D.C. Thomson / The Hornet - THO-435/THO-209 International Cup Teams

1964
THO-435/THO-209 International Cup Teams
D.C. Thomson / The Hornet
16 cards

The first four were issued as individual cards with the rest being issued as three sheets of four cards, but are more often found cut down to single team photos. The comic also provided a small plastic wallet to keep the cards in.

THO-435/THO-209 International Cup Teams  -  issue no. 23, dated 15 February, 1964

Burnley F.C.
Meredith, Angus, Miller, Blacklaw, Cummings, Robson, Elder, Pilkington, Pointer, Adamson, Mcllroy, Connelly
Dundee F.C.
Hamilton, Seith, Ian Ure, Slater, Wishart, Cox, Kean, Smith, Penman, Cousin, Alan Gilzean, Robertson, Shankly (Manager)
Ipswich Town F.C.
Stephenson, Carberry, Baxter, Bailey, Compton, Elsworthy, Moran, Curtis, Nelson, Phillips, Leadbetter
Manchester United F.C.
Law , Setters, Cantwell, Foulkes, Charlton, Brennan, Dunne, Herd, Dalton, Quixall, Gaskell, Gregg, Stiles, Giles, Jack Crompton, Matt Busby

THO-435/THO-209 International Cup Teams - Sheet 1  -  issue no. 24, dated 22 February, 1964

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Baker, Allen, Norman, Brown, Henry, Smith, Mackay, Medwin, Greaves, Blanchflower, White, Jones
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Stuart, Clamp, Finlayson, Murray, Flowers, Sidebottom, Showell, Harris, S. Cullis (Manager), Mannion, Broadbent, Slater, Mason, Deeley, J. Gardener (Trainer), Horre, Stobart
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Bowman, Kirk, Brown, Higgins, Bauld, McLeod, Thomson, Smith, Marshall, Fraser, McFadzean, Murray, Harvey (Trainer), Crawford, Young, Milne, Tommy Walker (Manager), Cummimg, Blackwood, Hamilton
Leicester City F.C.
Banks, Cross, King, Sjoberg, Norman, Keyworth, Appleton, Riley, Gibson, McLintock, Stringfellow

THO-435/THO-209 International Cup Teams - Sheet 2  -  issue no. 25, dated 29 February, 1964

Celtic F.C.
McNamee, Veitch, Carroll, Haffey, Fallon, Rooney, Byme, Clark, Brown, Brogon, Parks, O'Neill, Gallacher, Murdoch, Cushley, Jackson, Price, Fallon (Coach) Chalmers, Hughes, Mackay, McNeill, Kennedy, Divers, Crerand, Gribbon (Asst. Trainer)
Chelsea F.C.
Anderton, Whittaker, Matthews, Mortimore, Liversay, Compton, Greaves, Brabrook, Sillett (Captain), Nicholas, Blunstone
Everton F.C.
Shaw, Rankine, Harcombe, Harris, Heslop, Hill, McKenzie, Morrisey, Veall, Rees, Phillips, Wright, Harvey, Gabriel, West, Vernon, Labone, Parnell, Sharples, Meagan, Thomson, Lewin (Coach), Parker, Scott, Stevens, Young, Catterick (Manager), Temple, Kay, Eggleston (Trainer), Watson (Asst. Trainer)
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Burkett, Rowland, Baird, Grummitt , J Mallett (Trainer), Armstrong, Bartor, Julians, Iley, Gray, Addison, Booth, McKinley (Captain), Palmer, Quigley, Le Flem, Vowden, Whitefoot

THO-435/THO-209 International Cup Teams - Sheet 3  -   issue no. 26, dated 7 March, 1964

Birmingham City F.C.
Neal, Withers, Shofield, Murphy, Watts, Allen, K. Fist (Trainer), Weston, Stubbs, Farmer, Smith, Gordon, Rudd, Hooper, G. Merrick (Manager), Astall, Sissons, Beard, Wrright, Hume
Linfield F.C.
McCune (Trainer), Reid, Service, Gilliland, Graham, Hatton, McLeary, Low, Scott, Parke (Capt.), Dickson, Ferguson
Rangers F.C.
Anderson, Millar, Currie, Hume, McKinnon, Martin, Niven, Ritchie, Grant, Murray, Penman, Matthew, Henderson, Brand, Stevenson, More, Baird, McLean, Paterson, King, Davis, Hynd, Telfer, Provan, Baxter, Joe Craven (Asst Trainer), Scott, Cassidy, McMillan, Queen, Shearer, Young, Caldow, Bowie, McColl, Brown, Little, Watson, Wilson, Davie, Kinnear (Trainer)
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Megson, Kay, Hardy, Springett, Swan, Johnson, Finney, Craig, Fantham, Griffin, Dobson

D.C. Thomson / The Hornet - The Hornet All-Star Ring and 20 Super Star Photos

1972
The Hornet All-Star Ring and 20 Super Star Photos
D.C. Thomson / The Hornet
20 (12 Footballers)

Issue no 476 of The Hornet, dated 21 October, 1972 included an All-Star Ring and a sheet of stickers featuring 20 stars, including 12 footballers.

