Kelly, Stephen (2009) An Oral History of Footballing Communities at Liverpool and Manchester United Football Clubs. Doctoral thesis, University of Huddersfield.
Kelly, Stephen (2005) Dalglish: the Biography. Highdown, Newbury. ISBN 978-1904317708
Kelly, Stephen (2005) The Kop: Liverpool's twelfth man. Virgin, London, UK. ISBN 0753510197
Kelly, Stephen (2004) Gerard Houllier: the Biography. Virgin Books. ISBN 978-0753508480
Kelly, Stephen (2004) Mr. Shankley's Photograph: A Journey from the Kop to the Cavern. Robson Books, London. ISBN 978-1861056467
Kelly, Stephen and Jones, Judith (2000) Forty years of Coronation Street: a collection of memories. Boxtree. ISBN 9780752223117
Kelly, Stephen (2000) Red voices: a revealing oral history of Manchester United from the terraces, players and staff. Headline. ISBN 9780747260790
Kelly, Stephen (1999) The boot room boys: inside the Anfield boot room. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780002189071
Kelly, Stephen (1999) Red voices: United from the terraces. Headline. ISBN 9780747222453
Kelly, Stephen and Kelly, E. (1997) Pick of the season 1996-97: best of British football writing. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 9781851589708
Kelly, Stephen (1997) Fergie: the biography of Alex Ferguson. Headline. ISBN 9780747219187
Kelly, Stephen (1996) Pick of the season 1995-96: best of British football writing. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 9781851588916
Kelly, Stephen (1996) Bill Shankly: it's much more important than that: a biography. Headline. ISBN 9781852275471
Kelly, Stephen (1995) Not just a game: the best football writing of the season. Headline. ISBN 9780747249832
Kelly, Stephen (1994) Back page United: a century of newspaper coverage of Manchester United. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 9781852915537
Kelly, Stephen (1994) Graeme Souness: a soccer revolutionary. Headline. ISBN 9780747209782
Kelly, Stephen (1993) The Kop: end of an era. Mandarin. ISBN 9780749316495
Kelly, Stephen, Frow, Edmund, Frow, Ruth and Saville, John (1993) Leo Joseph McGree. In: Dictionary of Labour biography. Macmillan, pp. 195-202. ISBN 033338783X
Kelly, Stephen (1991) Victorian Lakeland photographers. Swan Hill Press. ISBN 1853102334
Kelly, Stephen (1988) Back page football. MacDonald Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0356171108
Kelly, Stephen (1987) Joseph Rawlings. In: Dictionary of Labour biography. Macmillan, pp. 211-215. ISBN 0333387821
Kelly, Stephen (1987) You'll Never Walk Alone: The Official Illustrated History of Liverpool FC. Macdonald. ISBN 9780356142302
Kelly, Stephen (1986) Idle hands, clenched fists: The Depression in a shipyard town. Spokesman Books, Nottingham. ISBN 9780851244471