1930s
Useless Eustace
Raphael Tuck & Sons / Daily Mirror
24 postcards (1 Football)
Useless Eustace cartoons were the work of the Daily Mirror cartoonist Jack Greenall. 24 of his cartoons were published by Raphael Tuck, with one of them having a football connection.
"---and if sport's in your line, sir, the house has the added advantage of being close to the local football ground!!"
1948-49
Magic Feet
Daily Mirror
22 cut-outs
Jim Donnelly has sent in the name of the missing player along with a photo showing four of the Magic Feet cut-outs in a scrapbook. That's another checklist completed.
1. Charlie Wayman (Southampton)
2. Len Shackleton (Sunderland)
3. Tommy Walker (Chelsea)
4. Stanley Matthews (Blackpool)
5. Trevor Ford (Aston Villa)
6. Jack Vernon (West Bromwich Albion)
7. Charles Tully (Celtic)
8. Gordon Hurst (Charlton Athletic)
9. James Mason (Third Lanark)
10. Jack Milburn (Newcastle United)
11. Tom Finney (Preston North End)
12. Billy Linacre (Manchester City) - 19 February, 1949 - date added 30-03-2025 - thanks to Trevor Cotterell
13. Peter Harris (Portsmouth)
14. George Hardwick (Middlesbrough)
15. Leslie Compton (Arsenal)
16. Jim Taylor (Fulham)
17. Harry Johnston (Blackpool)
18. Joe Harvey (Newcastle United)
19. Ian Black (Southampton)
20. Roy Bentley (Chelsea) - amended 20-09-2024
21. Eric Westwood (Manchester City)
22. Micky Fenton (Middlesbrough) - added 23-01-2021 - thanks to Neil Hawkins
1972-73
Goal Action Replay
Daily Mirror
6 booklets
These are what are known as flicker books - they have photos printed on both sides of the pages and each book contains 64 pages. Flick the pages forward and see the action unfold before your eyes. Flick the pages back and you see another goal being scored.
Replay No. 1
Front - The Genius of George Best
Back - Charlie George v Gordon Banks
Replay No. 2
Front - The Centenary Cup Winner (Allan Clarke - Leeds United v Liverpool)
Back - (Francis) Lee at large!
Replay No. 3
Front - King Pele
Back - Bobby Charlton's Greatest Goal
Replay No. 4
Front - Did Geoff Hurst's World Cup Winner really cross the line?
Back - The Goal of the Year (Ron Radford - Hereford United)
Replay No. 5
Front - Incredible (Johan) Cruyff
Back - The Banana that beat Banks (George Armstrong - Arsenal)
Replay No. 6
Front - (Martin) Chivers in Charge!
Back - Eusebio's Rocket!
1948 ?
Magic Feet
Daily Mirror
21 ?
Mike Prior has sent in a great list of these cut-outs. Only 1 missing, no. 8, if the set runs to 21 items.
1. Charlie Wayman (Southampton)
2. Len Shackleton (Sunderland)
3. Tommy Walker (Chelsea)
4. Stanley Matthews (Blackpool)
5. Trevor Ford (Aston Villa)
6. Jack Vernon (West Bromwich Albion)
7. Charles Tully (Celtic)
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9. James Mason (Third Lanark)
10. Jack Milburn (Newcastle United)
11. Tom Finney (Preston North End)
12. Billy Linacre (Manchester City)
13. Peter Harris (Portsmouth)
14. George Hardwick (Middlesbrough)
15. Leslie Compton (Arsenal)
16. Jim Taylor (Fulham)
17. Harry Johnston (Blackpool)
18. Joe Harvey (Newcastle United)
19. Ian Black (Southampton)
20. Roy Bentley (Newcastle United)
21. Eric Westwood (Manchester City)
1950s
Magic Feet
Daily Mirror
Unknown number
I found the scan of the Trevor Ford item.
1950s
Magic Feet
Daily Mirror
Unknown number
I used to own the Trevor Ford one, which was cut from the newspaper, but I don't have any illustrations to go with this piece.
1.
2. Len Shackleton (Sunderland)
3. Walker (Chelsea)
4. Stanley Matthews (Blackpool)
5. Trevor Ford (Aston Villa)
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18. Joe Harvey (Newcastle United)
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