Wednesday 27 January 2016

Merlin - Premier Gold (1996-97)


1996-97
Premier Gold
Merlin
161 base cards

Often seen listed as a set of 196 cards, but that doesn't include the two case cards that were only available in Scandinavia. The Mark Bosnich card is shown here and measures 11cm x 8cm.

1.  Nigel Winterburn (Arsenal)
2.  Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal)
3.  Ian Wright (Arsenal)
4.  David Platt (Arsenal)
5.  Paul Merson (Arsenal) 
6.  David Seamen (Arsenal)
7.  Lee Dixon (Arsenal) 
8.  Martin Keown (Arsenal)
9.  John Hartson (Arsenal)
10.  Ray Parlour (Arsenal) 
11.  Mark Bosnich (Aston Villa)
12.  Andy Townsend (Aston Villa)
13.  Mark Draper (Aston Villa) 
14.  Ugo Ehiogu (Aston Villa) 
15.  Paul McGrath (Aston Villa) 
16.  Savo Milosovic (Aston Villa) 
17.  Gareth Southgate (Aston Villa) 
18.  Dwight Yorke (Aston Villa) 
19.  Steve Saunton (Aston Villa) 
20.  Tim Flowers (Blackburn Rovers)
21.  Garry Flitcroft (Blackburn Rovers)
22.  Tim Sherwood (Blackburn Rovers)
23.  Chris Sutton (Blackburn Rovers)
24.  Georgios Donis (Blackburn Rovers)
25.  Paul Warhurst (Blackburn Rovers)
26.  Stuart Ripley (Blackburn Rovers)
27.  Colin Hendry (Blackburn Rovers)
28.  Henning Berg (Blackburn Rovers)
29.  Gianluca Vialli (Chelsea)
30.  Gavin Peacock (Chelsea)
31.  Dennis Wise (Chelsea)
32.  Frank Leboeuf (Chelsea)
33.  Roberto Di Matteo (Chelsea)
34.  Mark Hughes (Chelsea)
35.  Dan Petrescu (Chelsea)
36.  John Spencer (Chelsea)
37.  Terry Phelan (Chelsea)
38.  Dion Dublin (Coventry City)
39.  Steve Ogrizovic (Coventry City)
40.  Gary McAllister (Coventry City)
41.  Noel Whelan (Coventry City)
42.  John Salako (Coventry City)
43.  Marques Isaias (Coventry City)
44.  Dean Sturridge (Derby County)
45.  Dean Yates (Derby County)
46.  Aljosa Asanovic (Derby County)
47.  Robin Van Der Laan (Derby County)
48.  Marco Gabiadini (Derby County)
49.  Chris Powell (Derby County)
50.  Darren Ferguson (Everton)
51.  Andrei Kanchelskis (Everton)
52.  Graham Stuart (Everton)
53.  Gary Speed (Everton)
54.  Neville Southall (Everton)
55.  David Unsworth (Everton)
56.  John Ebbrell (Everton)
57.  Earl Barrett (Everton)
58.  Tony Yeboah (Everton)
59.  Ian Rush (Leeds United)
60.  Andy Gray (Leeds United)
61.  Carlton Palmer (Leeds United)
62.  Gary Kelly (Leeds United)
63.  Lee Sharpe (Leeds United)
64.  Mark Ford (Leeds United)
65.  Ian Bowyer (Leeds United)
66.  Nigel Martyn (Leeds United)
67.  Emile Heskey (Leicester City)
68.  Steve Claridge (Leicester City)
69.  Mike Whitlow (Leicester City)
70.  Scott Taylor (Leicester City)
71.  Neil Lennon (Leicester City)
72.  Mustafa Izzett (Leicester City)
73.  Stan Collymore (Liverpool)
74.  Robbie Fowler (Liverpool)
75.  Jamie Redknapp (Liverpool)
76.  Steve McManaman (Liverpool)
77.  Jason McAteer (Liverpool)
78.  Phil Babb (Liverpool)
79.  Stig Inge Bjornebye (Liverpool)
80.  John Barnes (Liverpool)
81.  David James (Liverpool)
82.  Patrik Berger (Liverpool)
83.  Eric Cantona (Manchester United)
84.  Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
85.  Ronny Johnsen (Manchester United)
86.  Peter Schmeichel (Manchester United)
87.  Jordi Cruyff (Manchester United)
88.  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Manchester United)
89.  Gary Pallister (Manchester United)
90.  Gary Neville (Manchester United)
91.  Roy Keane (Manchester United)
92.  David Beckham (Manchester United)
93.  Juninho (Middlesbrough)
94.  Emerson (Middlesbrough)
95.  Robbie Mustoe (Middlesbrough)
96.  Fabrizio Ravanelli (Middlesbrough)
97.  Nick Barmby (Middlesbrough)
98.  Neil Cox (Middlesbrough)
99.  Craig Hignett (Middlesbrough)
100.  Curtis Fleming (Middlesbrough)
101.  Alan Shearer (Newcastle United)
102.  Alan Ferdinand (Newcastle United)
103.  David Ginola (Newcastle United)
104.  Faustino Asprilla (Newcastle United)
105.  Robert Lee (Newcastle United)
106.  Peter Beardsley (Newcastle United)
107.  Keith Gillespie (Newcastle United)
108.  Steve Howey (Newcastle United)
109.  Darren Peacock (Newcastle United)
110.  Steve Watson (Newcastle United)
111.  Chris Bart-Williams (Nottingham Forest)
112.  Steve Stone (Nottingham Forest)
113.  Ian Woan (Nottingham Forest)
114.  Nikola Jerkan (Nottingham Forest)
115.  Dean Saunders (Nottingham Forest)
116.  Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest)
117.  Scot Gemmill (Nottingham Forest)
118.  Colin Cooper (Nottingham Forest)
119.  David Hirst (Sheffield W)
120.  Andy Booth (Sheffield W)
121.  Regi Blinker (Sheffield W)
122.  Ritchie Humphries (Sheffield W)
123.  Graham Hyde (Sheffield W)
124.  John Sheridan (Sheffield W)
125.  Des Walker (Sheffield W)
126.  Scott Oakes (Sheffield W)
127.  Matt Le Tissier (Southampton) 
128.  Neil Shipperley (Southampton)
129.  Dave Beasent (Southampton)
130.  Neil Heaney (Southampton)
131.  Jim Magilton (Southampton)
132.  Jason Dodd (Southampton)
133.  Tony Coton (Sunderland)
134.  Alex Rae (Sunderland)
135.  Michael Gray (Sunderland)
136.  Niall Quinn (Sunderland)
137.  Paul Bracewell (Sunderland)
138.  Dariusz Kubicki (Sunderland)
139.  Darren Anderton (Tottenham H)
140.  Chris Armstrong (Tottenham H)
141.  Teddy Sheringham (Tottenham H)
142.  Ian Walker (Tottenham H)
143.  Ruel Fox (Tottenham H) 
144.  Colin Calderwood (Tottenham H)
145.  Allan Nielsen (Tottenham H)
146.  Sol Campbell (Tottenham H)
147.  Gary Mabbutt (Tottenham H)
148.  Andy Sinton (Tottenham H)
149.  Julian Dicks (West Ham United)
150.  Slaven Bilic (West Ham United)
151.  Florin Raducioiu (West Ham United)
152.  Paulo Futre (West Ham United)
153.  Danny Williamson (West Ham United)
154.  Marc Rieper (West Ham United)
155.  Dean Holdsworth (Wimbledon)
156.  Efan Ekoku (Wimbledon)
157.  Marcus Gayle (Wimbledon)
158.  Vinnie Jones (Wimbledon)
159.  Oyvind Leonardsen (Wimbledon)
160.  Dean Thatcher (Wimbledon)
161.  F.A. Premier League - Championship Trophy / Roll of Honour

