Tag Archives: football cards

What’s the best set of football cards… ever?

Posted on March 14, 2015 by notgot

As anyone who’s got ‘Got, Not Got’ knows, it’s this Anglo World Cup / Learn The Game series from 1970. Why? Because of the ‘JFK Moment’-style memories they bring back, of training on the slopy driveway, following all these slightly … Continue reading →

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The Lost World of Football: B is for BAB Stickers

Posted on October 28, 2013 by notgot

Continuing our series of extracts from ‘The Lost World of Football’…  The BAB Souvenir Company was known for just two, instantly recognisable products: 1 – The football club crest sticker, often in hilarious lairy colours; 2 – The star-player sticker, … Continue reading →

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A&BC Football Cards – Which Set Was Best?

Posted on April 18, 2013 by thefoxfanzine

A&BC Chewing Gum of Romford, Essex, holds a special place in the hearts of millions of big kids… Back in the 1950s, it was Douglas Coakley (the ‘C’ in the company name) who came up with the idea of packaging … Continue reading →

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The Quest for the Coolest Football Card Ever – Round 2, featuring Gerd Muller…

Posted on March 12, 2012 by notgot

Introducing the second round of entries in the grand Got, Not Got Quest for the Coolest Football Card Ever. A great goalscorer and a true rock ‘n roll wildman, Gerd Muller is captured here around the time his career was winding down, and he … Continue reading →

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The Quest for the Coolest Football Card Ever

Posted on March 8, 2012 by notgot

Introducing the opening entries in the grand Got, Not Got Quest for the Coolest Football Card Ever. First up, here’s an iconic Bestie, microscopic Chelsea midfielder/Bay City Roller Ian Britton… and Stoke’s John Marsh, complete with haircut pinched from Dave ‘Superyob’ Hill … Continue reading →

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Hastily Recoloured Stickers: Casper and Sinclair

Posted on February 21, 2012 by thefoxfanzine

Welcome once more to the FKS Wonderful World of Soccer Stars in Action picture stamp album 1969-70… There was a time, about forty years ago, when footballers could afford to be in colour, but the crowd were still in black … Continue reading →

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Sun Soccercards – How Not to Treat Your Heroes

Posted on January 16, 2012 by notgot

We’re running a regular series of football card galleries on Sabotage Times, showcasing some old favourites (lookalikes, wrong ‘uns, rarities, stars through the decades…) along with some highly topical arsey comment. Here’s an extract – more where this came from … Continue reading →

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