Category: Football Annuals (19 articles)
Your essential guide to the clubs, players and results – A brief guide to the Playfair Football Annual
Posted: 17th July 2016
For the 1948/49 season, a new football annual was launched. The Playfair Football Annual was one of a number of different sports annuals published by the newly formed Playfair Books…
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The first annual covering world football – A brief guide to the International Football Book
Posted: 2nd June 2016
In 1959, Souvenir Press launched a new football annual. The International Football Book for Boys (the name would cut down to International Football Book from the 2nd edition onwards) took its place…
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The mid century stalwart – A brief guide to the News Chronicle Football Annual
Posted: 16th January 2016
The annual had different names before 1930/31 and it would take on a different name after 1960/61. But through the middle years of the 20th century, the News Chronicle Football…
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The Book Sure To Thrill Every Boy – A brief guide to The Topical Times Football Book
Posted: 27th November 2015
The quote in the title above, ‘The Book Sure To Thrill Every Boy’ was one used in an advertisement created to promote the Topical Times Football Book for 1975. Of…
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An attractively produced momento – A brief guide to the F.A. Year Book
Posted: 6th July 2015
‘An attractively produced momento’. That was how the role of the very first F.A. Year Book was described in the preface to the 1948/49 edition (see above). Looking back at…
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