Charlie George
Jackie Stewart
Tom Jones
Martin Chivers
Jimmy Johnstone
Sean Connery
Cliff Richard
Peter Osgood
Denis Law
John Toshack
Billy Bremner
Bobby Moore
Elvis Presley
Roy McFarland
Steve McQueen
Derek Dougan
Asa Hartford
Ron Davies
Ken Buchanan
Cartoon

D.C. Thomson / The Hornet - THO-415 Gallery of Sport (Poster - 2)

1967
THO-415 Gallery of Sport (No. 2)
D.C. Thomson / The Hornet
2 posters

The second of two posters given away with The Hornet, this one with the issue dated 4 March, 1967. Details of the first one can be seen here - http://cartophilic-info-exch.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/dc-thompson-hornet-tho-415-gallery-of.html

Jim Baxter (Sunderland and Scotland)
Johnny Crossan (captain of Manchester City with the Second Division Championship trophy)

Everton F.C. - F.A. Cup Winners 1966
Geoff Barnett, Gordon West, Andy Rankin, Brian Harris, Pickering, Brown, Brian Labone, Jimmy Gabriel, Tommy Wright, John Hurst, Tommy Eggleton (Trainer), Johnny Morrisey, Alex Scott, Mike Trebilcock, Alex Young, Harry Catterick (Manager), Colin Harvey, Derek Temple, Ray Wilson, Alan Ball

Celtic F.C. - Scottish League Champions 1966
Jim Brogan, Willie O'Neill, Ian Young, John Cushley, Tommy Gemmell, Jim Craig, Davie Cattenach, Charlie Gallacher, Tony Taylor, Jim Clark. John Higgins (Coach), Neil Mochan, Brian Goodwin, Jimmy Quinn, John Clark, John Hughes, Bent Martin, John Fallon, Ronnie Simpson, Jack Kennedy, Frank McCarron, John Halpin, Sam Henderson, Davie Hay, Bob Rooney, Sean Fallon. Jimmy McGrory, Tom Devlin, John Taggart, Jimmy Johnstone, Steve Chalmers, Joe McBride, Billy McNeill, Bob Kelly, Bobby Murdoch, Bobby Lennox, Bertie Auld, Lou Macari, John Gorman, Desmond White, Jock Stein.

Sheffield Wednesday F.C. - F.A. Cup Finalists 1966
Johnny Logan (Trainer), Peter Eustace, Sam Ellis, Ron Springett, Wilf Smith, Gerry Young, Jim McCalliog, Frank Noble, Graham Pugh, John Fantham, Don Megson, David Ford, Johnny Quinn

Chelsea F.C. - F.A, Cup Sem-Finalists 1966
Joe Kirkup, Jim Thomson, Marvin Hinton, George Graham, Peter Bonetti, Alex Stepney, Ron Harris, John Hollins, Eddie McCreadie, John Boyle, Bobby Tambling, Charlie Cooke, Allan Harris, Peter Osgood, Peter Houseman, Tommy Robson.

Leeds United F.C. - First Division Runners-Up 1966
Hunter, Peacock, Charlton, Madeley, Gray, Belfitt, Greenhoff, Manager Don Revie, Bell, O’Grady, Harvey, Sprake, Johannesonm Johnson, Greenhoff, Reaney, Collins, Giles, Bremner, Storrie, Lorimer, Cooper, 

J. Cruickshank, C. Shevlane, D. Holt (Hearts)
Gary Sobers (Cricket)
Walter McGowan (Boxing)
George Eastham (Stoke City)

Mike England (Spurs and Wales)
John Surtees (Motor Cycling)
George Best (Manchester United)
Willie Henderson (Rangers and Scotland)

D.C. Thomson / The Hornet - THO-237 My Own Souvenir of a Wonderful Year of Sport (Booklet)

1966
THO-237 My Own Souvenir of a Wonderful Year of Sport
D.C. Thomson / The Hornet
1 booklet

A 32 page booklet. Here are some of the page headings.

