| DIVISION | CHAMPIONS | RUNNERS-UP | PROMOTED | RELEGATED |
| 1 | DERBY COUNTY | LEEDS UTD. | NOTTS.FOREST, HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | |
| 2 | NORWICH CITY | BIRMINGHAM CITY | CHARLTON ATH., WATFORD | |
| 3 | ASTON VILLA | BRIGHTON & H.A. | MANSFIELD TOWN, BARNSLEY, TOQUAY UTD., BRADFORD CITY | |
| 4 | GRIMSBY TOWN | SOUTHEND UTD. | BRENTFORD, SCUNTHORPE UTD. | BARROW |
A&BC reverted back to the smaller size card with this 'Purple Backs' set. This set was made up of 290 cards with a "Did you know" section on the back.
The set was made up of 3 series.
Series 1 consisted of card numbers 1 to 109, series 2 consisted of card numbers 110 to 219 and series 3 consisted of card numbers 220 to 290.
| Set Size | Card Size | Checklists | Card Variations |
|
290 |
81mm x 56mm |
57,170 and 277 |
None |
Cards Checklist
Series 1
| Card No. | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 001 | Frank Clark | Newcastle United |
| 002 | Alan Ball | Everton |
| 003 | Jeff Astle | West Bromwich Albion |
| 004 | Gary Sprake | Leeds United |
| 005 | Peter Bonetti | Chelsea |
| 006 | Frank McLintock | Arsenal |
| 007 | John Toshack | Liverpool |
| 008 | Jimmy Robertson | Ipswich Town |
| 009 | Bobby Charlton | Manchester United |
| 010 | Colin Todd | Derby County |
| 011 | Bobby Moncur | Newcastle United |
| 012 | Colin Bell | Manchester City |
| 013 | Tom Jenkins | Southampton |
| 014 | Phil Parkes | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 015 | Gordon Banks | Stoke City |
| 016 | David Payne | Crystal Palace |
| 017 | Dennis Clarke | Huddersfield Town |
| 018 | Bobby Moore | West Ham United |
| 019 | Mel Sutton | Cardiff City |
| 020 | Martin Chivers | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 021 | Geoff Strong | Coventry City |
| 022 | Ian Storey-Moore | Nottingham Forest |
| 023 | Ray Wilson | West Bromwich Albion |
| 024 | Roger Kenyon | Everton |
| 025 | John Marsh | Stoke City |
| 026 | John Radford | Arsenal |
| 027 | Allan Clarke | Leeds United |
| 028 | Frank Clarke | Ipswich Town |
| 029 | Ron Davies | Southampton |
| 030 | Ron Yeats | Liverpool |
| 031 | Ron Harris | Chelsea |
| 032 | John Aston | Manchester United |
| 033 | Roy McFarland | Derby County |
| 034 | Paul Madeley | Leeds United |
| 035 | Bobby Gould | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 036 | Tony Towers | Manchester City |
| 037 | Phil Beal | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 038 | Tommy Gibb | Newcastle United |
| 039 | Brian Clark | Cardiff City |
| 040 | Alan Stephenson | West Ham United |
| 041 | Willie Carr | Coventry City |
| 042 | Barry Lyons | Nottingham Forest |
| 043 | Jim Cumbes | West Bromwich Albion |
| 044 | John Giles | Leeds United |
| 045 | Jimmy Greenhoff | Stoke City |
| 046 | Alan Birchenall | Crystal Palace |
| 047 | Steve Heighway | Liverpool |
| 048 | Pat Rice | Arsenal |
| 049 | Derek Dougan | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 050 | Mick Mills | Ipswich Town |
| 051 | John Hollins | Chelsea |
| 052 | Paul Edwards | Manchester United |
| 053 | Colin Harvey | Everton |
| 054 | Eric Martin | Southampton |
| 055 | Archie Gemmill | Derby County |
| 056 | Frank Worthington | Huddersfield Town |
| 057 | Checklist, Series 1, cards 1-109 | |
| 058 | Joe Kinnear | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 059 | Tony Book | Manchester City |
