Foul was a football fanzine that was first published in the United Kingdom in October 1972 by Cambridge University students. It was inspired by Private Eye and is regarded as being the first recognisable football fanzine. 34 issues were published between 1972 and 1976. One of its writers was Chris Lightbown. Stan Hey, Steve Tongue and Andrew Nickolds were also regular contributors. "Vince of the Villa", a strip cartoon, was composed and illustrated by Lee Porter.
It was set up at a time when fanzines were being produced for a number of different topics, in order to provide a challenge to the mainstream media. Nearly 10 years after Foul ceased publication a new wave of football fanzines commenced publishing after the Heysel and Bradford disasters. Many, including 'When Saturday Comes', were inspired by Foul.
References
- Simon Willis. "Division Four 1971-72 (The long-term significance)". Archive. When Saturday Comes. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- Gavin Barber (updated by John Williams) (2002). "Fact Sheet 7: Fan 'Power' and Democracy in Football". Department of Sociology: Sports Resources. University of Leicester. Archived from the original on August 21, 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- Hugo Steckelmacher (27 March 2008). "Football Fanzines – the perfect way to get your voice heard". Soccerlens. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
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