UPDATE (02-03-2022 14:02):  Trevor has added a comment stating that this booklet was included with issue number 180 of The Hornet, dated 18 February, 1967 and that has allowed me to track down an image of the cover of that particular comic

My Own Souvenir of a Wonderful Year of Sport

• Front cover - Bobby Moore, Ray Wilson and George Cohen with the World Cup
• Cassius Clay / This Book belongs to...
• The Aussies keep the Ashes (Cricket)
• Two Toppers Down Under (Cricket)
• The Merseyside Champs! (Liverpool F.C. - Ron Yeats and Roger Hunt with the F.A. Charity Shield)
• Everton's Cup Triumph
• Wales Win!/Scotland retain the Calcutta Cup (Rugby Union)
• International Results (Rugby Union)
• Triple Champion - Jack Brabham (Motor Racing)
• Two British Aces - Jackie Stewart and Graham Hill (Motor Racing)
• The Old Firm share the Honours (Celtic and Rangers)
• Cassius Clay saw and comquered (Boxing)
• Wee Walter's Big Night (Boxing)
• Commonwealth Games (Boxing and Athletics)
• Jamaica Golds (Athletics)
• Centre pages - World Cup - Wembley 1966 (Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Bobby Charlton, as Booby Moore receives the World Cup from H.M. Queen Elizabeth II)
• How England won the World Cup (2 pages)
• How England won the World Cup  - The Quarter-Finals (2 pages) - Eusebio
• How England won the World Cup - The Semi-Finals (2 pages)
• How England won the World Cup - The Final (2 pages)

D.C. Thomson / The Hornet - Gallery of Sport (1963)

1963
Gallery of Sport
D.C. Thomson / The Hornet
17 comic covers

The first edition of The Hornet was issued on 14 September, 1963. The next 17 covers of the comic included cartoons entitled Galley of Sport. They included a large cartoon on the front page and the comic strip continued on the back page of the comic. They are unnumbered and are numbered and are listed here in issue number order.

1.  -
2.  Three Fights at Broken Hill (Boxing)
3.  F.A. Cup Final, 23 April, 1932, Arsenal v Newcastle United
4.  All-Black Day at Cardiff, 1905
5.  Joe Louis, the Brown Bomber
6.  Gordon Smith (Hibs, Dundee)
7.  The Wakefield Kicker (Rugby League)
8.  Cesare Maestra (Mountaineering)
9.  Daan Bekker v Stoffell Willemse (Boxing)
10.  Gypsy’s Curse - Derby County
11.  Tazio Nuvolari (Motor Racing - 1963)
12.  Glasgow Rangers F.C.
13.  Ingamar Johansson (07-12-63)
14. Tom Simpson (1963 Bordeaux-Paris Cycle Race)
15.  The team of Past Masters - Stanley Matthews (Stoke City v Huddersfield Town)
16.  Flt.Lt. Mitchell (The Cresta Run)
17.  Ken Norris (Round the Houses, Sao Paulo)
18.  Battlers from Bangor City (v Napoli)

D.C. Thomson / The Hornet - THO-700 / THO-214 Top Cup Teams

1966
THO-700 / THO-214 Top Cup Teams
D.C. Thomson / The Hornet
12 cards

Issued over a three week period from 22 January, 1966 to 5 February, 1966.

THO-700/THO-214 Top Cup Teams  -  Issue no. 124, dated 22 January, 1966

Brazil
Feola, Santos D., Zito, Bellini, Santos N., Orlando, Gilmar, Garrincha, Didi, Pele, Vava, Zagalo, Trainer
Glasgow Celtic
Young, Gemmell, Fallon, Murdoch, McNeill, Clark, Chalmers, Gallagher, Hughes, Lennox, Auld
Wales
Stuart Williams, Alan Harrington, John Charles,  Jack Kelsey, Mel Charles, Dai Ward, Cliff Jones, Phil Woosnam, Vic Crowe, Ivor Allchurch, Graham Williams
West Ham United
Brown, Peters, Kirkup, Standen, Dear, Moore, Sealey, Boyce, Hurst, Burkett, Sissons

THO-700/THO-214 Top Cup Teams  -  Issue no. 125, dated 29 January, 1966

England
Armfield, Moore, Norman, Springett, Flowers, Wilson, Greaves, Douglas, Hitchens, Haynes, Charlton
Manchester United
Crompton, Foulkes, Sadler, Dunne, Brennan, Moore, Crerand, Cantwell, Busby, Connelly, Stiles, Charlton, Law, Dunne, Herd, Best

