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Season 1974/75. Still a difficult time for football cards. A&BC produced their last set ever, and not much else was happening. FKS produced their annual set, Bassett's tried hard, having taken over Barrett's efforts. Top Sellers continued their good quality collection.
A&BC Gum
Footballers - Red backs. The last ever A&BC Footballers production before the takeover by Topps. A small set, only 132 cards, and no special giveaways. Checklist card is number 13.

Set size: 132
Teams: Arsenal, Birmingham City, Burnley, Chelsea, Coventry City, Derby County, Everton, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Queen's Park Rangers, Sheffield United, Southampton, Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Checklist.

Checklists: Set checklist, Team checklist.
Bassetts
Football Stars. An apparently random selection of 50 players, issued by the Barratt Division of Geo. Bassett & Co. Ltd. The cards were printed in England (as they should be).

Set size: 50.
World Cup Stars. Produced by Geo. Bassett & Co. Ltd. under the heading Barratt. A commemoration of Scotland's involvement in the 1974 Munich World Cup. An attractive set of cards with a variety of players and teams (mainly Scotland) destined for the Cup.

Set size: 50. Click to see set gallery.

Checklists: Set checklist and Team checklist
FKS Publishers
The Wonderful World of Soccer Stars World Cup 1974. A World Cup where England didn't make the last 16, but FKS produced an album anyway (mainly because Scotland and Australia were in it, perhaps?). The album contains 17 teams, since it was not certain at the time of going to press whether Spain or Yugoslavia would qualify, subject to a play-off, so both teams were included.

Set size: 270
Packet: 8 stamps for 3p. Click for FKS packets gallery.
Teams: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, East Germany, West Germany, Haiti, Holland, Italy, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Uruguay, Yugoslavia, Zaire
Album: Price 15p. Click for FKS album gallery.

Checklists: Set checklist

  
The Wonderful World of Soccer Stars 1974/75. A new smaller size for the stickers, and a new card material (which didn't last for long). FKS continue to tinker with the size and layout.

The price has gone up significantly since last year, with the previous 10 for 3p being replaced by 6 for 4p.

Set size: 320
Packet: 6 stamps for 4p. Click for FKS packets gallery.
Teams: Arsenal, Birmingham City, Burnley, Carlisle United, Chelsea, Coventry City, Derby County, Everton, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Luton Town, Manchester City, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Queen's Park Rangers, Sheffield United, Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Album: Price 20p. Click for FKS album gallery.
IPC Magazines
The Captains - a Shoot/Goal booklet. Another in the series, though this time the Shoot magazine also included the old Goal magazine. The set size increased to 135, meaning that it took 17 weeks instead of 14 to complete. The autographs have been dropped from now onwards.

The booklet was part of the Shoot/Goal magazine dated 14 September 1974.

Set size: 135.
Top Sellers
Football 1975. A large set of cards featuring the First Division teams, plus some puzzle cards.

The back of these cards states 'Printed in Italy by Panini 1975'.

Set size: 420

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