Two long-serving previous editors were 'Tityrus' (otherwise J A H Catton, editor of the Athletic News 1900–1924) [1] and Ivan Sharpe (c. As part of the ambition to serve over two million people through transformed digital platforms, the Player Registration System registered over 1. The final edition to date was published in the summer of 2022 for the 2022-23 season, as no deal could be agreed between the authors and prospective publishers for the 2023-24 edition.

When BBC Television stats supremo Albert decided to take a back seat, a string of Hayter’s employees, who later graduated to Fleet Street, took stints in the editorial chair.Vintage Magazines| Football Books| Other collectable Football Books| Vintage Football Annuals The perfect gift for the true football fan! The Nationwide Football Annual is a compact British football reference book which is produced at the start of each football season.

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a) All images of lots, catalogue descriptions and all other materials produced by GBA are the copyright of GBA. While association and rugby football provided its main focus, it also included some material on public school football, Sheffield football (until that code merged with association football in 1877), and, on occasion, even Australian and American football.

Plese note that we require seven days to clear sterling cheques where the amount exceeds the cheque card guarantee limit, unless special arrangements have been made with the auctioneer in advance of the sale, normally the presentation of a letter of guarantee from your bank. A typical issue would include laws of the various codes, a summary of the preceding season, a listing of football clubs in England (including such details as each club's ground, secretary, and colours), and essays about aspects of the game. It reported on the various codes of football played in England, and also provided some coverage of the other home nations, supplemented on occasion by reports from around the world.Former editor ERIC BROWN reveals a threat to the world’s oldest football annual and takes a look at the 136th edition of a publication originally launched during Queen Victoria’s reign. GBA will use information supplied by bidders or otherwise obtained lawfully by GBA for the provision of auction related services, client administration, marketing and as otherwise required by law. The auctioneer will commence the bidding at the “starting bid” as published in the auction catalogue and advance the bidding in such increments as he considers appropriate.