Real Madrid
Dominguez, Marquitos, Santamria, Pachin, Vidal, Zarraga (Trainer), Canario, Del Sol, Di Stefano, Puskas, Gento
Scotland
McRae, Hamilton, Brown, Crerand, McNeil, Greig, McCreadie, St. John, Henderson, Collins, Bremner, Law, Wilson

THO-700/THO-214 Top Cup Teams  -  Issue no. 126, dated 5 February, 1966

Glasgow Rangers
Shearer, Caldow, Provan, Ritchie, Greig, McKinnon, Baxter, Symon, Henderson, McMillan, McLean, Millar, Forrest, Brand, Wilson, Kinnear
Liverpool
Milne, Byrne, Lawrence, Moran, Stevenson, Paisley, Bennet, Callaghan, Hunt, St. John, Williams, Yeats, Arrowsmith, Thompson, Shankly
Northern Ireland
Bailey, Cunningham, McMichael, Uprichard, Blanchflower J., Peacock, Callaghan, McAdams, Simpson, McIlroy, Blanchflower D., Bingham, McParland, Keith, Gregg, McGrory
Tottenham Hotspur
Baker, Allen, Norman, Brown, Henry, Smith, Mackay, Medwin, Greaves, Blanchflower, White, Jones

D.C. Thomson / The Hornet - The Hornet Book Of Football Facts And Photos

1969
The Hornet Book Of Football Facts And Photos
D.C. Thomson / The Hornet
1 booklet

The booklet was given free with issue no. 314, dated 13 September, 1969.

The Hornet Book Of Football Facts And Photos

D.C. Thomson / The Hornet - World Cup 1966 Hornet badge

1966
World Cup 1966 Hornet badge
D.C. Thomson / The Hornet
1 badge

The badge was given free with the 16 July issue of The Hornet (issue no. 149). As usual the illustrations are not to scale. The plastic badge was made by Brompton Ltd.

World Cup 1966 The Hornet badge

D.C. Thomson / The Hornet - THO-230 - Great Goals, Great Tries!

1963
THO-230 - Great Goals, Great Tries!
D.C. Thomson / The Hornet
1 booklet

A 20 page booklet given away as a free gift with issue no. 4 of The Hornet, dated 5 October, 1963.

Great Goals, Great Tries! (cover shows Bobby Smith (Tottenham Hotspur) during the 1961 F.A. Charity Shield game v F.A. XI, which Spurs won 3-2)

D.C. Thomson / The Hornet - THO-228 Fast Action Football

1963
THO-228  Fast Action Football
D.C. Thomson / The Hornet
1 booklet

A 20 page booklet given away with the third issue of The Hornet, dated 28 September, 1963.

Fast Action Football (with Gordon Harris (Burnley) and Lawrie Leslie (West Ham United) on the cover)

D.C. Thomson / The Hornet - THO-705/THO-215 Top Players of Today & Yesterday / THO-710/THO-216 Top Teams of Today & Yesterday (2)

1965
THO-710 / THO-216  Top Teams of Today & Yesterday
D.C. Thomson / The Hornet
8 sheets

As promised here are the photos of the Top Teams in this collection. Please see the previous post for more information.

D.C. Thomson / The Hornet - THO-705/THO-215 Top Players of Today & Yesterday / THO-710/THO-216 Top Teams of Today & Yesterday

1965
THO-705 / THO-215  Top Players of Today & Yesterday
THO-710 / THO-216  Top Teams of Today & Yesterday
D.C. Thomson / The Hornet
4 sheets

Large concertina-type sheets that included photos of Top Teams and Top Footballers. Illustrations of all the Top Teams will follow in the next post.

THO-705 / THO-215 Top Players of Today & Yesterday - 9 February, 1965
THO-710 / THO-216 - Top Teams of Today & Yesterday - 9 February, 1965

Newcastle United 1951-52
Norwich City 1958-59
Aston Villa 1956-57
Chelsea 1954-55
Billy McNeil (Celtic)
Billy Wright (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Danny Blanchflower (Tottenham Hotspur)
Bobby Moore (West Ham United)
Wilf Mannion (Middlesbrough)
Billy Steel (Dundee)
Willie Henderson (Rangers)
Terry Paine (Southampton)

THO-705 / THO-215 Top Players of Today & Yesterday - 16 February, 1965
THO-710 / THO-216 - Top Teams of Today & Yesterday - 16 February, 1965

