touch to score as a top journalist". Jewish Telegraph. Retrieved 6 April 2019.