| DIVISION | CHAMPIONS | RUNNERS-UP | PROMOTED | RELEGATED |
| 1 | ARSENAL | LEEDS UTD. | BURNLEY, BLACKPOOL | |
| 2 | LEICESTER CITY | SHEFF.UTD. | BLACKBURN ROVERS, BOLTON WAN. | |
| 3 | PRESTON N.E. | FULHAM | READING, BURY, DONCASTER ROVERS, GILLINGHAM | |
| 4 | NOTTS.COUNTY | BOURNEMOUTH | OLDHAM ATH., YORK CITY |
This set seemed to "break the mould" in that they were unusually large in size (dimensions wise), compared to previous sets that A&BC had produced. This 'Orange Back' set contained 255 cards and again possessed the same theme on the backs of them as the 1968-1969 set, with a coin rubbing session being the order of the day.
The set was made up of 3 series.
Series 1 consisted of card numbers 1 to 84, series 2 consisted of card numbers 85 to 169 and series 3 consisted of card numbers 170 to 255.
| Set Size | Card Size | Checklists | Card Variations |
|
255 |
88mm x 64mm |
84,85 and 170 |
170,174 and 216 |
Cards Checklist
Series 1
| Card No. | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 001 | Steve Kindon | Burnley |
| 002 | Martin Chivers | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 003 | Billy Bremner | Leeds United |
| 004 | Mick Channon | Southampton |
| 005 | Peter Osgood | Chelsea |
| 006 | Harry Burrows | Stoke City |
| 007 | Glyn Pardoe | Manchester City |
| 008 | Billy Bonds | West Ham United |
| 009 | Willie Carr | Coventry City |
| 010 | Paul Madeley | Leeds United |
| 011 | Tom Lawrence | Liverpool |
| 012 | Hugh Fisher | Southampton |
| 013 | Francis Lee | Manchester City |
| 014 | Dave Hilley | Nottingham Forest |
| 015 | Peter Simpson | Arsenal |
| 016 | William McFaul | Newcastle United |
| 017 | Jeff Astle | West Bromwich Albion |
| 018 | John Holsgrove | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 019 | Alan Mullery | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 020 | Peter Eustace | West Ham United |
| 021 | Jack Charlton | Leeds United |
| 022 | Dave Thomas | Burnley |
| 023 | John McGrath | Southampton |
| 024 | Alan Bloor | Stoke City |
| 025 | Chris Lawler | Liverpool |
| 026 | Bobby Charlton | Manchester United |
| 027 | Colin Hall | Nottingham Forest |
| 028 | Tony Book | Manchester City |
| 029 | Gareth Sprake | Leeds United |
| 030 | David Woodfield | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 031 | Dave Clements | Coventry City |
| 032 | Alan Ball | Everton |
| 033 | Tom Jenkins | Southampton |
| 034 | John McNamee | Newcastle United |
| 035 | Henry Newton | Nottingham Forest |
| 036 | Les Latcham | Burnley |
| 037 | George Eastham | Stoke City |
| 038 | Terry Cooper | Leeds United |
| 039 | Ron Rees | Nottingham Forest |
| 040 | Dave Mackay | Derby County |
| 041 | David Wagstaffe | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 042 | Mike England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 043 | Peter Storey | Arsenal |
| 044 | Bobby Stokes | Southampton |
| 045 | Dave Merrington | Burnley |
| 046 | Paul Reaney | Leeds United |
| 047 | Barry Lyons | Nottingham Forest |
| 048 | Fred Kemp | Southampton |
| 049 | Geoff Strong | Liverpool |
| 050 | Brian Labone | Everton |
| 051 | Mike Bernard | Stoke City |
| 052 | David Connor | Manchester City |
| 053 | Jim McCalliog | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 054 | Phil Beal | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 055 | John Giles | Leeds United |
| 056 | Clyde Best | West Ham United |
| 057 | Jeff Blockley | Coventry City |
| 058 | Arthur Bellamy | Burnley |
| 059 | David Walker | Southampton |
| 060 | Ian Hutchinson | Chelsea |
| 061 | John Radford | Arsenal |
| 062 | Terry Conroy | Stoke City |
| 063 | Peter Lorimer | Leeds United |
| 064 | Alan Stephenson | West Ham United |
| 065 | Bryan Robson | Newcastle United |
| 066 | Terry Paine | Southampton |
| 067 | Brian Kidd | Manchester United |
| 068 | Neil Martin | Coventry City |
| 069 | Eddie Gray | Leeds United |
| 070 | Ken Jones | Southampton |
| 071 | Roger Morgan | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 072 | Terry Hennessey | Derby County |
| 073 | John Marsh | Stoke City |
| 074 | Ian St. John | Liverpool |
| 075 | Eric Martin | Southampton |
| 076 | Charlie George | Arsenal |
| 077 | Anthony Brown | West Bromwich Albion |
