Atherton, Martin (2012) Deafness, Community and Culture in Britain; leisure and cohesion, 1945-1995. Disability History . Manchester University Press, Manchester. ISBN 978-0719084676

Atherton, Martin (2011) Deserving of charity or deserving of better? The continuing legacy of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act for Britain’s Deaf population. Review of Disability Studies, 7 (3+4). pp. 18-25. ISSN 1553-3697

Atherton, Martin (2009) A feeling as much as a place: leisure, deaf clubs and the British deaf community. Leisure Studies, 28 (4). pp. 443-454. ISSN 0261-4367

Atherton, Martin (2008) Deaf by choice: issues of identity in the British deaf community'. In: Historical Perspectives on Social Identities. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 129-136. ISBN 9781847188946

Atherton, Martin (2008) Acquiring social capital through shared deafness: examining the leisure activities of deaf club members. In: Sport, Leisure, Culture and Social Capital: Discourse and Practice. Leisure Studies Association, Eastbourne, UK, pp. 67-78. ISBN 978-1905369119

Atherton, Martin (2008) The theft of the Jules Rimet Trophy: the hidden history of the 1966 World Cup in England. IFI Series, 3 . Meyer and Meyer Sport, Germany. ISBN 978-1-84126-227-7

Atherton, Martin, Russell, Dave and Turner, Graham (2001) More than a Match: The Role of Football in Britain’s Deaf Community. Soccer and Society, 2 (3). pp. 22-43.