FOOTIE MAGS
Above: an August 1971 edition of Football Pictorial featuring the
story of Reds flyer Peter Thompson as told by Paul Trevillion,
foremost football cartoonist of the day who also created the
famous ‘You Are The Ref’ series for first Shoot! magazine then the
Guardian and Observer newspapers.Below: August 1972 and Football Pictorial hails the 20-year-old
who, they believe, will spearhead a Shankly title push: “Liverpool’s
vast and unique support were never in any doubt as to the source
of the long-awaited Anfield revival. Their hero was a dark little
fireball called Kevin Keegan.” In his debut season he scored 22
goals as the Reds clinched a League and UEFA Cup double.