Once Upon a Toon 18 Years Inside Newcastle United
Once Upon a Toon 18 Years Inside Newcastle United by Paul Ferris, published by Bloomsbury USA on August 12, 2025, is a 240-page exploration of life at one of England’s most renowned football clubs. This book provides a unique perspective on the inner workings of Newcastle United, detailing Ferris’s experiences as a player, physiotherapist, and member of the management team. Through a light-hearted and humorous lens, Ferris recounts his interactions with notable figures in football, offering insights into the club’s history and culture.
Readers will find a collection of fascinating anecdotes and reflections from Ferris’s 18 years at Newcastle United, featuring memorable personalities such as Kevin Keegan, Paul Gascoigne, and Sir Bobby Robson. The narrative captures the essence of football during the 1980s and beyond, highlighting both the triumphs and challenges faced by the club. This edition is suitable for Newcastle United supporters, football enthusiasts, and anyone interested in the humorous side of sports biographies.
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‘A brilliant read.’
SHAY GIVEN
‘A must-read for any Newcastle fan.’
ALAN SHEARER
‘A triumph… Beautifully written.’
LES FERDINAND
FASCINATING CHRONICLES OF AN UTTERLY UNIQUE LIFE IN FOOTBALL AND 18 YEARS AT NEWCASTLE UNITED.
Once Upon a Toon offers a unique perspective on life behind the scenes at one of England’s most famous football clubs. No other individual has had the immense privilege of working at Newcastle United in the capacity that Paul Ferris once did: as a player between 1981 and 1986, as a physiotherapist between 1993 and 2006, and finally as a key member of Alan Shearer’s management team in 2009.
This is a light-hearted, often hilarious and sometimes unbelievable retelling of the events Paul experienced and characters he encountered. His numerous, otherwise forgotten, tales from the bygone era of 1980s football include the likes of Kevin Keegan, Jack Charlton, Arthur Cox, Paul Gascoigne, Peter Beardsley, George Best and more. Ferris’s chronicles from 18 years at Newcastle United also feature managers such as Graeme Souness and Sir Bobby Robson, the tumultuous 1993–2006 period and Alan Shearer’s ill-fated short tenure.
If you are a Newcastle United supporter, football fan or loved The Boy on the Shed, this book is the ultimate way to revisit the club’s precious glory days of football.
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