| 060 | Brian Harris | Cardiff City |
| 061 | Brian Joicey | Coventry City |
| 062 | Sammy Chapman | Nottingham Forest |
| 063 | Tommy Taylor | West Ham United |
| 064 | Dennis Smith | Stoke City |
| 065 | Peter Houseman | Chelsea |
| 066 | Tony Brown | West Bromwich Albion |
| 067 | Brian O'Neil | Southampton |
| 068 | Laurie Sivell | Ipswich Town |
| 069 | John Sewell | Crystal Palace |
| 070 | Jim McCalliog | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 071 | James Nicholson | Huddersfield Town |
| 072 | Terry Hennessey | Derby County |
| 073 | Bobby Woodruff | Cardiff City |
| 074 | Alan Whittle | Everton |
| 075 | Denis Law | Manchester United |
| 076 | Ian Hutchinson | Chelsea |
| 077 | Peter Thompson | Liverpool |
| 078 | George Armstrong | Arsenal |
| 079 | Joe Corrigan | Manchester City |
| 080 | Steve Perryman | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 081 | Bill Glazier | Coventry City |
| 082 | David Craig | Newcastle United |
| 083 | Peter Cormack | Nottingham Forest |
| 084 | Bryan Robson | West Ham United |
| 085 | Jimmy Gabriel | Southampton |
| 086 | Peter Dobing | Stoke City |
| 087 | Dick Kryzwicki | Huddersfield Town |
| 088 | Peter Lorimer | Leeds United |
| 089 | Peter King | Cardiff City |
| 090 | Jim Barron | Nottingham Forest |
| 091 | Mel Blyth | Crystal Palace |
| 092 | Frank Brogan | Ipswich Town |
| 093 | John Kaye | West Bromwich Albion |
| 094 | John Robson | Derby County |
| 095 | John Holsgrove | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 096 | Trevor Cherry | Huddersfield Town |
| 097 | Brian Hall | Liverpool |
| 098 | Dennis Mortimer | Coventry City |
| 099 | Keith Newton | Everton |
| 100 | John Fitzpatrick | Manchester United |
| 101 | Terry Paine | Southampton |
| 102 | Peter Simpson | Arsenal |
| 103 | John McNamee | Newcastle United |
| 104 | Terry Cooper | Leeds United |
| 105 | Jimmy Lindsay | West Ham United |
| 106 | Eddie McCreadie | Chelsea |
| 107 | Francis Lee | Manchester City |
| 108 | John Jackson | Crystal Palace |
| 109 | Martin Peters | Tottenham Hotspur |
Series 2
| Card No. | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 110 | George Graham | Arsenal |
| 111 | Mick Jones | Leeds United |
| 112 | Francis Burns | Manchester United |
| 113 | Roger Morgan | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 114 | Don Murray | Cardiff City |
| 115 | Kevin Hector | Derby County |
| 116 | Bobby Graham | Liverpool |
| 117 | Tom Carroll | Ipswich Town |
| 118 | Len Cantello | West Bromwich Albion |
| 119 | John Hurst | Everton |
| 120 | Dave Ford | Newcastle United |
| 121 | Tommy Baldwin | Chelsea |
| 122 | David Lawson | Huddersfield Town |
| 123 | Bobby Ferguson | West Ham United |
| 124 | Tommy Booth | Manchester City |
| 125 | David Sadler | Manchester United |
| 126 | Mick Channon | Southampton |
| 127 | Chris Cattlin | Coventry City |
| 128 | Tommy Jackson | Nottingham Forest |
| 129 | Phil Hoadley | Crystal Palace |
| 130 | Clyde Best | West Ham United |
| 131 | Mike Bernard | Stoke City |
| 132 | Ray Kennedy | Arsenal |
| 133 | Chris Lawler | Liverpool |
| 134 | Alan Gowling | Manchester United |
| 135 | Ian Gibson | Cardiff City |
| 136 | Brian Kidd | Manchester United |
| 137 | Alan Hinton | Derby County |
| 138 | Rod Belfitt | Leeds United |
| 139 | Howard Kendall | Everton |
| 140 | Bobby Hope | West Bromwich Albion |
| 141 | Ian Collard | Ipswich Town |
