Football Magazines and Annuals

[TheChosenOne]

I went off topic in the last few days in the MOTD thread when I mentioned Charles Buchan.

Apologies to all.

It was when I mentioned Charles Buchan and the football magazines available in my childhood.


I have just looked on ebay and there are almost 1000 listings for these old items.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CHARLES-...360025?hash=item3ad89e5bd9:g:rpkAAOSwEgVWT3E1

There followed 'Shoot' 'Match' and many others down the years.

 

[Dougal]

I was a ‘Shoot!’ lad myself. Not so much with the annuals but I devoured the magazine every week. Until I discovered Fiesta and Razzle. I was still a ‘Shoot!’ kinda guy but it was just a bit different.

 

[chinaman]

Goal was another good one back then.

 

[Insomnia]

Roy of the Rovers ftw

 

[Danners9]

Match then WSC and occasionally FourFourTwo.

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

I can't remember the name of it now, World Soccer I think. Back in the 80's it was pretty much the only way you knew what was going on in Europe and the rest of the world and packed with interesting articles.

EDIT: oooh I just seen its still going

 

[TheChosenOne]

Match then WSC and occasionally FourFourTwo.

Totally forgot about WSC.

 

[Flynn]

I bought match for the season tracker.

Used to be a massive part of preseason getting all the little tabs so you can have your own league table.

 

[Gassin's finest]

Read "Shoot!" as a kid, for the league ladders. "Match" was for Man Utd fans.

 

[Gassin's finest]

I was a ‘Shoot!’ lad myself. Not so much with the annuals but I devoured the magazine every week. Until I discovered Fiesta and Razzle. I was still a ‘Shoot!’ kinda guy but it was just a bit different.

 

[dontcallme]

I remember Billy's Boots. Every issue seemed to involve him losing his boots on the back of a milk truck.

 

[Trippier the RB fantastic]

Match then WSC and occasionally FourFourTwo.

90 minutes was a great magazine too.

 

[Dougal]

Read "Shoot!" as a kid, for the league ladders. "Match" was for Man Utd fans.

League Ladders we’re brilliant. The amount of my childhood spent updating those. Clicking on a link to see the league table? Kids today don’t know they’re born!

 

[Flynn]

W

Read "Shoot!" as a kid, for the league ladders. "Match" was for Man Utd fans.

as the league ladders shoot? I thought it was match.

 

[Danners9]

90 minutes was a great magazine too.

I think I bought that from time to time as well. Went right off magazines as soon as we got an Internet connection. Same reasons as Dougal, I suspect.

 

[Gassin's finest]

W

as the league ladders shoot? I thought it was match.

They probably both did them.

 

[Trippier the RB fantastic]

League Ladders we’re brilliant. The amount of my childhood spent updating those. Clicking on a link to see the league table? Kids today don’t know they’re born!

Too right mate, Sunday afternoons were watching the match on ITV, go up to the bedroom and update the league ladders and then tape the songs off Bruno Brooks top 40.

 

[nailsy]

Match (or Shoot) still do the league ladders. I managed to get one at the start of this season, but I missed the following weeks edition with the final set of teams in it.