If self-publishing and football fanzines hadn’t exploded in the late 80s then the landscape we inhabit, the grounds we attend, and the fandom that exists today would have been very different. This talk, from Pete Slater, is about the many, varied football fanzines, the creators, the media personalities who started them, the stories behind the names of fanzines, the varied links to music and the huge influence the football fanzines that were created 50-60 years ago had on changing culture then and shaping the media and arts today.

Inspired by Voice of the Fans, an exhibition co-produced by the British Library and Leeds Libraries, which explored over 60 years of fan-made media from their collections that defined the beautiful game. A smaller display is currently touring Leeds branch libraries throughout autumn/winter 2025.

Free but booking required at www.ticketsource.co.uk/leedslibraryevents 

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