D.C. Thomson / The Hornet - THO-065 Bernard Briggs' Album of Football '68

1968

THO-065 Bernard Briggs' Album of Football '68

D.C. Thomson / The Hornet

39

This booklet was given away with The Hornet in 1968. Various pages are shown above. I don't have a copy myself, otherwise I would have checklisted them as they appear in the album, by page title.

UPDATE (03-04-2022 23:52):  Trevor has provided the issue numbers of the four comics.

THO-065 / Bernard Briggs' Album of Football '68 - sheet 1 - issue no. 261, dated 7 September, 1968

Jimmy Greaves (Spurs and England)

Glasgow Celtic

Ipswich Town

Nobby Stiles (Manchester United)

Willie Morgan (Burnley)

Bobby Hope (West Bromwich Albion)

Mike England (Spurs and Wales)

Mick Jones (Leeds United and England)

Martin Chivers (Spurs)

John Aston (Manchester United)

David Sadler (Manchester United)

Jimmy Johnstone (Celtic)

THO-065 / Bernard Briggs' Album of Football '68 - sheet 2 - issue no. 262, dated 14 September, 1968

George Best (Manchester United)

Tony Hateley

Gordon Wallace (Raith Rovers)

Charlie Cooke (Chelsea)

Ian Ure (Arsenal)

Tony Dunne (Manchester United)

A. Penman

Cliff Jones

A. Stephenson

Jeff Astle (West Bromwich Albion)

Martin Peters (West Ham United)

Bobby Charlton (Manchester United)

Billy Campbell

THO-065 / Bernard Briggs' Album of Football '68 - sheet 3 - issue no. 263, dated 21 September, 1968

Queens Park Rangers

West Bromwich Albion

George Best (Manchester United)

Bobby Lennox (Celtic)

Brian Kidd (Manchester United)

Pat Crerand (Manchester United)

Alan Birchenall

THO-065 / Bernard Briggs' Album of Football '68 - sheet 4 - issue no. 264, dated 28 September, 1968

Manchester City

Leeds United

Bobby Charlton and Alex Stepney (Manchester United)

Jimmy Greaves (Spurs)

Jim Baxter (Notts Forest and Scotland)

Alan Ball (Everton)

Denis Law (Manchester United)

The Book of Football - Scotland's New Internationals

1905-06
Scotland's New Internationals
The Book of Football
9 cameos

Here is another of the photographs Chris Lee has sent in. The Biscuitmen: Reading Football Card Homepage

Scotland's New Internationals
G. Wilson (Heart of Midlothian)
Chas. Thomas (Heart of Midlothian)
J. Hay (Celtic)
P. Somers (Celtic)
P. MacWilliam (Newcastle United)
T.T. Fitchie (Woolwich Arsenal)
J. Lyall (Sheffield Wednesday)
A. Young (Everton)
J. Howie (Newcastle United)

Palitoy - Top Team

 The case that holds the cards

1979
Arsenal - Top Team
Aston Villa - Top Team

Everton - Top Team

Liverpool - Top Team

Manchester City - Top Team

Manchester United - Top Team

Nottingham Forest - Top Team

Tottenham Hotspur - Top Team

Palitoy

11 players per team

Arsenal - Top Team
Frank Stapleton
Malcolm Macdonald
Alan Sunderland
Graham Rix
David Price
Liam Brady
Wilie Young
Sammy Nelson
David O'Leary
Pat Rice
Pat Jennings

Aston Villa - Top Team
Andy Gray
John Deehan
Brian Little
Gordon Cowans
Dennis Mortimer
Tom Craig
Ken McNaught
John Gidman
Gordon Smith
Alan Evans
Jimmy Rimmer

Everton - Top Team
Martin Dobson
Bob Latchford
Mike Lyons
Mike Pejic
Dave Thomas
Colin Todd
Mick Walsh
Billy Wright
George Wood
Andy King
Geoff Nulty

Liverpool - Top Team
Phil Neal
Jimmy Case
Emlyn Hughes
Phil Thompson
Ray Kennedy
Terry McDermott
Kenny Dalglish
Steve Heighway
Graeme Souness
Alan Kennedy
Ray Clemence

Manchester City - Top Team
Paul Futcher
Wilie Donachie
Joe Corrigan
Mick Channon
Peter Barnes
Brian Kidd
Asa Hartford
Dave Watson
Gary Owen
Kenny Clements
Colin Viljoen

Manchester United - Top Team
Joe Jordan
Steve Coppell
Jimmy Greenhoff
Paddy Roche
Martin Buchan
Brian Greenhoff
Houston
Lou Macari
McCreery
Gordon McQueen
Sammy McIlroy