| 142 | Alan Gilzean | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 143 | David Webb | Chelsea |
| 144 | Joe Kirkup | Southampton |
| 145 | Alex Stepney | Manchester United |
| 146 | Liam O'Kane | Nottingham Forest |
| 147 | Peter Marinello | Arsenal |
| 148 | Geoff Hutt | Huddersfield Town |
| 149 | Billy Bonds | West Ham United |
| 150 | Neil Young | Manchester City |
| 151 | Steve Kember | Crystal Palace |
| 152 | Ernie Machin | Coventry City |
| 153 | Harry Burrows | Stoke City |
| 154 | Willie Carlin | Leicester City |
| 155 | Billy Bremner | Leeds United |
| 156 | Alan Warboys | Cardiff City |
| 157 | Pat Jennings | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 158 | Trevor Hockey | Sheffield United |
| 159 | John McGovern | Derby County |
| 160 | Alec Lindsay | Liverpool |
| 161 | Peter Storey | Arsenal |
| 162 | Mick Doyle | Manchester City |
| 163 | Roy Ellam | Huddersfield Town |
| 164 | Jim Scott | Crystal Palace |
| 165 | John Dempsey | Chelsea |
| 166 | Brian Labone | Everton |
| 167 | Hugh Curran | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 168 | Graham Lovett | West Bromwich Albion |
| 169 | Mike Stringfellow | Leicester City |
| 170 | Checklist, Series 2, Cards110-219 | |
| 171 | Roy Barry | Coventry City |
| 172 | Ron Rees | Nottingham Forest |
| 173 | Jack Charlton | Leeds United |
| 174 | Mike O'Grady | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 175 | John Mahoney | Stoke City |
| 176 | Ron Webster | Derby County |
| 177 | Eddie Gray | Leeds United |
| 178 | Iam McFaul | Newcastle United |
| 179 | Paul Richardson | Nottingham Forest |
| 180 | Ted Hemsley | Sheffield United |
| 181 | Bob Wilson | Arsenal |
| 182 | Geoff Hurst | West Ham United |
| 183 | Bobby Stokes | Southampton |
| 184 | Colin Suggett | West Bromwich Albion |
| 185 | Henry Newton | Everton |
| 186 | Derek Parkin | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 187 | Eric Skeels | Stoke City |
| 188 | Jimmy McGill | Huddersfield Town |
| 189 | Trevor Gould | Coventry City |
| 190 | Mike Summerbee | Manchester City |
| 191 | Graham Cross | Leicester City |
| 192 | Dennis Hollywood | Southampton |
| 193 | David Wagstaffe | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 194 | Jimmy Pearce | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 195 | Tony Taylor | Crystal Palace |
| 196 | Ian Callaghan | Liverpool |
| 197 | Peter Osgood | Chelsea |
| 198 | Willie Morgan | Manchester United |
| 199 | Mick Bates | Leeds United |
| 200 | Len Badger | Sheffield United |
| 201 | Mick McNeil | Ipswich Town |
| 202 | Tommy Wright | Everton |
| 203 | Frank Wignall | Derby County |
| 204 | Alun Evans | Liverpool |
| 205 | Tony Want | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 206 | Jeff Blockley | Coventry City |
| 207 | Len Glover | Leicester City |
| 208 | Jim Smith | Newcastle United |
| 209 | Glyn Pardoe | Manchester City |
| 210 | Tony Byrne | Southampton |
| 211 | David Woodfield | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 212 | Keith Weller | Chelsea |
| 213 | David Nish | Leicester City |
| 214 | Eddie Colquhoun | Sheffield United |
| 215 | Harry Redknapp | West Ham United |
| 216 | Peter Wall | Crystal Palace |
| 217 | Charlie George | Arsenal |
| 218 | Wilf Smith | Coventry City |
| 219 | Mike Pejic | Stoke City |
Series 3
| Card No. | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 220 | Charlie Cooke | Chelsea |
