DIVISION	CHAMPIONS	RUNNERS-UP	PROMOTED	RELEGATED
1	EVERTON	LEEDS UTD.		SUNDERLAND, SHEFF.UTD.
2	HUDDERSFIELD TOWN	BLACKPOOL		ASTON VILLA, PRESTON N.E.
3	LEYTON ORIENT	LUTON TOWN		BOURNEMOUTH, SOUTHPORT, BARROW, STOCKPORT CO.
4	CHESTERFIELD	WREXHAM	SWANSEA CITY, PORT VALE	BRADFORD PARK AVENUE

Set Size	Card Size	Checklists	Card Variations
170	81mm x 56mm	There are 3, but all unnumbered.	29,54,117(Has 2 separate players - Lawrence and Woodfield)125,132,145,151 and checklist 2.

 

Cards Checklist

Series 1

Card No.	Name	Team
001	John Talbot	West Bromwich Albion
002	Colin Blant	Burnley
003	Geoff Hurst	West Ham United
004	Bobby Charlton	Manchester United
005	Chris Lawler	Liverpool
006	John Boyle	Chelsea
007	David Wagstaffe	Wolverhampton Wanderers
008	John Sinclair	Newcastle United
009	Don Megson	Sheffield Wednesday
010	Ron Yeats	Liverpool
011	James Pearce	Tottenham Hotspur
012	Roger Hunt	Liverpool
013	Colin Harvey	Everton
014	Mick Channon	Southampton
015	George Mulhall	Sunderland
016	Ron Harris	Chelsea
017	Terry Hennessey	Nottingham Forest
018	Colin Viljoen	Ipswich Town
019	Roger Morgan	Tottenham Hotspur
020	Vic Mobley	Sheffield Wednesday
021	Robert Hope	West Bromwich Albion
022	John Morrissey	Everton
023	John Hollins	Chelsea
024	Colin Bell	Manchester City
025	Bobby Moore	West Ham United
026	Ian Porterfield	Sunderland
027	Howard Kendall	Everton
028	Jimmy Greaves	Tottenham Hotspur
029	Allan Clarke	Leicester City
029	Allan Clarke (variant Transferred to Leeds)	Leicester City
030	John Ritchie	Sheffield Wednesday
031	Peter Osgood	Chelsea
032	Robert Ferguson	West Ham United
033	Thomas Wright	Everton
034	John O'Rourke	Ipswich Town
035	Frank Saul	Southampton
036	Barry Lyons	Nottingham Forest
037	Doug Fraser	West Bromwich Albion
038	Peter Thompson	Liverpool
039	Denis Law	Manchester United
040	Mike Bailey	Wolverhampton Wanderers
041	Colin Todd	Sunderland
042	Peter Springett	Sheffield Wednesday
043	Billy Bremner	Leeds United
044	Martin Chivers	Tottenham Hotspur
045	Neil Young	Manchester City
046	George Armstrong	Arsenal
047	Peter Bonetti	Chelsea
048	Norbert Stiles	Manchester United
049	Emlyn Hughes	Liverpool
050	Terry Cooper	Leeds United
051	Frank Casper	Burnley
052	Francis Burns	Manchester United
053	Asa Hartford	West Bromwich Albion
054	Colin Suggett	Sunderland
054	Colin Suggett (variant 'Transferred to W.B.A.')	Sunderland
055	Robert Gould	Arsenal
056	John Hurst	Everton
057	Wyn Davies	Newcastle United
058	Francis Lee	Manchester City
059	Ian Ure	Arsenal
060	Harry Redknapp	West Ham United
061	Jimmy Gabriel	Southampton
062	Peter Knowles	Wolverhampton Wanderers
063	Ian St. John	Liverpool
064	Pat Jennings	Tottenham Hotspur

 

