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Glasgow Evening Times - Wall-Pics (3)Glasgow Evening Times - Wall-Pics (3)

1960sWall-PicsGlasgow Evening TimesUnknown numberAnother Evening Times Wall-Pics photo.Alex Willoughby (Rangers)B. McNeill - Centre Half (Celtic)Billy McNeill (Celtic)Billy McNeill (Celtic)Davie Wilson (Rangers)Harry Hood (Celtic)J. Clark - Right Half (Celtic)J. Johnstone - Outside Right (Celtic)J. …

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31Dec2013

Dubreq (Waddingtons / Top Trumps) - British Stars Set 2Dubreq (Waddingtons / Top Trumps) - British Stars Set 2

1979British Stars Set 2Dubreq32 player cards per seasonThis set was issued three times, some players featured in two or three of the sets, other only in one. The details added to each line indicate the kit the player is wearing in the photograph - either club or country, while the four numbers repre…

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31Dec2013

Topps - 2013-14 Topps Premier Gold (9)Topps - 2013-14 Topps Premier Gold (9)

2013-14Topps Premier GoldTopps200 cards - base setThe Pele card.SP-P.  Pele…

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31Dec2013

Topps - Match Attax ~ Master cardsTopps - Match Attax ~ Master cards

2007-08 - 2013-14Match Attax ~ Master cardsTopps1 per seasonHere are the Master cards issued since 2007-08. Pete Holland (pholla65) has kindly supplied all of the photos used here. He believes that the 2007-08 card was used during 2008-09 season.2007-08 Match Attax.2009-10 Match Attax.2010-11 Match …

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31Dec2013

Amalgamated Press/The Champion - AMA-060 The Champion Album of Famous Footballers (3)Amalgamated Press/The Champion - AMA-060 The Champion Album of Famous Footballers (3)

1930AMA-060 The Champion Album of Famous FootballersAmalgamated Press/The Champion72Knowing my affinity to Cardiff City, Roger Pashby has sent in a scan of the page of Welsh Internationals from this album, with two Cardiff City players included. Bob John was trainer at Ninian Park in the 1950s and B…

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31Dec2013

The Daily Graphic - The Daily Graphic Football Album 1908-1909The Daily Graphic - The Daily Graphic Football Album 1908-1909

1908-09The Daily Graphic Football Album 1908-1909The Daily Graphic57 team groupsGolden Penny wasn't the only published of team photos in the Edwardian era. The Daily Graphic also issued a number of albums to. Here's the checklist for the 1908-09 version. The illustration above shows Portsmouth and N…

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31Dec2013

Daily Mirror - Goal Action ReplayDaily Mirror - Goal Action Replay

1972-73Goal Action ReplayDaily Mirror6 bookletsThese are what are known as flicker books - they have photos printed on both sides of the pages and each book contains 64 pages. Flick the pages forward and see the action unfold before your eyes. Flick the pages back and you see another goal being scor…

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31Dec2013

Boys' Magazine - BOY-530-2/BPM-10.1 Footballers ~ Metal Lapel BadgesBoys' Magazine - BOY-530-2/BPM-10.1 Footballers ~ Metal Lapel Badges

1926-27BOY-530-2 / BPM-10.1 Footballers ~ Metal Lapel BadgesBoys' Magazine12 metal badgesLapel badges given away with Boys' Magazine in 1926.Charlie Buchan (Arsenal)    -    issue no. 236,  dated 11 September, 1926W.H. Walker (Aston Villa)    -    issue no. 237,  dated 18 September, 1926W. Gillespie…

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31Dec2013

Boys' Friend - BOY-290-3/BPJ-1-3 Famous Footballers (2)Boys' Friend - BOY-290-3/BPJ-1-3 Famous Footballers (2)

1911BOY-290-3 / BPJ-1-3 Famous FootballersBoys' Friend3 strips of 4 cardsHere is a complete original uncut card, as issued.1.  Spiers (Bradford)2.  Colin Veitch (Newcastle United)3.  Windridge (Chelsea)Famous Flags - The Royal StandardFamous Regiments - Grenadier Guards Famous Footballers - Colin Ve…

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30Dec2013

The Sun - World Cup 1970 WallchartThe Sun - World Cup 1970 Wallchart

1970World Cup 1970 WallchartThe Sun28, 16, 22, 16 stickers28 stickers, issued in three sheets of 28 England players, 16 stickers of flags of the competing nations, 22 stickers of former British footballers and 16 stickers of some of the great stars from around the world - all stars of previous World…

