Book info

• Title My Wrexham Story
• Author Paul Mullin
• Year 2023
• Genre Memoir

In July 2021, shortly after being named League Two's Player of the Season and Golden Boot, Paul Mullin sent shockwaves through the EFL by taking a downwards move to National League team, Wrexham AFC. Since then, 'Super Paul Mullin' has helped transform the Wrexham team, scoring goal after goal, helping secure promotion, and capturing the imaginations of football fans across the world in the process. Here for the first time, Mullin tells his own story: his roots in Liverpool, the highs and lows of English football's promotion race, lessons learnt from his young son's Autism diagnosis, and what happens when Hollywood comes knocking at your door.

Thoughts

Obviously, I’ve picked this up because of how good the documentary is, I don’t suppose I would normally read a footballer’s autobiography. This one is okay, it’s written well, it feels like you’re just sitting down opposite Paul and having a chat. It has plenty of humility and common sense in there, almost repeating that a bit too often really - we get it, Paul, you’re a normal guy! But fascinating to see behind the scenes of how the success of the documentary and the day to day workings of the team affected the players doing the actual business of playing the beautiful game.

Rating: 3 / 5