28th November 2025 cartoons 2023 pit ponies … the great

pit ponies … the great photographer Don McPhee captured them all in his beloved northern Britain during his long career with the Guardian

The Liverpool team bus drives very slowly through massed crowds outside the King Harry pub near the ground before the Champions League semi-final 1st leg match between Liverpool and Villarreal at Anfield on April 27th 2022 in Liverpool

but not quite

Just as the legacy of the great crash of 1929 took several years to manifest itself

beneath which an inscription reads: ‘Immaculate footballer

28th November 2025 cartoons 2023 pit ponies … the greatSpecifications Ben Jennings original illustration Print Size: 18x24cm Dimensions include border for easy framing Presented on C type Matt Fine Art paper Presented on acid free, archival Fuji Crystal semi matt fine art paper Archival quality, guaranteeing image quality for up to 100 years Printed in the UK