Johnny Ball: Accidental Football Genius
Matt Oldfield
Subjects
- Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair
- Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
- Sporty Stories - games, goals and gold medals
Average rating
From the multi-million copy bestselling author of Ultimate Football Heroes, Unbelievable Football and The Football GOAT – and winner of the Children’s Sports Book of the Year. A perfect illustrated laugh-out-loud read for football-mad kids who love school, silliness and pranks.
""Funny and entertaining. Perfect for fans of Ultimate Football Heroes."" Tom Palmer
Johnny Ball is nine years old and LOVES football. He loves reading about it, talking about it and watching it – he might even be a FOOTBALL GENIUS!
The Tissbury Primary School team are getting ready for the super-huge Under-11s County Cup. Their clueless coach, Mr Mann, has a special role for Johnny: ASSISTANT MANAGER! With only Grandpa George’s old scarf, a notebook and his brilliant football brain, can Johnny lead the Tissbury Primary team all the way to County Cup glory?
Laugh your way through the whole series!
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Reviews
It was okay but I don't think it was great
Corporal Hank Bonsai 19.06.2025
This was a great fiction book I enjoyed because I like football and this made it funny.
Count Arthur Toothpaste 03.09.2024
Funny.
Anonymous 06.10.2023
Very inspiring
Anonymous 05.09.2023
Liked it
Anonymous 02.09.2023
I read it but it wasn't my favourite. It was a bit too teenagery for me.
Chief Slip Hungry-Hippo 18.08.2023
Funny and it proves teamwork makes the dreamwork
Anonymous 26.07.2023
Tabia is my favourite person because she is good at football. I thought this book was brilliant because I really liked it. It was also really funny.
General Chesney Menace 21.07.2023
Loved reading this book by myself
Prince Neptune Frankenstein 28.07.2022
A really enganging book with a fun story line and unexpeted results.
Sergeant Switch Aardvark 25.07.2022
I liked Johnny Ball because he plays football and I like football. I would also recommend it because he is very intelligent.
Esquire Dragon Bluebird 08.08.2021
I like Johnny ball the most because he is very intelligent although other people in the book don't think so. Yes, I would recommend it. I like this book because it is about football.
Anonymous 16.07.2020
I liked this book. It was funny.
Anonymous 05.07.2020