| 078 | Alan Hudson | Chelsea |
| 079 | Norman Hunter | Leeds United |
| 080 | Jimmy Gabriel | Southampton |
| 081 | Robert Moncur | Newcastle United |
| 082 | Robert Ferguson | West Ham United |
| 083 | Mick Jones | Leeds United |
|
084 |
Manchester City, Checklist, cards 1-85 | Manchester City |
Series 2
| Card No. | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 085 | Everton, Checklist, cards 86-170 | Everton |
| 086 | William Glazier | Coventry City |
| 087 | Allan Clarke | Leeds United |
| 088 | Charlie Cooke | Chelsea |
| 089 | Tommy Smith | Liverpool |
| 090 | Peter Hindley | Nottingham Forest |
| 091 | George Graham | Arsenal |
| 092 | Doug Fraser | West Bromwich Albion |
| 093 | Colin Bell | Manchester City |
| 094 | John Robson | Derby County |
| 095 | Jim Husband | Everton |
| 096 | David Sadler | Manchester United |
| 097 | Frank Lampard | West Ham United |
| 098 | Brian O'Neil, Southampton on back | Southampton |
| 098 | Brian O'Neil, variant - Burnley on back | Southampton |
| 099 | Pat Jennings | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 100 | Joe Corrigan | Manchester City |
| 101 | David Craig | Newcastle United |
| 102 | Harry Thomson | Blackpool |
| 103 | Ian Collard | Ipswich Town |
| 104 | John Dempsey | Chelsea |
| 105 | James Scott | Crystal Palace |
| 106 | Dennis Smith | Stoke City |
| 107 | John Morrissey | Everton |
| 108 | Ron Davies | Southampton |
| 109 | Chris Cattlin | Coventry City |
| 110 | Roy McFarland | Derby County |
| 111 | Ian Callaghan | Liverpool |
| 112 | Glyn James | Blackpool |
| 113 | Frank McLintock | Arsenal |
| 114 | Geoff Hurst | West Ham United |
| 115 | Ray Wilson | West Bromwich Albion |
| 116 | Mike Summerbee | Manchester City |
| 117 | Robert (Bobby) Howe | West Ham United |
| 118 | Ron Harris | Chelsea |
| 119 | Tommy Gibb | Newcastle United |
| 120 | Ian Storey-Moore | Nottingham Forest |
| 121 | Ernie Hunt | Coventry City |
| 122 | Frank Wignall | Derby County |
| 123 | David Best | Ipswich Town |
| 124 | John Aston | Manchester United |
| 125 | Anthony Green | Blackpool |
| 126 | John Jackson | Crystal Palace |
| 127 | Steve Perryman | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 128 | Dave Ford | Newcastle United |
| 129 | Asa Hartford | West Bromwich Albion |
| 130 | Ian Ure | Manchester United |
| 131 | Peter Cormack | Nottingham Forest |
| 132 | Colin Viljoen | Ipswich Town |
| 133 | Harry Redknapp | West Ham United |
| 134 | Liam O'Kane | Nottingham Forest |
| 135 | David Webb | Chelsea |
| 136 | John Craven | Blackpool |
| 137 | Gordon West | Everton |
| 138 | Steve Kember | Crystal Palace |
| 139 | Alan Hinton | Derby County |
| 140 | Jon Sammels | Arsenal |
| 141 | Colin Suggett | West Bromwich Albion |
| 142 | Willie Morgan | Manchester United |
| 143 | Gordon Banks | Stoke City |
| 144 | John Angus | Burnley |
| 145 | Terry Alcock | Blackpool |
| 146 | Emlyn Hughes | Liverpool |
| 147 | Frank Clarke | Ipswich Town |
| 148 | Peter Mellor | Burnley |
| 149 | John McCormick | Crystal Palace |
| 150 | Alan Whittle | Everton |
| 151 | Alan Foggon | Newcastle United |
| 152 | Ian Gibson | Coventry City |
| 153 | Peter Thompson | Liverpool |
| 154 | Wyn Davies | Newcastle United |
| 155 | John Kaye | West Bromwich Albion |
| 156 | Peter Dobing | Stoke City |
| 157 | John O'Hare | Derby County |
| 158 | Mick Mills | Ipswich Town |
| 159 | Alex Stepney | Manchester United |
| 160 | Thomas Wright | Everton |
| 161 | John Osborne | West Bromwich Albion |
| 162 | Howard Kendall | Everton |
| 163 | Frank Brogan | Ipswich Town |
| 164 | Gerry Queen | Crystal Palace |
| 165 | Peter Bonetti | Chelsea |
| 166 | Billy Baxter | Ipswich Town |
| 167 | Carlo Sartori | Manchester United |
| 168 | Alan Durban | Derby County |
| 169 | David Payne | Crystal Palace |
Series 3
| Card No. | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 170 | England, Mexico 1970, Checklist, variant - cards 171-256 | England |
| 170 | England, Mexico 1970, Checklist, cards 171-255 | England |
| 171 | Francis Burns | Manchester United |
| 172 | John Craggs | Newcastle United |
| 173 | Alan Gilzean | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 174 | Jimmy Greenhoff | Port Vale |
