Christy O'Connor's The Club (Penguin Ireland) was awarded the prize yesterday (2nd December). It follows the story of O'Connor's hurling club, for whom he was goalkeeper, through a season in 2009.
Accepting the award, O'Connor said that he had written the book in tribute to his daughter Róisín and former team-mate Ger Hoey, who both died within the space of a week. He said "I am absolutely thrilled and honoured to have won this award, particularly when you look at all the excellent sports books written this year.
"It is also a privilege when you consider some of the outstanding books to have won the William Hill award in the past and I would like to take this opportunity to thank the judges and public for their votes."
John Giles' A Football Man (Hodder) took second place while Declan Lynch's Days of Heaven (Gill & Macmillan) took third.
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