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Curating and Documenting Football Culture and Subcultures

Manchester City, Manchester United, Manchester Derby, Manchester Police, Maine Road 1981

Documenting football culture is essential to preserving the identity, stories, and subcultures that define the game and its communities. Through authentic photography and a deep commitment to storytelling, platforms like Lower Block ensure football’s visual and cultural legacy endures—connecting generations and capturing the spirit that lives beyond the game.

A Photo Diary of Football Casuals

‘A Casual Look: A Photodiary of Football Fans, 1980s to 2001’ by Lorne Brown and Nick Harvey.

The look, the labels, the stands, grounds and the streets around the stadiums were of an age rife with football casual culture. Photographs and anecdotes from the cult book ‘A Casual Look: A Photodiary of Football Fans, 1980s to 2001’.

West Ham | The Last Years of the Boleyn

West Ham United, the end of the Boleyn Ground. © Alastair Mckay

For 112 years, Upton Park was the heartbeat of a community. Before West Ham United’s move to the sleek but soulless by comparison London Stadium, matchdays in E13 pulsed with tradition. Alastair McKay on capturing West Ham’s East End soul.

Leeds Leeds Leeds | 1998-2003

Leeds Leeds Leeds | Justin Slee, Lower Block photo zine

Photo series by Justin Slee taken during his time working for the cult Leeds United football magazine, Leeds Leeds Leeds, between 1998-2003.

Manchester United Fans | Rotterdam 1991

Manchester United 2-1 Barcelona, Rotterdam 1991 - European Cup Winners Cup

A series of photographs by Richard Davis capturing partying Manchester United fans in Rotterdam for the Cup Winners Cup final against Barcelona, May 15 1991.

Lower Block Joins Leeds Zine Library Lates for ‘Voice of the Fans’ Event

Lower Block photo zines

On Wednesday 21st May 2025, Leeds Central Library will host a special Zine Library Lates event as part of the Voice of the Fans exhibition, with guest speaker, Lower Block founder Matt Lidbury. Held in the Drawing Room of the Art Library, the event will feature an informal Q&A, who will discuss the process of […]

Toon Army | Carabao Cup final 2025

Toon Army 2025 | Orlando Gili. Newcastle United fans Wembley Carabao Cup final versus Liverpool

Photo series documents Newcastle United’s Toon Army during their historic 2-1 Carabao Cup final victory over Liverpool at Wembley Stadium.

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