Leading From The Back : My journey to the top of women's football - Steph Houghton

Leading From The Back

My journey to the top of women's football

By: Steph Houghton

Paperback | 29 July 2025 | Edition Number 1

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'Steph is truly one of the all-time greats of the women's game' Jill Scott

'Documents [Steph's] crucial role in helping to change perceptions of women's football' The Guardian

The inspiring memoir of one of football's greatest players - Steph Houghton - in which she recounts the highs and lows of making it to the top of her game as England Captain, star of the London Olympics, and Man City stalwart, via Sunderland, Leeds and Arsenal.

With 121 caps for the Lionesses, Steph has been at the heart of the women's football revolution, inspiring girls and young women around the world but in her own understated way.

Leading from the Back is Steph's incredibly honest account of what it takes to make it to the pinnacle of women's football when the odds are well and truly stacked against you.

Inside, she shares her dreams of becoming professional as a young girl in Sunderland; how reaching that status has been a long and often difficult journey, with many personal struggles both on and off the pitch. In between, she recounts the amazing highs of playing for her country, making history at the Olympics, lifting cups for her team, and the awe-inspiring people she has encountered along the way.

This is not only Steph's personal story, but also the story of women's football in England and internationally. Steph is credited as being one of the greatest influences in growing the women's game to the biggest it has ever been.

A remarkable journey of unwavering determination that reveals the grit needed to stay true to yourself, and what it really takes to be a leader; this is the full and incredible story of a sports pioneer, 'Super Steph'.
Industry Reviews
Steph is truly one of the all-time greats of the women's game [...] The game would not be where it is now if this young Mackem lass didn't have the biggest heart and desire to keep pushing for change both on and off the pitch [...] Her journey has not always been an easy one and she pulls no punches in this book - but her candour and honesty are so important. I have no doubt she will continue to influence generations in the future. She might have hung up her boots, but to me - and her many, many fans - she is and always will be Super Steph!

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