Tag: fanzine

  • We’ve discussed how we created “The List”, what is we think the first and most comprehensive catalogue of all the football fanzines that have existed for sale on the British Isles. The List was created as part of the preparation…

    The List; Statto Edition
  • Side 2 of our 4-sided gatefold sleeved LP, this blog documents more links between football fanzines and music from the complete list of fanzines created during research for the Voice of the Fans exhibition on fanzine culture at Leeds Central…

    The List Playlist (Side 2)
  • As part of the discussions about the Leeds Central Library exhibition on football fanzines and culture I started thinking about how many fanzines there had been. I assumed that this would be an easy task and was sure a list…

    Football Fanzines; Creating “The List”
  • During the research for the Voice of The Fans exhibition at Leeds Central Library about football fanzine culture we’ve created a list documenting all the football fanzines that ever existed (1,704 and counting). The list contains an extraordinary amount of…

    The List Playlist (Side 1)
  • Crystal Palace have won the FA Cup! Obviously, it’s a welcome relief that football’s money bags haven’t snaffled up all the trophies again this year. Let’s not fool ourselves here though, the Palace squad has a value of £370m and…

    The Magic of the Cup
  • A tale about either non league fandom or the perils of “tired and emotional” late night forays onto eBay, you decide….When I opened the latest late night eBay bounty package yesterday, 20 old football fanzines spilled out and I had…

    Non League Fanzines; A Treasure Trove
  • In the 80s there wasn’t much in a rural Derbyshire village beyond riding over hill and dale, sci fi from the library and the music of the John Peel show. Oh yeah, there was football obviously, playing and watching it.…

    The Football Fanzine Culture blog; an explanation