SportsBooks was established in 1995 by Randall Northam, the former sports editor of United Newspapers and athletics correspondent of the
Daily Express, primarily to publish the
International Track and Field Annual for the
Association of Track and Field Statisticians. In 2000, SportsBooks started publishing other books. SportsBooks has become known for publishing books outside the mainstream. Jon Culley, of
The Independent, said they were part of "an alternative school of sports literature", while Frank Keating in
The Guardian, said they were "ever-diligent" and "off-beat". == Authors ==