The Topical Times Football Book 1961-1962

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A second index listing all images in the annual was first released in the 2nd Edition (1960–1961) and is quite beneficial if you're looking for a relative who was a professional football player during that era.

The goalkeeper on the front cover of the dust wrapper (above) was not identified but on the back cover Everton’s George Thomson was shown with his car at the seaside;

Team photos (b/w unless stated) were;
Dunfermline Athletic – Scottish Cup Winners
Leicester City – FA Cup Finalists
Peterborough United – 4th Division Champions
Rangers – Scottish League Champions
Sheffield United – 2nd Division Champions
Tottenham Hotspur – 1st Division Champions + FA Cup Winners (colour)
Walthamstow Avenue – Amateur Kingpins of 1960/61

The annual also includes good Tottenham Hotspur content after their double winning season; also Arsenal, Burnley, Celtic, Chelsea, Dundee United, England, Everton, Kilmarnock, Manchester City, Manchester United, Motherwell, Peterborough United, Real Madrid, Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland. 

Also include in the sale is an A4 laminated signed PRINT of the double winning team, watermark will be removed

 The 1961-1962 Edition in good condition the dustjacket has minor shelf wear and has been price clipped.

The edition now protected with Archival Dust Jacket Sleeving

We trade in football books and annuals from the 1940’s to the 1960’s,The Charles Buchan Football Monthly Magazine and retired players signed photos. Books signed by the author are also a speciality mainly from the quality Publishing houses of the day, Stanley Paul, Museum and Pelham to name just a few. Trading on the internet since 1994 we do sometimes sell on ebay under the name 'FOOTBALLBOOKS'

Please Note we only sell and buy in editions that would enhance collections.

Football Annuals

Mass market soccer annuals, were first published just after the war, The Boys Book of Soccer being the first published by Evans Brothers in 1945 was printed on war economy standard paper other popular annuals that followed The FA Book for Boys 1947, Sampson Low Marston Series 1949, The Big Book of Football Champions 1950, Charles Buchan’s Soccer Gift Book 1953, The Topical Times Football Book 1959, in mid 1960's Publishing Houses launched Players Annuals, Billy Wright, Denis Law and many more.
With 100's of collectors of the early annuals we do hope we can help some of you with your collections by supplying missing editions to upgrading your collection. We have several editions all in very good condition.