Nigel's Webspace - Galleries of English Football Cards 1965/66 - 1979/80      

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Season 1972/73 A transition year for football cards. A&BC football cards were in decline, FKS were producing excellent stickers, and The Sun newspaper was producing some quality work. BAB produced one of their rare offerings, and Top Sellers (Panini) began what was to become a popular series.
A&BC Gum (English)
Footballers - Orange/Red backs. A&BC back to basics with a well-designed set of attractive cards. This set comprises 2 series: cards 1 to 109 (checklist 45), and 110 to 219 (checklist 154). Number in set: 219 Gallery: N/A Checklists: Set checklist, Team checklist Special: Orange-red-back wrappers gallery Special: A&BC Chewing Gum variants and error cards Special: A&BC counter boxes gallery
Football card game. I have no idea what A&BC thought they were doing issuing a card game. The quality of the printing is terrible, as you can see from the scan. The images are printed in all different directions and often off the sides of the cards! These cards were issued with Series 2 of the Orange/Red backs. The images on the cards appear identical to the images on the Footballer cards, without the backgrounds. Number in set: 22 Gallery: Set gallery Checklists: Set checklist, Team checklist
A&BC Gum (Scottish)
Footballers - Blue and Orange/Red backs. This set was issued as two series, 1 to 89 and 90 to 178. Series 1 cards have a blue back, and Series 2 an Orange/Red back. Card number 178 (George Connelly) is known with both a blue and an orange/red back. Card number 164 is not known to have been issued. Number in set: 178 Gallery: N/A Checklists: Set checklist, Team checklist
Americana Munchen
Soccer Parade. The Album, Americana Soccer Parade, states that 'Americana presents you with this really super Album in which to collect the fabulous new series of Soccer Parade Stars'. In addition to the First Division teams there is a delightfully named 'Scottisch Gallery', and a page for Clubhemden (Club Shirts?). As you can see the album represents a strange mix of German and English. The album welcome page has the name 'Americana Service', though I'm not sure what this means. The original stickers came in a bubble-gum packet with 4 pictures for 3p. These stickers are now quite rare and keenly sought after. You could order stickers to fill in the gaps in your collection from: Americana Picture Service 11 - 14 Kirby Street London E.C.1. The album was published by IBIS, S. A. - Barcelona and printed by Editorial Bruguera, S. A. - Barcelona. I'm not sure that I understand the Spanish influence here, and how it sits with the German. Number in set: 340 Teams: Arsenal, Birmingham City, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Everton, Ipswich Town, Leicester City, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Sheffield United, Southampton, Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers Checklists: Set checklist or Team checklist.
Barratt & Co.
Soccer Stars. A set of 50 cigarette style cards issued by Barratt & Co Ltd, London, England. Printed in England.This set includes seven variants where player teams changed e.g. Alan Mullery from Tottenham Hotspur to Fulham (March 1972), Chris Nicholl from Luton Town to Aston Villa (March 1972), Ian Storey-Moore from Nottingham Forest to Manchester United (March 1972), Dennis Rofe from Orient to Leicester City (August 1972), Ted MacDougall from Bournemouth to Manchester United (September 1972) and Wyn Davies from Manchester City to Manchester United (September 1972). In this set there are cards for each of the player/team variants, hence a total of 57 cards to collect. The variants date this set to the year 1972 with a first print run perhaps mid year (prior to the season opening) and another print run late in the year. Number in set: 50 Gallery: Set gallery Checklists: Set checklist or Team checklist.
