Adam Powley is a journalist and writer behind a number of books. He is the author of When Football Was Football: World Cup, When Football Was Football: Tottenham Hotspur, and is the co-author of the bestselling Spurs Miscellany and the critically acclaimed The Boys From White Hart Lane. He was also a major contributor to The Spurs Opus, When Saturday Comes: The half-decent football book, and Football: The Ultimate Guide. In addition to footballing titles, he has also written When Cricket Was Cricket, a nostalgic look at the game in bygone years, and reported and written for the Sunday Mirror, The Guardian, and Time Out.