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Evans, Richard and Walters, Geoff and Hamil, Sean (2022) Gambling in professional sport: the enabling role of regulatory legitimacy. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society 22 (5), pp. 1078-1093. ISSN 1472-0701.

Walters, Geoff and Hamil, Sean (2013) The contests for power and influence over the regulatory space in the English professional football industry, 1980 – 2012. Business History 55 (5), pp. 740-767. ISSN 0007-6791.

Hamil, Sean and Morrow, S. (2011) Corporate social responsibility in the Scottish Premier League: context and motivation. European Sport Management Quarterly 11 (2), pp. 143-170. ISSN 1618-4742.

Hamil, Sean and Walters, Geoff (2010) Financial performance in English professional football: "an inconvenient truth". Soccer & Society 11 (4), pp. 354-372. ISSN 1466-0970.

Hassan, D. and Hamil, Sean (2010) Models of football governance and management in international sport. Soccer & Society 11 (4), pp. 343-353. ISSN 1466-0970.

Hamil, Sean and Morrow, S. and Idle, C. and Rossi, Giambattista and Faccendini, S. (2010) The governance and regulation of Italian football. Soccer & Society 11 (4), pp. 373-413. ISSN 1466-0970.

Hamil, Sean and Walters, Geoff and Watson, L. (2010) The model of governance at FC Barcelona: balancing member democracy, commercial strategy, corporate social responsibility and sporting performance. Soccer & Society 11 (4), pp. 475-504. ISSN 1466-0970.

Hamil, Sean and Holt, M. and Michie, J. and Oughton, C. and Shailer, L. (2004) The corporate governance of professional football clubs. Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society 4 (2), pp. 44-51. ISSN 1472-0701.

Hamil, Sean and Michie, J. and Oughton, C. and Shailer, L. (2002) The state of the game. New Academy Review 1 (1), pp. 79-92. ISSN 1476-7201.

Hamil, Sean and Michie, J. and Oughton, C. and Warby, S. (2000) Recent developments in football ownership. Soccer & Society 1 (3), pp. 1-10. ISSN 1466-0970.

Hamil, Sean (1999) Corporate Community Involvement: a case for regulatory reform. Business Ethics: A European Review 8 (1), pp. 14-25. ISSN 0962-8770.

Book Section

Hamil, Sean (2021) Organisation of world football. In: Hickey, C. and Berthoud, J. (eds.) UEFA Handbook of Football Association Management. Nyon, Switzerland: UEFA. ISBN 9782940391097.

Hamil, Sean (2019) Not for sale: the development of and resistance to fan-owned sports clubs. In: Maguire, J. and Falcous, M. and Liston, K. (eds.) The Business and Culture of Sports: Society, Politics, Economy, Environment, 1st Edition. Macmillan Reference USA. ISBN 9780028664989.

Schubert, M. and Hamil, Sean (2018) Financial doping and financial fair play in European Club football competitions. In: Breuer, M. and Forrest, D. (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook on the Economics of Manipulation in Sport. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 135-157. ISBN 9783319773889.

Hamil, Sean (2014) Financial Fair Play – Why loss-making is a problem: the example of the English Football League. In: Budzinski, O. and Feddersen, A. (eds.) Contemporary Research in Sports Economics: Proceedings of the 5 th ESEA Conference. Schriften zur Politischen Ökonomik / Political Economics. Peter Lang, pp. 37-56. ISBN 9783631646571.

Walters, Geoff and Hamil, Sean (2013) Regulation and the search for a profitable business model: a case study of the English football industry. In: Soderman, S. and Dolles, H. (eds.) Handbook of Research on Sport and Business. Elgar original reference. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. ISBN 9781849800051.

Walters, Geoff and Hamil, Sean (2011) Corporate governance and the regulation of sport. In: Trenberth, Linda and Hassan, D. (eds.) Managing Sport Business: An Introduction. Foundations of Sport Management. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, pp. 64-78. ISBN 9780415570299.

Trenberth, Linda (2009) Organising and human resource management. In: Hamil, Sean and Chadwick, S. (eds.) Managing Football: An International Perspective. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier, pp. 169-184. ISBN 9781856175449.

Walters, Geoff and Hamil, Sean (2009) Ownership and governance. In: Hamil, Sean and Chadwick, S. (eds.) Managing Football: An International Perspective. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier, pp. 17-36. ISBN 9781856175449.

Hamil, Sean (2008) Manchester United: the commercial development of a global football brand. In: Chadwick, S. and Arthur, D. (eds.) International Cases in the Business of Sport. Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier, pp. 114-134. ISBN 9780750685436.

