David Squires - The Illustrated History of Football

As with most books, this one wasnt written in isolation and it wouldnt have been possible without the work and guidance of a load of fantastic people, who Id like to tip my hat to here.

Firstly, Id like to thank my representative, Iain Macintosh, who approached me in early 2015 with the offer of touting my name around a few publishers. This must have been a leap of faith on Iains part, as he had no idea about me beyond my cartoons in the Guardian . It was only later that he discovered I am a compulsive worrier, but I already had his email address by then.

Id also like to thank Ian Prior at the Guardian , who took a punt on commissioning me to provide a weekly cartoon and stuck with me even after the very first one I published contained a glaring typo. Ian and the rest of the Guardian Sports team (particularly James Dart, who spares me from any further typo-related mishaps on a weekly basis) have been endlessly supportive over the last couple of years and I cant express my gratitude enough. Equally, Mike Hytner at Guardian Australia has been an absolute bloody ripper and has often helped me work through moments of self-doubt. It is a testament to his character that he was able to forgive me getting his surname wrong for the first year of our working relationship.

I also owe a debt of gratitude to Ben Brusey and Huw Armstrong at Penguin Random House. Their editorial direction and much-welcomed encouragement have enabled this book to be as good as it could possibly be. They have been an absolute delight to work with, so much so that I am even able to forgive Ben for being a Reading fan.

Im legally obliged to acknowledge the musicians whose lyrics are quoted in this book: The Shamen (Love, Sex, Intelligence), Robbie Williams (Let Me Entertain You) and MIMS (This Is Why Im Hot). Please note, MIMS should not be confused with the former Everton and Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper, Bobby Mimms, who, to the best of my knowledge, is not, and has never been, hot.

Thanks also to my family and friends who have helped me through this long process, either through providing advice and information, or by simply being there to listen to me rant on about not being able to think of a good joke about Bayern Munichs team of the mid-1970s. Special mentions to: Pete Barber, Simon Hodgon, Kieran Holden, John Mitchell, Jonathan OShea, Ian Plenderleith, Justin Smith, David Stubbs, Paul Whitehead and Alastair Wilson. Also thanks to the online community at When Saturday Comes , who have backed my cartoon work since the outset and can rightly complain about the bloody fair-weather fans who have only discovered my stuff more recently.

OK, this is starting to sound like the longest pre-Thanksgiving-dinner prayer in history (and I only know about that from my consumption of American television). Ill wrap up by thanking my parents, for their endless support and love and, most importantly, by thanking my partner, Sarah. There arent many people who would have stuck by someone who spent over a year of their relationship hunched over a drawing board, and she has to be one of the most patient people on the planet. This book simply wouldnt have happened without her. Thank you, Sarah.

Right, you can eat now, tuck in.

This is football comic-ery, but not as you know it. Welcome to the inimitable work of illustrator David Squires.

Football and comics. Once a hearty Saturday combination to match cartoons and cereal, in recent years theyve drifted apart. Thankfully for us, Squires is here to change all that.

In The Illustrated History of Football, his first book, Squires relives some of footballs most glorious moments and meets its greatest figures. In a sport full of handsome paycheques and corporate sponsors, he also casts a critical eye over corrupt backroom workings and helps pierce footballs overblown balloon.

Funny, good-looking and preternaturally astute, this book is everything Sepp Blatter wishes he could be.

David Squires is a Sydney-based artist and illustrator. His work has featured prominently in a wide range of publications, from The Second Captains to Yellow (in which fifty-two illustrators each create an image to reflect a week in news). His work focuses on football and his popular weekly Guardian comics and detailed illustrations cast a critical eye on the sport. This is his first book.

Books

Phil Ball, Morbo

Patrick Barclay, The Life and Times of Herbert Chapman

Alex Bellos, Futebol

Paul Brown, The Victorian Football Miscellany

David Conn, The Beautiful Game?

David Conn, Richer than God

Jack Charlton, The Autobiography

Kevin Connolly and Rab McWilliam, Fields of Glory, Paths of Gold

Jeff Dawson, Back Home

John Foot, Calcio

Cris Freddi, The Complete Book of the World Cup

Brian Glanville, For Club and Country

Brian Glanville, The Story of the World Cup

David Goldblatt, The Ball Is Round

Duncan Hamilton, Provided You Dont Kiss Me

Ian Hawkey, Feet of the Chameleon

Uli Hesse, Tor!

Christ Hunt, World Cup Stories

Hyder Jawad, Four Weeks in Montevideo

Roy Keane, Keane

Simon Kuper, Football Against The Enemy

Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski, Soccernomics

Amy Lawrence, Invincible

Diego Maradona, El Diego

Andrea Pirlo, I Think Therefore I Play

Ian Plenderleith, Rock n Roll Soccer

Bobby Robson, Farewell But Not Goodbye

Peter Seddon, The World Cups Strangest Moments

John Spurling, Death or Glory

David Wangerin, Soccer in a Football World

Jonathan Wilson, The Anatomy of England

Jonathan Wilson, Inverting the Pyramid

Jonathan Wilson with Scott Murray, The Anatomy of Liverpool

David Winner, Brilliant Orange

David Winner, Those Feet

Magazines

When Saturday Comes , Issue 210, Paul Pomonis, Accidental Heroes

When Saturday Comes , Issue 338, John Spurling, Exit Strategy

The Blizzard

Websites

www.bbc.com

www.beyondthelastman.com

www.bleacherreport.com

www.chrishunt.biz

www.dailymail.co.uk

www.espnfc.com

www.fourfourtwo.com

www.theguardian.com

www.inbedwithmaradona.com

www.independent.co.uk

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

www.nytimes.com

www.pitchinvasion.net

www.reuters.com

www.sbnation.com

www.si.com

www.standard.co.uk

www.spiegel.de

www.telegraph.co.uk

www.thepfa.com

www.twohundredpercent.net

www.uefa.com

www.worldsoccer.com

www.youtube.com

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Epub ISBN: 9781473536715
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Published by Century in 2016

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Copyright David Squires, 2016

David Squires has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the author of this work.

First published in Great Britain in 2016 by Century

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