| 221 | Eddie Kelly | Arsenal |
| 222 | Rod Fern | Leicester City |
| 223 | Terry Poole | Huddersfield Town |
| 224 | Malcolm MacDonald | Newcastle United |
| 225 | Norman Hunter | Leeds United |
| 226 | Ray Clemence | Liverpool |
| 227 | Alan Durban | Derby County |
| 228 | Jim Husband | Everton |
| 229 | Mike England | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 230 | Alan Bloor | Stoke City |
| 231 | Asa Hartford | West Bromwich Albion |
| 232 | Gary Bell | Cardiff City |
| 233 | Alan Hudson | Chelsea |
| 234 | Paul Madeley | Leeds United |
| 235 | John Craggs | Newcastle United |
| 236 | Colin Viljoen | Ipswich Town |
| 237 | Bob McNab | Arsenal |
| 238 | Gerry Queen | Crystal Palace |
| 239 | Peter Shilton | Leicester City |
| 240 | Ernie Hunt | Coventry City |
| 241 | James Lawson | Huddersfield Town |
| 242 | John O'Hare | Derby County |
| 243 | Tommy Smith | Liverpool |
| 244 | George McVitie | West Bromwich Albion |
| 245 | David Walker | Southampton |
| 246 | Doug Fraser | Nottingham Forest |
| 247 | Cyril Knowles | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 248 | Colin Dobson | Huddersfield Town |
| 249 | Arthur Mann | Manchester City |
| 250 | Bobby Tambling | Crystal Palace |
| 251 | John Sjoberg | Leicester City |
| 252 | Pat Dunne | Manchester United |
| 253 | Terry Conroy | Stoke City |
| 254 | Paul Reaney | Leeds United |
| 255 | John McGrath | Southampton |
| 256 | Bobby Howe | West Ham United |
| 257 | Neil Martin | Nottingham Forest |
| 258 | Alan Merrick | West Bromwich Albion |
| 259 | Alan Mullery | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 260 | Frank Parsons | Cardiff City |
| 261 | Peter Morris | Ipswich Town |
| 262 | Emlyn Hughes | Liverpool |
| 263 | Dave Clements | Coventry City |
| 264 | Tony Currie | Sheffield United |
| 265 | Andy Rankin | Everton |
| 266 | David Connor | Manchester City |
| 267 | Steve Whitworth | Leicester City |
| 268 | Gordon West | Everton |
| 269 | Ron Bird | Cardiff City |
| 270 | John Loughlan | Crystal Palace |
| 271 | Mick Coop | Coventry City |
| 272 | Larry Lloyd | Liverpool |
| 273 | John Hope | Sheffield United |
| 274 | Jim Walker | Derby County |
| 275 | Geoff Salmons | Sheffield United |
| 276 | John Ritchie | Stoke City |
| 277 | Checklist, variant - cards 264-293 | |
| 277 | Checklist, cards 264-290 | |
| 278 | Keith Dyson | Newcastle United |
| 279 | Joe Royle | Everton |
| 280 | Wyn Davies | Manchester City |
| 281 | Steve Smith | Huddersfield Town |
| 282 | John Winfield | Nottingham Forest |
| 283 | Frank Lampard | West Ham United |
| 284 | Alan Oakes | Manchester City |
| 285 | John Boyle | Chelsea |
| 286 | Alan Woodward | Sheffield United |
| 287 | Ian Ure | Manchester United |
| 288 | David Carver | Cardiff City |
| 289 | Ralph Coates | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 290 | John Tudor | Newcastle United |
Personal Favourite
Number 150
There are two versions of this card, one with Young wearing a sky blue shirt and white collar, the one and a red and black shirt with black collar (the City change strip that season).
Number 162
Like the Neil Young card shown above, there are two versions of 162, one with Doyle wearing a sky blue shirt and white collar, the one and a red and black shirt with black collar.
Number 277
The purple back series numbers up to 290. However, A&BC produced a Series 3 checklist which numbered up to 293.