Cadbury Limited
Soccer-star badges. In late 1972 or early 1973 Cadbury Limited began offering a set of five circular stickers if you sent away 8 wrapper from Cadbury Fudge bars. The five featured players were Martin Chivers, Allan Clarke, Kevin Keegan, Rodney March and Bobby Moore. Number in set: 5
Cleveland Petrol
Golden Goals. Cleveland produced this series of 20 sticker pages which were obtained from petrol stations each time you bought 3 gallons or £1 worth of petrol. The stickers could be stuck into a hardback album which was obtainable for only 20p. Number in set: 41 stickers on 20 sticker pages.The sticker pages are unnumbered, but I have added numbers in the index below according to the Golden Goals numbers. Some of the stickers had a single image, while others had multiple. The complete set is: Sticker Contents 1 Number 1 - Jose Augusto celebrates a Portugal Goal against Russia in 1966 2 Number 2 - Haller scores for West Germany in World Cup Final 1966. Number 21 - Jimmy Greaves goal poaching for Spurs against Manchester United. 3 Number 3 - Geoff Hurst, England's World Cup hat-trick hero Number 12 - The ageless Bobby Charlton of Manchester United. Number 28 - Graduate goalscorer Alan Gowling scores against Wolves in 1971. 4 Number 4 - England and Manchester City striker Francis Lee. Number 10 - Ray Crawford of Colchester scores against Leeds in 1971. Number 36 - Derek Posse of Millwall. 5 Number 5 - Martin Chivers, scoring supremo for Spurs and England. Number 39 - Mick Channon of Southampton Number 40 - Champagne Channon, scores for England U-23's against Scotland. 6 Number 6 - Northern Ireland's Derek Dougan heads for England's goal. Number 29 - Derby drama. Liverpool's Evans slots the ball home versus Everton. 7 Number 7 - Ian Hutchinson heads Chelsea's 2nd goal against Leeds in 1970. Number 32 - Charlton's header puts United in the lead v. Benfica, European Cup Final 1968. 8 Number 8 - Peter Osgood's equaliser in the 1970 Cup Final replay. 9 Number 9 - George Best - a hat-trick hero for Manchester Utd. v. West Ham. Number 23 - Portugese man-of-goals Eusebio. Number 37 - The idol of Highbury, Charlie George. 10 Number 11 - Jeff Astle - England and West Bromwich Albion Number 19 - Brazil's Rivelino cracks in a goal versus Czechoslovakia, 1970 Number 38 - Newcastle's star striker, Malcolm MacDonald. 11 Number 13 - A Law Special - Denis scores against Sheffield Wednesday. Number 16 - Arsenal's Graham nets against Stoke in the 1971 Cup semi-final. 12 Number 14 - One of the Best - George scores against West Ham in 1971. 13 Number 15 - Charlie George slams in a penalty against Burnley in 1971. 14 Number 17 - Charlie George wins the 1971 FA Cup for Arsenal at Wembley. 15 Number 18 - Geoff Hurst scores for England against Rumania in Mexico 1970. Number 24 - Golden goalscorer of West Germany Gerd Muller. Number 25 - Johann Cruyff, super-star, Holland and Ajax. 16 Number 20 - Santos v. Vasco de Gama and Pele's 1,000th first class goal. Number 30 - Manchester magic. City's Summerbee nets against United in 1971. 17 Number 22 - England's Chivers scores against Greece in Athens in 1971. Number 33 - Muhren blasts a penalty into Arsenal's goal for Ajax. 18 Number 26 - Eusebio strokes a penalty past Banks, England v. Portugal 1966. 19 Number 27 - Another wonder-goal for Ajax for Johann Cruyff. Number 41 - Ted MacDougall of Bournemouth scores in Geoff Hurst's Testimonial match. 20 Number 31 - Chalmers scores Celtic's 1967 European Cup winner versus Inter Milan. Number 34 - Willie Carr, Coventry's master in midfield. Number 35 - Ernie Hunt, Coventry's hero of Highfield Road.
Daily Mirror
Goal Action Replay Flicker Books. Interesting booklets comprising black and white photograph series of goals. Each booklet contains 32 double-sided pages. By flicking the booklets the goal action replay appears. Two sets of goals per booklet (one each side). Number in set: 6 Gallery: Set gallery Checklist: Set checklist
Esso
F.A. Cup Centenary Medals. Another coin collection from Esso, this time with heavier coins. 30 of the coins (silver) represent the 30 teams who had won the cup up until 1972. A larger, bronze coin commemorated Leeds win over Arsenal in 1972.The coins could be presented on a dark blue mounting board. Number in set: 31 Gallery: N/A Checklists: N/A Teams: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Barnsley, Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers, Bradford City, Burnley, Bury, Cardiff City, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Derby County, Everton, Huddersfield Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Notts County, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth, Preston North End, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Apparently there is an anomaly coin in this set with the Tottenham crest on one side and the Everton cup wins on the other. Quite rare though!
