David Squires is an Australian cartoonist, whose work appears in ''

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'', ''

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'' and other publications.

Work

Squires's first published work was in the

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at ...

fanzine, ''The 69er'', as a teenager, about

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's departure from Swindon Town to

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in 1992. During his time in England, Squires was commissioned to design ''Rockin' Robin'', Swindon Town's mascot. He also designed ''Herbie the Hammer'', a

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mascot. His book ''The Illustrated History of Football'' was published by Penguin in 2016. In May 2017, Squires began a weekly strip covering the

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for ''The Guardian''.

Personal life

Squires relocated from London, England, to

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, Australia, in 2009. He announced in November 2022 that he had become an Australian citizen.

Books

* ''The Illustrated History of Football'' (2016) * ''The Illustrated History of Football: Hall of Fame'' (2017)

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Squires, David 1974 births Living people Australian cartoonists Australian comics artists Australian comics writers Australian illustrators Australian satirists English cartoonists English comics artists English comics writers English illustrators English satirists People from Swindon The Guardian people