| 174 | Jimmy Greenhoff, variant - picture of John O'Rourke, Coventry City shirt | Stoke City |
| 175 | Jim Barron | Nottingham Forest |
| 176 | Bob Wilson | Arsenal |
| 177 | John Hurst | Everton |
| 178 | Keith Weller | Chelsea |
| 179 | Ernie Machin | Coventry City |
| 180 | John Talbot | West Bromwich Albion |
| 181 | Trevor Brooking | West Ham United |
| 182 | Willie Carlin | Derby County |
| 183 | Alun Evans | Liverpool |
| 184 | Derek Dougan | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 185 | Ralph Coates | Burnley |
| 186 | Mel Blyth | Crystal Palace |
| 187 | John Hollins | Chelsea |
| 188 | Danny Hegan | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 189 | James Pearce | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 190 | Alan Suddick | Blackpool |
| 191 | James Smith | Newcastle United |
| 192 | Phil Parkes | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 193 | Denis Law | Manchester United |
| 194 | Tom Carroll | Ipswich Town |
| 195 | Tony Want | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 196 | Mick Coop | Coventry City |
| 197 | Alex Ingram | Nottingham Forest |
| 198 | Derek Parkin | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 199 | Bob McNab | Arsenal |
| 200 | Frank Casper | Burnley |
| 201 | Les Green | Derby County |
| 202 | Joe Royle | Everton |
| 203 | Mick Doyle | Manchester City |
| 204 | Robert Hope | West Bromwich Albion |
| 205 | Robert Graham | Liverpool |
| 206 | John Sewell | Crystal Palace |
| 207 | Frank Clark | Newcastle United |
| 208 | Robert Chapman | Nottingham Forest |
| 209 | Peter Houseman | Chelsea |
| 210 | Tom Hutchison | Blackpool |
| 211 | Joe Kinnear | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 212 | Robert Gould | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 213 | George Armstrong | Arsenal |
| 214 | Anthony Dunne | Manchester United |
| 215 | Mike Bailey | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 216 | John O'Rourke, variant - picture of Jimmy Greenhoff, Stoke City shirt | Chelsea |
| 216 | John O'Rourke | Coventry City |
| 217 | Graham Williams | West Bromwich Albion |
| 218 | Neil Young | Manchester City |
| 219 | Colin Harvey | Everton |
| 220 | Les Wilson | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 221 | Jimmy Greaves | West Ham United |
| 222 | Mike O'Grady | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 223 | Paul Edwards | Manchester United |
| 224 | Kevin Hector | Derby County |
| 225 | Arthur Mann | Manchester City |
| 226 | Ron Yeats | Liverpool |
| 227 | Mick Lambert | Ipswich Town |
| 228 | Keith Newton | Everton |
| 229 | Eddie McCreadie | Chelsea |
| 230 | Dennis Bond | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 231 | Jimmy Armfield | Blackpool |
| 232 | Cyril Knowles | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 233 | Colin Waldron | Burnley |
| 234 | John Winfield | Nottingham Forest |
| 235 | John McPhee | Blackpool |
| 236 | Alan Birchenall | Crystal Palace |
| 237 | Roy Barry | Coventry City |
| 238 | Martin Peters | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 239 | Ray Kennedy | Arsenal |
| 240 | Michael Burns | Blackpool |
| 241 | Alan Oakes | Manchester City |
| 242 | Bobby Moore | West Ham United |
| 243 | Eddie Kelly | Arsenal |
| 244 | Len Cantello | West Bromwich Albion |
| 245 | John Ritchie | Stoke City |
| 246 | James Robertson | Ipswich Town |
| 247 | Tommy Jackson | Everton |
| 248 | John McGovern | Derby County |
| 249 | Ian Ross | Liverpool |
| 250 | Bobby Tambling | Crystal Palace |
| 251 | Fred Pickering | Blackpool |
| 252 | Tommy Baldwin | Chelsea |
| 253 | Tommy Booth | Manchester City |
| 254 | Peter Wall | Crystal Palace |
| 255 | David Wilson | Burnley |
Personal Favourite
Number 98
Brian O'Neil was signed by Southampton from Burnley for £75,000 in the summer of 1970, just about the time A&BC would have been preparing and printing the cards for the 1970-71 collection. As a quick fix solution to this transfer A&BC coloured in his shirt (you can tell this as there is a player in Burnley colours in the background) and changed the team name on the front of the card, but unfortunately forgot to change the team name or text on the back.
