'Beckham' is revealed as Britain's favourite sports documentary with 'Senna' and 'Welcome to Wrexham' making up the podium in survey... but 'The Last Dance' is nowhere to be seen in the top 10!

David Beckham's Netflix documentary is the best sports documentary of all time, according to a poll of Brits. 

'Beckham' was only released in October but has been a smash hit and pips 'Senna' and 'Welcome to Wrexham' to top spot.   

In a big shock, 'The Last Dance' - the series about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls that inspired a new wave of basketball fans - has to settle for 14th place. 

While football documentaries dominated the top ten, nine different sports were represented in the top 20, showing Britain's varied taste.  

They're now so ingrained in our routine that almost one in five people (19%) say that sports docs take centre stage for a Saturday night binge. 

Even out of those people who admit they couldn't care for sport, 60% owned up to the guilty pleasure of feasting their eyes on a fine sporting documentary. 

Alongside documentaries on football, F1, and basketball, there was room in the top 20 for shows about snooker, tennis, cycling, cricket, golf, and cheerleading. 

Brits named football and F1 as the two sports they want to see documentaries about the most, but also named athletics - which doesn't have any shows in the top 20 - in third place on their wishlist. 

As for specific teams they'd love to watch one about, they opted for Manchester United's 1999 Treble-winning side under Sir Alex Ferguson as their most craved.

That was ahead of England's 2003 Rugby World Cup-winning team coached by Mail Sport columnist Sir Clive Woodward, and the 1980s West Indies cricket team.

The survey was put together by Betfair, who have produced a mini-doc on Irish jockey Rachael Blackmore titled: 'Serial Winners: Rachael Blackmore'. It comes out on November 25. 

Betfair spokesperson Sam Rosbottom said: 'It's clear that we're a nation of sports documentary lovers. They are fast becoming the new 'go-to' for Saturday night viewing, bringing the same levels of drama and intrigue as some of the nation's favourite soaps.

'Even people who aren't into sport are tuning into them, with 60% saying they like to watch them. Give me Beckham over Brookside any day of the week!

'The story of Rachael Blackmore is no different – a tale of the trials, tribulations and perseverance it takes to succeed against the odds. Our Serial Winners mini-documentary will give fans a great insight on this and we can't wait for the yellow carpet premiere at Haydock Racecourse on Saturday.