Nottingham Forest - Top Team
John Robertson
Tony Woodcock
Garry Birtles
Kenny Burns
Needham
Larry Lloyd
Viv Anderson
John McGovern
Archie Gemmill
Martin O'Neill
Peter Shilton

Tottenham Hotspur - Top Team
Colin Lee
Ricardo Villa
Peter Taylor
Steve Perryman
Oswaldo Ardiles
Glenn Hoddle
John Lacy
Jim Holmes
Don McAllister
Terry Naylor
Barry Daines

Other cards
Corner
Score
Score
Touch
Free Kick
Play On
Play On
Tackled
Tackled

Jeans Fussball / Panini - Football Club Badges - United Kingdom

1977
Football Club Badges
Jeans Fussball / Panini
40 stickers

This checklist comprises of the first set of Jean's Fussball cards, with many more British clubs, issued in the United Kingdom. I'm not sure if these were issued elsewhere.
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
Blackpool
Bristol City
Glasgow Celtic
Chelsea
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
Derby County
Everton
Fulham
Ipswich Town
Leeds United
Leicester City
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Middlesbrough
Newcastle United
Norwich City
Queens Park Rangers
Glasgow Rangers
Sheffield United
Southampton
Stoke City
Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur
West Bromwich Albion
West Ham United
Ajax
Barcelona
Real Madrid
Inter Milan
A.S. Roma
Juventus
Benfica
R.S.C. Anderlecht
F.C. Brugge
Santos

Cohen, Weenen & Co. ~ Sweet Crop Cigarettes - Celebrities ~ Cricketers, Footballers & Jockeys

1900
Celebrities ~ Cricketers, Footballers & Jockeys
Cohen, Weenen & Co. ~ Sweet Crop Cigarettes
22 (7 footballers)

There are over 250 cards in the complete set, but the sporting personalities are usually listed as a sub-set. These cards can be found in two versions, as detailed below. All the cards are very rare. There are really only six footballers in the collection, C.B. Fry is included even though he appears as a cricketer. He was a famous all-rounder who also player football for Southampton.

Cricketers, Footballers & Jockeys (caption in Brown)
Cricketers, Footballers & Jockeys (caption in Grey-black)

C.B. Fry (as cricketer) (Southampton)
W.C. Athersmith (Aston Villa)
H. Boyd (Woolwich Arsenal)
J. Cowan (Aston Villa)
G.O. Smith (Corinthians)
F. Wheldon (Aston Villa)
W. Williams (West Bromwich Albion)

The Book of Football - England's New Internationals

1905-06
England's New Internationals
The Book of Football
9 cameos

Chris Lee has sent in photographs of the rest of the pages, similar to those featured previously, from The Book of Football. I will include them all over the next few days. Check out Chris' Reading F.C. website - The Biscuitmen: Reading Football Card Homepage

England's New Internationals
H. Ruddlesdin (Sheffield Wednesday)
H.P. Hardman (Everton)
R. Bond (Preston North End)
Herbert Smith (Reading)
J.V. Bache (Aston Villa)
C. Roberts (Manchester United)
H.J. Linacre (Notts Forest)
A. Bridgett (Sunderland)
F. Booth (Manchester City)

Golden Wonder - GOI-1-1 Soccer All Stars

1977
GOI-1-1 Soccer All Stars
Golden Wonder
24 cards

Date amended to 1977 (from 1978) and scans of the album cover added, courtesy of Martin Bennett. The back of the album states 'First issue' but I'm not aware of a second one.

1.  Martin Buchan (Manchester United)
2.  Mick Channon (Southampton)
3.  Steve Highway (Liverpool)
4.  Joe Royle (Manchester City)
5.  Dennis Tueart (Manchester City)
6.  Ray Wilkins (Chelsea)
7.  Lou Macari (Manchester United)
8.  Malcolm MacDonald (Arsenal)
9.  Liam Brady (Arsenal)
10.  Don Masson (Queens Park Rangers)
11.  John Toshack (Liverpool)
12.  Gerry Francis (Queens Park Rangers)
13.  Alfie Conn (Glasgow Celtic)
14.  Paul Mariner (Ipswich Town)
15.  Peter Shilton (Stoke City)
16.  Leighton James (Derby County)
17.  Bruce Rioch (Everton)
18.  Martin Peters (Norwich City)
19.  Derek Parlane (Glasgow Rangers)
20.  Ray Clemence (Liverpool)
21.  Kenny Dalglish (Glasgow Celtic)
22.  Frank Worthington (Leicester City)
23.  Joe Jordan (Leeds United)
24.  Trevor Francis (Birmingham City)