| 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 |