Tag: travel
-
Before we get to the #FloodlightFriday bit I need to clear up the obvious confusion here. This fanzine was “better” known as ‘The Keeper Looks Like Elvis‘ but by issue 12 in December 1996 they changed the name (temporarily I…
-
Last week we enjoyed this tremendous photo of Leeds Road from issue 9 of Shrewsbury’s A Large Scotch. This, from May 1991, accompanied a grudging 2 word match report after a 4-0 reversal vs Fulham. (There was a report of…
-
Today’s #FanzineoftheDay comes from the footballing outpost that was Scarborough FC, issue 5 of The Scarborough Warning appeared in May 1991 (we think, there is no date anywhere). The mighty fine cover mimics the club crest with a much better…
-
This week’s #FloodlightFriday comes from Brentford’s Beesotted issue 39 in 1996. Simple but effective today; A picture of the “long established” Springfield Park’s boundary wall with the floodlights rising majestically above, all in black and white obviously. The caption inserted…
-
For #FloodlightFriday today we travel back to August 1991 and issue 50 of the Stoke City classic The Oatcake. Our heroes fancy a bit of international football to round out the season. Having shunned Cameroon (minus Roger Milla who refused…
-
I’ve been driving up and down motorways recently, something that is wearing to say the least. On my travels I thought about the many articles in fanzines about the “joy” of travel as a football supporter. So, this week we’ll…
-
Side 4 of our gatefold magnum opus. More puns, ‘taches and mullets, the list has grown to. 104 songs and is now 6 hours 34 minutes long but I’ve left “Freed from Desire Out” because I hate it with a…
-
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…
-
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.…
Football Fanzine Culture 