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30Dec2013

Admiral / Major Sports, Leicester - ADM-030/ADH-1 England Soccer StarsAdmiral / Major Sports, Leicester - ADM-030/ADH-1 England Soccer Stars

1970sADM-030/ADH-1 England Soccer StarsAdmiral / Major Sports, Leicester12The album has space for 24 cards, but only 12 were ever issued.1.  Alan Ball2.  Kevin Beattie, Dave Watson3.  Colin Bell4.  Mick Channon5.  Ray Clemence6.  Gerry Francis7.  Alan Hudson8.  Kevin Keegan9.  Malcolm MacDonald10.  …

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30Dec2013

Topps - Match Attax/Match Attax Extra ~ Trophy cards (2)Topps - Match Attax/Match Attax Extra ~ Trophy cards (2)

2007-08 - 2013-14Match Attax/Match Attax Extra ~ Trophy cardsTopps1 or 2 per seasonHere are the Trophy cards issued over the last four seasons. Pete Holland (pholla65) has been invaluable in supplying most of the photos used here.2010-11 Match Attax Extra.2011-12 Match Attax.2012-13 Match Attax.2013…

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30Dec2013

W.D. & H.O. Wills (Flag Cigarettes, Scissors Cigarettes, United Service Cigarettes) - International Footballers 1909-10W.D. & H.O. Wills (Flag Cigarettes, Scissors Cigarettes, United Service Cigarettes) - International Footballers 1909-10

1910International Footballers 1909-10W.D. & H.O. Wills67A really nice set of cards, each one available with four different backs, with the Flag Cigarettes type being the most difficult to find these days, along with the blank back version.Flag CigarettesScissors CigarettesUnited Service CigarettesBl…

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30Dec2013

Nabisco / Malted Shreddies - NAB-140/NAB-3 FootballersNabisco / Malted Shreddies - NAB-140/NAB-3 Footballers

1970NAB-140 / NAB-3 FootballersNabisco / Malted Shreddies24A 24 card set, there are three different versions of the cards available. On one the company name is listed as "Nabisco Foods" and on the other as "Nabisco Foods Ltd". There is also a blank back version, these might be proofs, and it was pos…

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30Dec2013

The Book of Football - Some Famous Half-BacksThe Book of Football - Some Famous Half-Backs

1905-06Some Famous Half-BacksThe Book of Football9 cameosAnother of the photographs Chris Lee has sent in from The Book of Football. The Biscuitmen: Reading Football Card HomepageSome Famous Half-BacksM. Parry (Liverpool)Parsonage (Brentford)A. Leake (Aston Villa)Bull (Tottenham Hotspur)Comrie (Mill…

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30Dec2013

NIKE FOOTBALL RELEASES NIKE PREMIER BOOTS IN BRASIL, ENGLAND AND FRANCE EDITIONS NIKE FOOTBALL RELEASES NIKE PREMIER BOOTS IN BRASIL, ENGLAND AND FRANCE EDITIONS

New boots celebrate the greatest achievements of three of international football's most famous nations.  Earlier this year Nike launched the Nike Premier, a modern performance take on classic football boot design. The launch color was a defining black and white combination. For the latest incarna…

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29Dec2013

Topps - 2013-14 Topps Premier Gold (8)Topps - 2013-14 Topps Premier Gold (8)

2013-14Topps Premier GoldTopps200 cards - base setAn error from Topps, the base card and all the parallel versions of the Jermain Defoe card actually depicts another Spurs player, Etienne Capoue. The green version is shown above.190.  Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur) - actually Etienne Capoue…

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29Dec2013

Topps - Match Attax/Match Attax Extra ~ Trophy cardsTopps - Match Attax/Match Attax Extra ~ Trophy cards

2007-08 - 2013-14Match Attax/Match Attax Extra ~ Trophy cardsTopps2 per seasonThese cards don't usually appear on the official checklist, so I thought I'd include illustrations of them here. There's usually one issued with the usual Match Attax set early in the season and another when Match Attax Ex…

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29Dec2013

Golden Wonder - GOI-1-2 Sporting All StarsGolden Wonder - GOI-1-2 Sporting All Stars

1979GOI-1-2 Sporting All StarsGolden Wonder24  cards (1 footballer)Only one true footballer in this set, though Ian Botham turned out for Scunthorpe United. Issued in sheets of 4 cards. One of the sheets, probably the first one, has the set title as Soccer All Stars rather than Sporting All Stars.1.…

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29Dec2013
 
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