Paul Hodgson

Paul, born and bred in Darlington, had his first venture into writing in the late 1990s when he began work on his first project, Flipper’s Side. Published by Scarsdale Books in 2000, this has now sold out. His second work was When Push Comes to Shove, a diary-style book that chronicled two seasons of following Darlington Football Club. This book was published by G.W. Belton Ltd. in 2003. Paul completed his third book, Give Them Wings, which is a rewrite of Flipper’s Side, in 2021. G2 Entertainment published this. The following year, his next work, One Hundred of the Best, which details Paul’s favourite one hundred Darlington FC games, was published by Pitch Publishing.

In August 2024, For the Love of Darlo, which is the prequel to Give Them Wings, was published by Pitch Publishing. The book is mainly about Paul's school life.

In January 2025, Another One Hundred of the Best, which details Paul's favourite one hundred Darlington players. The book garnered national attention, and the author was featured in radio interviews with the BBC World Service and TalkSport.

In addition, The David Speedie Story, which tells the story of the former Chelsea, Liverpool and Scotland striker, was published in September 2025 by Pitch Publishing and has performed exceptionally well.

Paul is also an accomplished scriptwriter and has won over 150 writing awards to date.