David Squires is an English cartoonist, whose work appears in The Guardian and other publications.
His first published work was in the Swindon Town fanzine, The 69er, as a teenager, about Duncan Shearer's departure from Swindon Town to Blackburn Rovers F.C.
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 West Ham United F.C.
mascot.Squires relocated from London, England, to Sydney, Australia, in 2009.His book The Illustrated History of Football was published by Penguin in 2016.
In May 2017, Squires began a weekly strip covering the UK general election for The Guardian.