FERGIE'S FAVOURITE TREASURE ISLAND

The diverse reading tastes of some of football's biggest managerial names have been revealed. The National Football Museum in Preston invited some of the game's stars to nominate their favourite books.

Among those surveyed were Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson, Chelsea's Jose Mourinho and Tottenham's Martin Jol.

Following National Storytelling Week and in the lead up to World Book Day, the museum contacted the game's leading figures about their literary loves. The results are revealed in an exhibition of the books along with the letters of reply from those questioned.

Museum spokesman, Mark Bushell said: "We are delighted that so many of the leading names in English football have responded to our request for information regarding their favourite authors and books.

"It's fascinating to see who has inspired them through their writing. We hope that visitors to the museum will be similarly inspired to pick up some of the titles that are mentioned within the exhibition."

The full list is:

Martin Jol (Spurs) Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemmingway
Paul Simpson (Carlisle United) Billy - Pamela Stephenson
Hope Powell (England) I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing - Maya Angelou
Steve Cotterill (Burnley) Beyond Winning (Human Kenetics) - Gary M Walton
David O'Leary (Aston Villa) Kane and Abel - Jeffery Archer
Graham Souness Fourth Protocol - Frederick Forsyth
Steve Bruce (Birmingham City) Frank Sinatra 'Biography' - Martin Smith
Sam Allardyce (Bolton Wanderers) The Soul of a Butterfly - Mohammed Ali
Jose Mourinho (Chelsea) The Bible
Billy Davies (Preston) Sacred Hoops - Phil Jackson
David Moyes (Everton) Animal Farm - George Orwell
Alan Curbishley (Charlton) Bobalong the Brownie Man - Agnes Grozier Herbertson
Mick McCarthy Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) Treasure island - Robert Louis Stevenson
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) Harry Potter Series - JK Rowling
Paul Jewell (Wigan) Bravo Two Zero - Andy McNab