SUBBUTEO IN THE PRESS
WE’VE COLLECTED A LOT OF SUBBUTEO ADVERTS OVER THE YEARS. HERE ARE ALMOST TWO TEAMS (21) OF OUR FAVOURITES;...
SUBBUTEO WITH THE STARS
WE COULD HAVE USED ‘STRICTLY COME FLICKING’, ‘I’M A CELEBRITY FLICK ME OUT OF HERE, OR ‘FLICKING WITH THE STARS’ TO SHOW 10 OF THE BEST FOOTBALLING...
DID YOU KNOW – 13
“People still haven’t forgotten. Strangers come up and tell me ‘He was a good ‘un’” 83-year-old Anne Edwards talking about son Duncan, 35 years...
WHEN GEORGE RAN AWAY – THE FIRST TIME
In his later career George Best gained a reputation for ‘going missing’. In fact he had some previous Manchester United manager Matt Busby received...
DID YOU KNOW 12
SAM’S FOGGY DAY ON Christmas Day 1937, Chelsea met Charlton Athletic at Stamford Bridge. After 61 minutes the teams were locked at 1-1 when it...
DID YOU KNOW 11
“I find it impossible to compare him, in his teens, with any one footballer I’ve seen. He has everything – a first-class football brain,...
DID YOU KNOW 10
CHAMPIONS ALL Gordon Wallace and Bobby Graham from Liverpool’s 1964 Championship winning team pose with the trophy alongside Joe Hewitt a...
DID YOU KNOW 9
“It is a pity that Foulke cannot curb the habit of pulling down the crossbar which on Saturday ended in his breaking it in two” Sheffield Daily...
DID YOU KNOW 8
“See how fast their centre forward can limp” The instructions given to debut-making Jack Charlton by Leeds United manager Raich Carter before the...
DID YOU KNOW #7
£8,000 FOR 11 MINUTES! In 1963, Northampton Town, then of the 3rd Division shelled out a hefty £8,000 for prolific Bert Llewelyn of Port Vale. Town...
MORE TEA?
HERE’S THE FINAL PART OF OUR TY.PHOO COLLECTION. SOMETHING TO ENJOY WITH YOUR AFTERNOON...
ANOTHER CUP OF TY.PHOO
HERE’S OUR THIRD SET OF THOSE WONDERFUL TY.PHOO TEAM CARDS. Sadly only two sets of the card were published before the company switched to...
TY.PHOO SET TWO
Following the first collection earlier today here are another batch of Ty.Phoo Tea cards, all from...
TYPHOO TEA-TIME
TYPHOO Tea cards were one of the great collectibles of the mid-60s. Simply save the labels, send them off and get these beauties back. Simple to do...
LEAGUE LADDERS – FIVE OF THE BEST
Everybody loves a League Ladder. Here are some of our favourites Lovely – but lack of individual colours lets it down Very nice but...
DID YOU KNOW 6
DENIS DENIED (Above) Manchester City skipper Ken Barnes measures Denis Law for his new shirt Denis Law was always a big FA Cup scorer, but he could...