Series 2

Card No.	Name	Team
065	Len Glover	Leicester City
066	Chris Cattlin	Coventry City
067	Joe Royle	Everton
068	Ernie Hunt	Coventry City
069	Alan Stephenson	West Ham United
070	George Graham	Arsenal
071	Alan Birchenall	Chelsea
072	Alan Gilzean	Tottenham Hotspur
073	Sam Ellis	Sheffield Wednesday
074	Ralph Coates	Burnley
075	Fred Kemp	Southampton
076	Jim Montgomery	Sunderland
077	James Scott	Newcastle United
078	Frank Brogan	Ipswich Town
079	Jack Whitham	Sheffield Wednesday
080	Mike Summerbee	Manchester City
081	Mike England	Tottenham Hotspur
082	David Webb	Chelsea
083	Ron Davies	Southampton
084	Colin Waldron	Burnley
085	Peter Shilton	Leicester City
086	John Kaye	West Bromwich Albion
087	Geoff Strong	Liverpool
088	Alan Ball	Everton
089	Alex Stepney	Manchester United
090	Peter Hindley	Nottingham Forest
091	Dave Mackay	Derby County
092	Mick Jones	Leeds United
093	Calvin Palmer	Sunderland
094	Jeff Astle	West Bromwich Albion
095	Peter Rodrigues	Leicester City
096	Alun Evans	Liverpool
097	Brian Kidd	Manchester United
098	Jack Charlton	Leeds United
099	Graham Cross	Leicester City
100	Jim McCalliog	Wolverhampton Wanderers
101	Alan Mullery	Tottenham Hotspur
102	Charlie Cooke	Chelsea
103	David Nish	Leicester City
104	Gordon Banks	Stoke City
105	John Dempsey	Chelsea
106	Wilf Smith	Sheffield Wednesday
107	Brian Labone	Everton
108	Joe Kirkup	Southampton
109	John Holsgrove	Wolverhampton Wanderers
110	Gordon West	Everton
111	Billy Baxter	Ipswich Town
112	Gordon Harris	Sunderland
113	John Osborne	West Bromwich Albion
114	Martin Peters	West Ham United
115	Brian O'Neil	Burnley
116	Peter Grummitt	Nottingham Forest
117	Tom Lawrence	Liverpool
117	David Woodfield	Wolverhampton Wanderers

 

Series 3

Card No.	Name	Team
118	John Aston	Manchester United
119	Billy Bonds	West Ham United
120	Ian Storey-Moore	Nottingham Forest
121	Phil Beal	Tottenham Hotspur
122	Rod Belfitt	Leeds United
123	Anthony (Tony) Brown	West Bromwich Albion
124	Arthur Bellamy	Burnley
125	David Sadler (text variant 'One of...')	Manchester United
125	David Sadler (text variant 'Started...')	Manchester United
126	Terry Paine	Southampton
127	Ian Gibson	Coventry City
128	Pat Crerand	Manchester United
129	Ron Rees	Nottingham Forest
130	Trevor Brooking	West Ham United
131	Les Latcham	Burnley
132	Frank McLintock (text variant 'Arsenal's...')	Arsenal
132	Frank McLintock (text variant 'The Brains...')	Arsenal
133	David Herd	Stoke City
134	John McNamee	Newcastle United
135	Ernie Machin	Coventry City
136	Peter Eustace	Sheffield Wednesday
137	Terry Neill	Arsenal
138	Eddie Gray	Leeds United
139	Ian Collard	Ipswich Town
140	Danny Hegan	West Bromwich Albion
141	Tony Book	Manchester City
142	Bryan Robson	Newcastle United
143	Willie Stevenson	Stoke City
144	Ian Callaghan	Liverpool
145	Robert Moncur	Newcastle
145	Robert Moncur	Newcastle United
146	John McGrath	Southampton
147	Tommy Baldwin	Chelsea
148	Cyril Knowles	Tottenham Hotspur
149	Eddie McCreadie	Chelsea
150	James Robertson	Arsenal
151	John Sissons (text variant 'Capped...')	West Ham United
151	John Sissons (text variant 'Sissons signed...')	West Ham United
152	William Glazier	Coventry City
153	Ian Hutchinson	Chelsea
154	John Fantham	Sheffield Wednesday
155	Glyn Pardoe	Manchester City
156	Dave Elliott	Newcastle United
157	Harry Burrows	Stoke City
158	Willie Carlin	Derby County
159	Jim Husband	Everton
160	Willie Carr	Coventry City
161	Terry Conroy	Stoke City
162	Anthony Coleman	Manchester City
163	Dave Thomas	Burnley
164	Gerry Gurr	Southampton
165	Robert Tambling	Chelsea
166	George Eastham	Stoke City
167	Dave Clements	Coventry City
168	David Best	Ipswich Town
169	Tommy Smith	Liverpool
170	Mick Doyle	Manchester City

 

Personal Favourite

 

As well as there being actual variations on the players shown in this collection there is also a minor discrepancy of the numbers on the back of the cards. In series 1 and 2 (card numbers 1-117) have no full-stop after them, whereas in series 3 (card numbers 118-170) there is a full-stop after the number. If you hover your mouse over card number 29 below and then again over 132 it should prove my point.