Carr, P. and Findlay, J. and Hamil, Sean and Hill, J. and Morrow, S. (2000) The Celtic Trust. In: Hamil, Sean and Michie, J. and Oughton, C. and Warby, S. (eds.) The Changing Face of the Football Business: Supporters Direct. Sport in the Global Society. Frank Cass. ISBN 9780714651361.

Hamil, Sean and Michie, J. and Oughton, C. and Warby, S. (2000) New developments in football ownership. In: Hamil, Sean and Michie, J. and Oughton, C. and Warby, S. (eds.) The Changing Face of the Football Business: Supporters Direct. Sport in the Global Society. Frank Cass. ISBN 9780714651361.

Hamil, Sean and Cannon, T. (2000) Reforming football's boardrooms. In: Hamil, Sean and Michie, J. and Oughton, C. and Warby, S. (eds.) Football In the Digital Age: Whose Game Is It Anyway? Edinburgh, UK: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 9781840183290.

Hamil, Sean and Michie, J. and Oughton, C. and Warby, S. (2000) Whose game is it anyway? In: Hamil, Sean and Michie, J. and Oughton, C. and Warby, S. (eds.) Football In the Digital Age: Whose Game Is It Anyway? Edinburgh, UK: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 9781840183290.

Monograph

Evans, Richard and Walters, Geoff and Hamil, Sean (2021) Gambling to achieve success in professional sport: The case of the EFL Championship - a bubble waiting to burst? Working Paper. Birkbeck Sport Business Centre, London, UK.

Hamil, Sean and Holt, M. and Michie, J. and Oughton, C. and Shailer, L. and Walters, Geoff (2003) The state of the game: the corporate governance of football clubs 2003. Working Paper. Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK.

Morrow, S. and Hamil, Sean (2003) Corporate community involvement by football clubs: business strategy or social obligation. Working Paper. University of Stirling.

Binns, S. and Hamil, Sean and Holt, M. and Michie, J. and Oughton, C. and Shailer, L. and Wright, K. (2002) The state of the game: the corporate governance of football clubs 2002. Working Paper. Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK.

Hamil, Sean and Michie, J. and Oughton, C. and Shailer, L. (2001) The state of the game: the corporate governance of football clubs 2001. Working Paper. Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK.

Conference or Workshop Item

Hamil, Sean (2007) Can supporters’ trusts play a meaningful role in the reform of European football? In: Play the Game 2007, 28 Oct - 02 Nov 2007, Reykjavik, Iceland. (Unpublished)

Hamil, Sean (2007) Supporters Direct: the role of fans' owned football clubs. In: PSA Sport and Politics Study Group Conference, 24-25 Feb 2007, Powys, UK.

Hamil, Sean (2007) The financial performance of Scottish league football and its implications for the future of survival of Scotland 's football clubs? Is the current 42-club Scottish league structure sustainable and do supporter-controlled supporters' trusts (co-operatives) have a role in any successful re-structuring of Scottish professional football? In: European Association of Sports Management (EASM), Annual Conference, 12-15 Sep 2007, Turin, Italy.

Hamil, Sean (2006) The financial performance of Scottish league football and its implications for ground ownership by Scottish football clubs? Is the current 42-club structure sustainable? In: Sport and Sport Exercise Sciences Research Institute Research Seminar Series 2006-2007, 08 Dec 2006, Ulster, UK.

Hamil, Sean and Morrow, S. (2002) Corporate community involvement by football clubs: business strategy or social obligation. In: Scottish Trade Union Research Network Sixth National Seminar - Football and the Community, 10 May 2002, Glasgow, UK.

Hamil, Sean and Morrow, S. (2000) Corporate Community Involvement (CCI) by football clubs: business strategy or social obligation. In: The Irish Academy of Management Annual Conference, 07-08 Sep 2000, Dublin, Ireland.

Book

Hassan, D. and Hamil, Sean, eds. (2010) Who owns football: the governance and management of the club game worldwide. Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. ISBN 9780415445702.

Hamil, Sean and Chadwick, S. (2009) Managing football: an international perspective. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier. ISBN 9781856175449.

Hamil, Sean and Michie, J. and Oughton, C. and Warby, S., eds. (2000) The changing face of the football business: Supporters Direct. Sport in the Global Society. Frank Cass. ISBN 9780714651361.

Hamil, Sean and Michie, J. and Oughton, C. and Warby, S., eds. (2000) Football in the digital age: Whose game is it anyway? Edinburgh, UK: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 9781840183290.

Hamil, Sean and Michie, J. and Oughton, C., eds. (1999) A game of two halves? The business of football. Edinburgh, UK: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 9781840182255.