Editing Terry Venables (section)

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Venables served the [[Professional Footballers' Association]] as vice-chairman in the 1970s, and represented QPR teammate [[Dave Thomas (footballer, born 1950)|Dave Thomas]] at his tribunal against [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] chairman [[Bob Lord (football chairman)|Bob Lord]].<ref name="Venables 2014 160"/> 

He co-authored five novels with writer [[Gordon Williams (writer)|Gordon Williams]]: ''[[They Used to Play on Grass]]'' (1972), ''The Bornless Keeper'' (1974), ''Hazell Plays Solomon'' (1974), ''Hazell and the Three Card Trick'' (1975), and ''Hazell and the Menacing Jester'' (1976).<ref>{{harvnb|Venables|2014|p=162}}</ref> He used the pseudonym "P.B. Yuill" after completing the first book as he felt critics dismissed his contribution to ''They Used to Play on Grass'' as a gimmick.<ref>{{harvnb|Venables|2014|p=164}}</ref> ''They Used to Play on Grass'' was voted at #172 in the BBC's ''[[The Big Read]]'' survey in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=BBC – The Big Read – Top 200 Books|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top200_2.shtml|website=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=23 August 2016|archive-date=19 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419090231/https://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top200_2.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> He is credited as co-creator of the [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] detective series ''[[Hazell (TV series)|Hazell]]''.<ref>{{harvnb|Venables|2014|p=165}}</ref> 

Having been a football pundit for [[BBC]] since the mid-80s, he left for [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] in 1994, following a legal dispute with the corporation over allegations made against him in a ''[[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]]'' programme. In 1990, Venables co-devised the board game, "Terry Venables invites you to be... The Manager".

Venables's parents were both talented singers who encouraged their son to take it up. At the age of 17 he entered a singing competition at [[Butlins]] in [[Clacton-on-Sea]], although Chelsea did not allow him to compete in the final stages.<ref>{{harvnb|Venables|2014|p=115}}</ref> In 2002, he recorded a single for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] together with the band [[Ultra (British band)|Rider]]. "England Crazy" reached number 46 in the UK charts. In 2010, he recorded a cover of the [[Elvis Presley]] song "[[If I Can Dream]]" in association with British newspaper ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]''. It featured a 60-piece [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]] with the video shot on [[The O2 Arena]]'s roof while another video, used for the Sun's TV advert, featured [[Harry Redknapp]] and [[Ian Wright]] as part of the choir and was filmed at [[Wembley Stadium]]. The song reached number 23 in the UK charts on 13 June.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10305373 Dizzee Rascal and James Corden score World Cup hit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928135131/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10305373 |date=28 September 2018}} BBC News, 13 June 2010</ref> Outside of singing, Venables gave permission for his image to appear on the cover of the 1995 [[Morrissey]] single "[[Dagenham Dave]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography: Morrissey |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/livingicons/bio08.shtml |publisher=BBC |access-date=14 May 2025}}</ref>