Also in this set of A&BC cards, two number 117 cards exist - one showing Tommy Lawrence of Liverpool and the other showing David Woodfield of Wolverhampton Wanderers.

                                        

                                                                             Number 29

Allan Clarke was transferred from Leicester City to Leeds United in June 1969 for £165,000. The transfer probably coincided with the production run of the Green backs in time for the 1969/70 season. To make sure that they captured the event A&BC produced a second version of the Allan Clarke card with the text 'Transferred to Leeds United' on the front. The back of the card did not change.

                                                     

                        

 

Number 54     

Colin Suggett was transferred from Sunderland to W.B.A. in July 1969. A&BC reflected this transfer through a second version of this card with the text 'Transferred to West Brom. Alb.' on the front. There was no change made to the back of the card.          

                    

 

If you mouse over some of the cards below you will see the variations in them.

 Number 117

The David Woodfield card does not have the full-stop after the card number, and is included on the Series 2 checklist. This card is therefore accepted as being part of Series 2. The Tommy Lawrence card does include the full-stop, and is included on the Series 3 checklist, and is therefore accepted as being part of Series 3.

This means that the green back set has a high card number of 170, but includes 171 cards plus three checklists.

 

                    

 

  Number 125

The two cards of David Sadler have different front pictures, and different text on the rear.

One of the cards has the full-stop after the card number, however, the green back text is quite different and his place of birth has been changed, from Yalding to Maidstone.

The other green back card has no full-stop after the number, and has his birthplace as Yalding and a slightly different biography. It is beleived that this card tends to be rarer than the 'full-stop' green card.

It is not clear which of these two cards came first. The 'full-stop' card suggests that it was part of the original Series 3 run. The fact that it uses the same image as the previous year's yellow backs also suggests that they were struggling with their Sadler card. It may have been replaced when the new photo became available, although I am not  why would they change the place of birth, biography and Football Quiz?

 

                 

 

Number 132

I am not sure what the reason is behind this reprint. The photos on the 2 cards in question stay the same, although on is taken slightly closer than the other and the text is changed. The original card starts "Arsenal's captain,...", while the newer version starts "The brains behind...".
 

                   

 

Number 145

Two versions also exist of the Bobby Moncur card. The text on the back of the cards is the same, though one has 'Football Facts' and the other a 'Football Quiz'.

The original Series 3 card has the team name 'Newcastle United' printed on the front and rear, however, the 'newer' version has the team name 'Newcastle'.

The image used on the original, 'full-stop' version of the card is the same as used for the following year's orange back series.

 

                   

 

Number 151

The Johnny Sissons card contains a photo change, a biography change and there is a different 'Football Fact'.

 

                   

 

Checklist card number 2

It appears as if A&BC Gum produced an early or trial version of some checklist cards, and then updated it closer to the actual production run, often making last minute changes. A number of cards mentioned on the checklists may therefore never have been manufactured.

For the Green backs the 2nd series checklist reflects a change in style from Series 1, where the player name and team was printed, to the Series 3, where only the player name appears. One version of the Series 2 checklist includes the team name (the 4-column version), while the other doesn't (the 5-column version). Perhaps surprisingly the more accurate checklist of the two does not include the team names.

Card No.	4-column version	5-column version
66	A. Lochhead (Leicester City, transferred to Aston Villa February 1970)	Chris Cattlin (Coventry City)
68	John Toshack (Cardiff City, transferred to Liverpool November 1970)	Ernie Hunt (Coventry City)
105	Willie Morgan (Manchester City)	John Dempsey (Chelsea)

It is taken for granted that the three cards in the table above from the 4-column version were never produced.