Martin Knight is a British author born in Epsom in Surrey in 1957 mainly associated with working class culture and football literature. In 1999 "Hoolifan" and "The Naughty Nineties" were released; both books dealing with the subject, culture and history of football hooliganism. Knight was co-author with Martin King whose hooligan memoirs form the core of the books. As partners, Knight and King produced "On the Cobbles" the story of Jimmy Stockin a renowned gypsy prize fighter, "Ossie - King of The Bridge" - the autobiography of Chelsea footballing legend Peter Osgood and "Grass" covering the exploits of major drug smuggler and Howard Marks cohort Phil Sparrowhawk. Epsom is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England, to the south of Greater London. ... Martin King may refer to: Martin Luther King, Jr. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously The Pensioners) are an English professional football club based in west London. ... Peter Osgood (February 20, 1947 - March 1, 2006) played football in the Football League in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Dennis Howard Marks (born August 13, 1945 in Kenfig Hill, near Bridgend, Wales) achieved notoriety as an international cannabis smuggler through high-profile court cases, connections with groups such as MI6, the IRA, and the Mafia, and his eventual conviction at the hands of the American Drug Enforcement Agency. ...

In 2000 Knight produced his first novel "Common People" being a thinly disguised autobiography. In 2003 he collaborated with George Best on his final memoirs before his death, "Scoring At Half Time". In 2004 "The Real Mackay" was released being the autobiography of Spurs, Derby and Scotland football hard man Dave Mackay. During 2006 saw the launch of "Battersea Girl" a partly fictionalised account of Knight's grandmother and an autobiography of Chelsea, Dundee and Aberdeen maestro Charlie Cooke. For the 1987 album by The Wedding Present, see George Best (album). ... David Craig Mackay is a former Scottish footballer and football manager who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 14 November 1934. ... Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football (soccer) team based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. ... Aberdeen Football Club is a football team from Scotland, who compete in the Scottish Premier League. ... Charlie Cooke (born 14 October 1942 in St Monance, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer. ...

In partnership with author John King, London Books was launched in 2006. King and Knight edited the company's first title "The Special Ones", a collection of memories and opinions of Chelsea fans and in 2007 books by vintage authors Gerald Kersh, James Curtis and Alan Sillitoe were republished. John King is the name of several notable individuals, including: John King, 19th century Australian explorer John King, White House correspondent for CNN John William King, one of the murderers of James Byrd, Jr. ... Gerald Kersh was a British writer. ... Alan Sillitoe (born March 4, 1928) is an English writer, one of the Angry Young Men of the 1950s. ...

Knight also had a long business career starting as a library assistant at the Financial Times and then working for Arab Banking Corporation in Bahrain before founding Presswatch Media now part of TNS and co-founding Precise Media which was sold to 3i in 2005. The Financial Times (FT) is an international business newspaper printed on distinctive salmon pink broadsheet paper. ... Arab Banking Corporation was incorporated as a Bahrain joint stock company on January 17, 1980 through a special decree by the Amir of Bahrain. ... TNS can stand for: The Natural Step, a sustainability framework . ... Company Name: 3i PLC Company Logo: Company Type: Public Founded: 1945 Created by a syndicate of several British banks]] Location: [London]], England| Key people: Philip Yea, CEO Baroness Hogg, Chairman Industry = Venture Capital and Private Equity Homepage = [1] 3i Group PLC is a venture capital and private equity firm quoted...

Bibliography

• Martin Knight (2006). Battersea girl. ISBN 1-84596-150-1. 
• Charlie Cooke and Martin Knight (2006). The bonnie prince : Charlie Cooke : my football life. ISBN 1-84596-181-1. 
• Dave Mackay and Martin Knight (2004). The real Mackay : the Dave Mackay story. ISBN 1-84018-840-5. 
• George Best and Martin Knight (2003). Scoring at half time : adventures on and off the pitch. ISBN 0-09-189034-9. 
• Peter Osgood, Martin King and Martin Knight (2003). Ossie : king of Stamford Bridge. ISBN 1-84018-764-6. 
• Phil Sparrowhawk, Martin King and Martin Knight (2003). Grass. ISBN 1-84018-706-9. 
• Jimmy Stockin, Martin King and Martin Knight (2000). On the cobbles : the life of a bare-knuckle Gypsy warrior. ISBN 1-84018-384-5. 
• Martin Knight (2000). Common people. ISBN 1-84018-332-2. 
• Martin King and Martin Knight (1999). Hoolifan : thirty years of hurt. ISBN 1-84018-174-5. 
• Martin King and Martin Knight (1999). The naughty nineties : football's coming home?. ISBN 1-84018-191-5.