Thursday, 21 November 2013

Amalgamated Press / The Champion - AMC-32 Champion Album of Famous Footballers' Autographs and Photographs


1937
AMC-32 Champion Album of Famous Footballers' Autographs and Photographs
Amalgamated Press / The Champion
1 booklet

This booklet included printed photographs of footballers, with spaces, either on that page or on the facing pages, for autographs cut from sheets provided free with the magazine.
UPDATE (06-04-2025 12:50):  The album and first sheet of stickers was included with the issue 18 January, 1936, information provided in a comment added below.

England's Centre-Forward
S.F. Tilson (Manchester City)

Popular Captains
J. McIlwane (Southampton)
Alex. James (Arsenal)

Brilliant Right-Backs
G.E. Shaw (West Bromwich Albion)
F. Channell (Tottenham Hotspur)

Hot-Stuff Left-Halves
W. Kingdon (Aston Villa)
E. Keen (Derby County) 
J. McClelland (Bradford)
S. Weaver (Newcastle United)

Scottish Internationals
J. Dealney (Celtic)
A. Massie (Aston Villa)
G. Brown (Rangers)

Crack Inside-Lefts
F. O'Donnell (Preston North End)
J.F. Easson (Portsmouth)
J.N. Cunliffe (Everton)
H. Houghton (Bristol Rovers)

Arsenal "Big Gunners"
W.J. Crayston (Arsenal)
E.R. Bowden (Arsenal)
G. Male (Arsenal)

Expert Defenders
W.G. Roughton (Huddersfield Town)
W. Milne (Swansea Town)
H. Trentham (West Bromwich Albion)

Welsh Internationals
L. Jones (Coventry City)
T.P. Griffiths (Aston Villa)
R. John (Sheffield United)

Celebrated Centre-Forwards
A. Lythgoe (Huddersfield Town)
D. Wilson (Hamilton Academicals)   -   amended 06-04-2025
N. Dewar (Sheffield Wednesday)
W.J. Harthill (Everton)

Touchline Flyers
R. Spence (Chelsea)
J. Milne (Arsenal)
E. Toseland (Manchester City)

Noted 'Keepers
R.A. Scott (Burnley)
J. Gilfillan (Portsmouth)
H. Holdcroft (Preston North End)

Super Centre-Halves
A. Rowe (Tottenham Hotspur)
H. Betmead (Grimsby Town)
W. Millership (Sheffield Wednesday)

English Internationals
R.J. Birkett (Middlesbrough)
S.Smith (Leicester City)   -   amended 28-02-2024
G. Hodgson (Liverpool)
R. Gurney (Sunderland)
E. Sagar (Everton)

Aston Villans'
H. Morton (Aston Villa)
D. Blair (Aston Villa)
D.J. Astley (Aston Villa)

Great Goal-Getters
T. Bamford (Manchester United)
R. Finan (Blackpool)
R.S.L. Allen (Charlton Athletic)

Famous Left-Backs
C.E. Shaw (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
A. Feebury (Notts County)
H. Jacobson (Doncaster Rovers)
A.M. Keeping (Fulham)

Star Outside-Rights
I.M. Hopkins (Brentford)
S. Matthews (Stoke City)
A. Geldard (Everton)

Wizards of Ball Control
E. Dodds (Sheffield United)
J. Hallows (Bradford City)
H. McMenemy (Newcastle United)
E. Matthews (Bury)

Superb Inside-Rights
J. Marshall (West Ham United) 
T. Walker (Hearts)
E. O'Callaghan (Leicester City)

They Cost Fortunes in Transfer Fees
J. Bruton (Blackburn Rovers)
J.P. Allen (Aston Villa)
E. Drake (Arsenal)

Tip-Top Outside-Lefts
J.W. Ruffell (West Ham United)
L.B. Fishlock (Southampton)
W. Evans (Tottenham Hotspur)
H. Hobbis (Charlton Athletic)

Pride of Scotland  -  updated 03-05-2020
W. Mills (Aberdeen)  -  updated 03-05-2020
A. Anderson (Hearts)  -  updated 03-05-2020
W. MacFayden (Motherwell)  -  updated 03-05-2020

Renowned Right-Halves
C. Britton (Everton)
J.D. Gibson (Aston Villa)
A.H. Strange (Bradford Park Avenue)

Two Footballing Brothers
G.W. Milburn (Leeds United)
J. Milburn (Leeds United)

Fine Goalies
A. Tootill (Fulham)
D. Yuill (Millwall)


10 comments:

  1. Hello,
    A.Anderson, W.Mills,& W McFadyen are under @the Pride of Scotland

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  2. English Internationals - S.Smith - LEICESTER CITY not Manchester

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  3. The album and first sheet of autographs were issued w/e 18th January 1936
    No information given on which autographs were to be included

    ReplyDelete
  4. Celebrated Centre Forwards, D Wilson Hamilton Academicals

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