Burnley 1959-60
Greenock Morton 1963-64
Glasgow Celtic 
West Ham United 1963-64
Gary Sprake (Leeds United)
Cyril Knowles (Tottenham Hotspur)
Ray Wilson (Everton)
Tony Waiters (Blackpool)
Willie Bauld (Heart of Midlothian)
Tommy Lawton (Notts County)
Johnny Crossan (Sunderland)
John Atyeo (Bristol City)

THO-705 / THO-215 Top Players of Today & Yesterday - 23 February, 1965
THO-710 / THO-216 - Top Teams of Today & Yesterday - 23 February, 1965

Arsenal 1952-53
Blackpool 1952-53
Leeds United 1963-64
Glasgow Rangers 1963-64
Sam Bartram (Charlton Athletic)
Ron Springett (Sheffield Wednesday)
Chris Shevlane (Heart of Midlothian)
Eddie Hapgood (Arsenal)
Derek Kevan (Manchester City)
S. Hill (ex Blackpool, now Tranmere Rovers) - wearing Blackpool kit
Johnny Byrne (West Ham United)
Ian Callaghan (Liverpool)

THO-705 / THO-215 Top Players of Today & Yesterday - 2 March, 1965
THO-710 / THO-216 - Top Teams of Today & Yesterday - 2 March, 1965

England 1963
FIFA Select 1963
Tottenham Hotspur 1960-61
Dundee 1963-64
David Woodfield (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Mike England (Blackburn Rovers)
John Greig (Rangers)
Dave Mackay (Tottenham Hotspur)
Stanley Matthews (Stoke City)
Denis Law (Manchester United)
Gordon Smith (Hibs)
Joe Baker (Arsenal)

D.C. Thomson / The Hornet - My Own Diary of World Cup Football (2)

1966
My Own Diary of World Cup Football
D.C. Thomson / The Hornet
1

An advert relating to this item - the issue of The Hornet is dated 15 January, 1966.

D.C. Thomson / The Hornet - THO-238 My Own World Cup Scorebook

1966
THO-238 My Own World Cup Scorebook
D.C. Thomson / The Hornet
1 booklet

A 32 page booklet given away before the 1966 World Cup tournament.

UPDATE (22-09-2024 17:14):  Trevor Cotterell has informed me that this booklet was included with the issue dated 16 July, 1966, issue number 148.

My Own World Cup Scorebook

D.C. Thomson / The Hornet - THO-705/THO-215 Top Players of Today & Yesterday

1965
THO-705/THO-215 Top Players of Today & Yesterday
D.C. Thomson / The Hornet
8 sheets

A wallet was provided to hold these sheets and the Top Teams of Today & Yesterday, which were issued at the same time.

THO-705/THO-215 Top Players of Today & Yesterday - 09 February, 1965

Billy McNeil (Celtic and Scotland)
Billy Wright (Wolves and England)
Danny Blanchflower (Spurs and Ireland)
Bobby Moore (West Ham and England)

THO-705/THO-215 Top Players of Today & Yesterday - 09 February, 1965

Wilf Mannion (Middlesbrough and England)
Billy Steel (Dundee and Scotland)
Willie Henderson (Rangers and Scotland)
Terry Paine (Southampton and England)

THO-705/THO-215 Top Players of Today & Yesterday - 16 February, 1965

Willie Bauld (Hearts and Scotland)
Tommy Lawton (Notts County and England)
Johnny Crossan (Sunderland and Ireland)
John Atyeo (Bristol City and England)

THO-705/THO-215 Top Players of Today & Yesterday - 16 February, 1965

Gary Sprake (Leeds United and Wales)
Cyril Knowles (Spurs)
Ray Wilson (Everton and England)
Tony Waiters (Blackpool and England)

THO-705/THO-215 Top Players of Today & Yesterday - 23 February, 1965

Sam Bartram (Charlton Athletic)
Ron Springett (Sheffield Wednesday)
Chris Shevlane (Heart of Midlothian)
Eddie Hapgood (Arsenal)

THO-705/THO-215 Top Players of Today & Yesterday - 23 February, 1965

Derek Kevan (Manchester City)
S. Hill (Tranmere Rovers)
Johnny Byrne (West Ham United)
Ian Callaghan (Liverpool)

THO-705/THO-215 Top Players of Today & Yesterday - 02 March, 1965

David Woodfield (Wolves)
Mike England (Blackburn Rovers and Wales)
John Greig (Rangers and Scotland)
Dave Mackay (Spurs and Scotland)

THO-705/THO-215 Top Players of Today & Yesterday - 02 March, 1965

Stanley Matthews (Stoke City and England)
Denis Law (Manchester United and Scotland)
Gordon Smith (Hibernian and Scotland)
Joe Baker (Arsenal and England)