Education
University of Edinburgh. Westminster School.
University of Edinburgh. Westminster School.
After graduation, he spent a year producing a magazine on sport in London. He then joined The Independent newspaper at its launch in 1986, writing a sports and schools column. Winter moved to The Daily Telegraph in 1994.
Winter often takes part in television discussions, including Sky Sports" Sunday Supplement"," and radio including British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 5 Live.
Winter formerly wrote a column for Four Four Two magazine. He ghost-wrote the autobiographies of Liverpool F.C. players Kenny Dalglish, John Barnes and Steven Gerrard.
Winter also co-wrote the book FA Confidential with former FA chief executive David Davies. He is a trustee of the African social enterprise Alive & Kicking, which manufactures footballs in Kenya and Zambia.
In 2012 Winter was named among the top 10 most influential sportswriters in Britain by the trade publication, United Kingdom Press Gazette.
In 2015 Winter resigned from his position at the Telegraph to join The Times.