Prodigiously talented Scottish football star Pat Nevin describes a remarkable career that he never really went looking for.

How many British football stars are good friends with ballet dancers, artists, alternative DJs, and politicians?

Despite his natural talent and love of the game, the former Chelsea and Everton star Pat Nevin was equally interested in music, fashion, politics, and the arts, as well as earning a degree.

Nevin won an all-Scotland penalty competition at ten, but football didn't edge out his other interests. Nevertheless, he went on to have a stellar sporting career that spanned 20 years.

In The Accidental Footballer, Nevin provides his unique insight into the highs and lows of the era just before the Premier League changed football players into super-rich megastars.