Premier Gold - E suffix
20 cards

E01.  Team Card (Arsenal)
E02.  Team Card (Aston Villa)
E03.  Team Card (Blackburn Rovers)
E04.  Team Card (Chelsea)
E05.  Team Card (Coventry City)
E06.  Team Card (Derby County)
E07.  Team Card (Everton)
E08.  Team Card (Leeds United)
E09.  Team Card (Leicester City)
E10.  Team Card (Liverpool)
E11.  Team Card (Manchester United)
E12.  Team Card (Middlesbrough)
E13.  Team Card (Newcastle United)
E14.  Team Card (Nottingham Forest)
E15.  Team Card (Sheffield Wednesday)
E16.  Team Card (Southampton)
E17.  Team Card (Sunderland)
E18.  Team Card (Tottenham Hotspur)
E19.  Team Card (West Ham United)
E20.  Team Card (Wimbledon)


Premier Gold - M prefix - International Masters of the Game
15 cards

M01.  Mark Bosnich (Aston Villa)
M02.  Faustino Asprilla (Newcastle United)
M03.  Karel Poborsky (Manchester United)
M04.  Juninho (Middlesbrough)
M05.  Peter Schmeichel (Manchester United)
M06.  Alan Shearer (Newcastle United)
M07.  Steve McManaman (Liverpool)
M08.  Eric Cantona (Manchester United)
M09.  Lars Bohinen (Blackburn Rovers)
M10.  David Ginola (Newcastle United)
M11.  Ruud Gullit (Chelsea)
M12.  Gianluca Vialli (Chelsea)
M13.  Fabrizio Ravanelli (Middlesbrough)
M14.  Andrei Kanchelskis (Everton)
M15.  Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)

Premier Gold - Case cards - issued in Scandinavia only, not issued in U.K.
2 cards

C1.  Eric Cantona (Manchester United)
C2.  Mark Bosnich (Aston Villa)

Premier Gold - paper inserts
6 inserts

'Statistics'
'Premier League 97 Starter Pack'
'Premier League Collectors Club'
'Premier Gold'
'Coming Soon - Premier League 97….'
'Metallic & Embossed Cards'

Premier Gold - errors/varieties

3.  Ian Wright (Arsenal)  - back is pink and purple

Premier Gold - packet
1 packet

Fabrizio Ravanelli (Middlesbrough)
Alan Shearer (Newcastle United)
Eric Cantona (Manchester United)


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