Sunday Empire News - Our Pin-Up (drawn by Mickey Durling)

1950's
Our Pin-Up (drawn by Mickey Durling)
Sunday Empire News
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Drawn by Mickey Durling, these caricatures run into the hundreds, many of them appear in the Sunday Evening News. This newspaper issued a set of cards of Durling's drawings called Famous Footballers of Today. Durling's work was also featured in Charles Buchan's Football Monthly in the early 1950s. A large collection of the drawings were reprinted as cards in the late 1980's, printed in blue.

UPDATE (03-02-2024 21:10):  More names added, thanks to Sean for his help. Numbers have been added here for reference purposes only. Date amended to 1950's from 1940's.

1. Walley Barnes (Arsenal)  -  added 03-02-2024
2. Ray Daniel (Arsenal and Wales)
3. Peter Goring (Arsenal)  -  added 24-01-2024
4. Cliff Holton (Arsenal)
5. John Kelsey (Arsenal)
6. Jimmy Logie (Arsenal)
7. Tommy Briggs (Blackburn Rovers)
8. Red Elvy (Blackburn Rovers)
9. Albert Nightingale (Blackburn Rovers)
10. Malcolm Barrass (Bolton Wanderers and England)
11. Bobby Langton (Bolton Wanderers and England)
12. Nat Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers and England)
13. Willie Moir (Bolton Wanderers and Scotland)
14. Dave Massart (Bury)
15. Billy Kiernan (Charlton Athletic)
16. Frank Lock (Charlton Athletic)
17. John McNichol (Chelsea)
18. Peter Sillett (Chelsea)
19. Bobby Smith (Chelsea)
20. Tommy Eglington (Everton)
21. Bedford Jezzard (Fulham)
22. Robin Lawler (Fulham and Eire)
23. Arthur Stevens (Fulham)
24. Jim Taylor (Fulham)
25. Tom Berry (Hull City)
26. Billy Bly (Hull City)
27. Derek Hines (Leicester City)
28. Jack Lee (Leicester City)
29. Charlie Ashcroft (Liverpool)
30. Brian Hughes (Liverpool)
31. Laurie Hughes (Liverpool and England)
32. Jack Smith (Liverpool)
33. John Berry (Manchester United)
34. Roger Byrne (Manchester United)
35. Bill Foulkes (Manchester United)
36. Stan Pearson (Manchester United and England)
37. Dennis Viollet (Manchester United)
38. Alex McRae (Middlesbrough)
39. Reg Foulkes (Norwich City)
40. John Gavin (Norwich City)
41. Horace Gager (Nottingham Forest)
42. Leon Leuty (Notts County)
43. Jackie Sewell (Notts County)
44. Terry Ryder (Portsmouth)
45. Tommy Docherty (Preston North End)
46. Tom Finney (Preston North End)
47. Jim Gooch (Preston North End)
48. Ken Horton (Preston North End)
49. Joe Marston (Preston North End)
50. Redfern Froggatt (Sheffield Wednesday)
51. Eddie Gannon (Sheffield Wednesday)
52. Don Gibson (Sheffield Wednesday)
53. Albert Quixall (Sheffield Wednesday)
54. Ken Chisholm (Sunderland)
55. Ray Daniel (Sunderland and Wales)
56. Willie Fraser (Sunderland)
57. Tommy Reynolds (Sunderland)
58. Tommy Wright (Sunderland and Scotland)
59. Ronnie Allen (West Bromwich Albion)
60. Ray Barlow (West Bromwich Albion)
61. Peter Broadbent (Wolves)
62. Ron Flower (Wolves)
63. Jimmy Mullen (Wolverhampton Wanderers and England)
64. Bill Shorthouse (Wolves)
65. Billy Wright (Wolves and England)