Johnnie Lowery - "Match Fit"

The Football Mental Health Alliance

The Football Mental Health Alliance founder, Danny Matharu talks to Johnnie Lowery, an author and keen football fan, following England and Sutton United home and away.

Danny and Johnnie speak about his new book, 'Match Fit' and the stigma of mental health in football, covering some common mental health conditions that occur in football, what challenges footballers may encounter when they retire as well as how grassroots coaches can support young players' mental health development.

Tony Adams, Harry Maguire, Marcus Rashford, Danny Rose and Dele Ali are all discussed, along with how social media can be toxic in football, mental health in the academy system, how role models are key and how being in the football world can be the loneliest place.

His current book, Match Fit is inspired by a desire to ensure mental health does not remain a taboo subject in society.

Match Fit takes an in-depth look at mental health in football, from the Premier League down to five-a-side, in the hope of destigmatising this much-neglected topic, with candid contributions from the likes of Chris Kirkland, Paul Lambert and Marcus Bent.

Johnnie and all his books can be found at: https://www.johnnielowery.co.uk/