FKS Publishers
The Wonderful World of Soccer Stars 1972/73 First Division. For some reason FKS reverted to 'Apply adhesive here only' at the top of each sticker. Last year's team badges and the black and white head-shot on the rear of each sticker have disappeared, and there are no extras to buy! The set did, however, include 25 circular stickers, which were to be stuck onto a poster with the title 'Munich 74'. Copies of this poster are rare, so its quite valuable. Album: Price 15p. Number in set: 330 Packet: 10 stamps for 3p Gallery: Arsenal, Birmingham City, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Everton, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Sheffield United, Southampton, Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Checklists: Set checklist (album stickers), Set checklist (circular stickers), Team checklist (circular stickers) Special: FKS album gallery
IPC Magazines
Shoot's Stars of the World / Badges Worn by World Stars. For 14 issues from September 9, 1972 the Shoot magazine dedicated a four-page section to publishing pictures of 7 international stars and their biographies. The idea was to collect the whole set and bind them into an album named Shoot's Stars of the World. The Shoot magazine also produced sheets of Badges Worn by World Stars. The individual badges were to be cut out and attached to the 'correct position' in the booklet. Number in set: 111 star internationals plus 84 badges?
Primrose Confectionery
Cup Tie Quiz. A set of flimsy cards included in sweet cigarette packets. Each card includes a question, plus the answer to another card's question. I think that these and the 1973/74 cards came in identical packets. Number in set: 25 Gallery: N/A Checklists: N/A
The Sun
3D Starcards, Actionpix and Moviecards. In 1972/73 the Sun went even further with 3 different types of cards in the same album. Unfortunately they couldn't decide what to call them, so they go by a number of different names... The cards were all '3D' and comprised: 3-D Gallery of Football Stars (50 to collect) Gallery of Football Action Cards (52 to collect - 50 according to the album, though 52 are known) How to play soccer (6 to collect) The 3D Soccer (or Football) Stars were available by collecting and sending away a Sun Starcard token. You could order 1, 5 or 10 at a time. The Actionpix (also known as Gallery of Football Action) were available by collecting 10 tokens for sets of 10 at a time. The How-To-Play-Football (or Soccer) cards, also called Movie Cards, featuring Trevor Francis, were available as a set of 6 for 6 collected tokens. The cards were to be mounted in the spaces in the 99-page Football Encyclopaedia and 3D Album (available from newsagents for 15p). If these cards were stuck into the albums they will undoubtedly have damage to their backs, so collectors are often seeking cards which never saw the insides of the album. Number in set: 108 cards Gallery: Football Stars - N/A Gallery: Football Action Cards - N/A Gallery: How to Play Football Checklists: Football Stars - Set checklist, Team checklist Checklists: Football Action Cards - Set checklist, Team checklist
D.C. Thomson
Super Stars of 1972. A set of 24 cards presented in two sizes. The smaller cards came with the Victor comic in a block of 12, while the larger ones came in six pairs. The Victor comic commenced on 25 February 1961 and ran until November 1992 (source www.26pigs.com). Number in set: 24
Top Sellers
Football 73. A large set of cards featuring the First Division teams, plus some puzzle cards. While the player cards are still 'cards', the puzzle cards have become peel-off stickers. 6 cards per pack. The back of these cards states 'Printed in Italy by Ediraf S.p.A.'. Number in set: 420 Gallery: N/A Checklists: N/A Special: Puzzle cards master index
Typhoo Tea
Football Club Plaques. Plastic plaques, one for each of 35 teams. These are quite rare and have become collectable. The packet (image kindly supplied by Mark) notes that that actual size of each plaque is 4¼" x 4¾" (though I've seen others which say 4¼" x 4¼").. The plaques were obtained for 25p 'with any 2 Ty.phoo Tea or 1 Ty.phoo Tea Bag packet front for each plaque offered'. Ty.phoo noted that the plaques were 'British made'. The packets apparently had an offer form on the packet side which could be sent to: Ty.phoo F.C. Plaque Offer, P.O. Box No. 94, Leicester LE1 6TT Interestingly these plaques were also offered from the Co-Op, also for 25p each. Number in set: 36 Checklists: Set checklist

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