10 Best Football Documentaries Of All Time

8. Warnock

Diego Marradona Documentary
Sky Sports

If you enjoyed Orient: Club for a Fiver, but thought it simply didn't feature enough profanity, then Warnock is for you.

The documentary's eponymous star - Neil to his friends, Colin to his detractors - has something of an ambiguous reputation in the English game as a foul-mouthed, Brexiteering touchline ogre, whose infamy for paleolithic football is belied by forty years of consistent, albeit lower league success. He's very easy to lampoon as a relic, but as this access-all-areas portrait demonstrates, the veteran manager's longevity is no fluke.

Whereas Sitton's rants erupt at the frayed edges of sanity, it's clear Warnock's are finely tuned for maximum inspiration. It's not all effing and jeffing: this is an intelligent man with a barbic wit, who clearly understands the game inside out. Warnock hasn't made it easy to like him throughout his career, but this documentary demands you respect him.

Editorial Team
Editorial Team

Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. He variously enjoys classical music, old-school adventure games (they're not dead), and walks on the beach (albeit short - asthma, you know). He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. He's often wrong about these things.