In a later reprint of number 98 they managed to change the team name on the back of the card and rewrote the player biography.
Number 85
The 2nd Series checklist, card number 85, has Terry Alcock as 144, through to Neil Young as 160. John Angus is actually card 144, and Alcock is card 145. All of the cards listed in the checklist from 144 to 159 are numbered +1 on the actual cards e.g. Mick Mills is 157 on the checklist but is card number 158 in reality. Neil Young appears on card 218, not 160 (Tommy Wright is 160), but is correctly listed as 218 on the 3rd Series checklist. So, to sum it all up, there is a numbering error on the 2rd Series checklist card where these numbers do not match the actual card numbers.
Number 170
The 3rd Series checklist cards shown below come in 2 variations. The first was printed with the set stated at a size of 255, but the second was printed with the set stretching to number 256 (the 3rd series card itself), but the 3rd series checklist card was actually number 170.
There are also differences in the players listed on the cards, summarised in the table below. The cards listed on the 255 version e.g. Hill, Barnard, Howe etc. are not known to exist. At the bottom of the 255 version is printed 'Subject to change'. Card 256 (Checklist) is not known to exist either.
Hope you all followed that
explanation!
| Card Nr. | 255 Version of the Card | 256 Version of the card |
| 175 | Alan Hill (Nottingham Forest) | Jim Barron (Nottingham Forest) |
| 178 | Chris Barnard (Ipswich Town) | Keith Weller (Chelsea) |
| 181 | Bobby Howe (West Ham United) | Trevor Brooking (West Ham United) |
| 184 | Ian Bowyer Manchester City) | Derek Dougan (Wolves) |
| 189 | Dennis Clarke (Huddersfield Town) | James Pearce (Tottenham Hotspur) |
| 192 | Mike Pejic (Stoke City) | Phil Parkes (Wolves) |
| 193 | Nobby Stiles (Manchester United) | Denis Law (Manchester United) |
| 196 | Jimmy Lindsay (West Ham United) | Mike Coop (Coventry City) |
| 215 | Roger Hynd (Crystal Palace) | Mike Bailey (Wolves) |
| 220 | Henry Mowbray (Blackpool) | Les Wilson (Wolves) |
| 222 | Micky Hill (Ipswich Town) | Mike O'Grady (Wolves) |
| 227 | Jimmy Thomson (Burnley) | Mike Lambert (Ipswich Town) |
| 228 | Richard Krzywicki (Huddersfield Town) | Keith Newton (Everton) |
| 230 | Bill Bentley (Blackpool) | Dennis Bond (Tottenham Hotspur) |
| 234 | Mike Lambert (Ipswich Town) | John Winfield (Nottingham Forest) |
| 245 | Mike Docherty (Burnley) | John Ritchie (Stoke City) |
| 247 | Sandy Brown (Everton) | Thomas Jackson (Everton) |
| 256 | Checklist 3 |
Number 174 and 214
The Jimmy Greenhoff/John O'Rourke error is one of the more obvious A&BC ever made by simply mixing up the photos of the two players in question.
In a later reprint they corrected the photos.
If you mouse over the 4 cards below you will see the variations in them.
Number 174
Number 216
