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Inside the Chaos of Celtic’s Wild Title Day Celebrations

Smoke, Song and Celebration | Simon Murphy Captures the Spirit of Celtic’s Title Party.

Tottenham Hotspur on 35mm | Matchday Rituals, Away Days and an Addiction to Spurs

From beer-soaked streets and tats to the curves of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Alexander Stone captures the raw beauty of Spurs fandom on 35mm film.

Curating and Documenting Football Culture and Subcultures

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

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

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

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

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

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 […]