Rover Famous Footballers Henry Newton

Rover comic Famous Footballers unnumbered paper issue Henry Newton, published by DC Thomson. Over two years the comic's front page included pictures of footballers, which were to be cut out and stuck onto card. Newton appeared on the front of issue number 2293 on 7 June 1969.

Rover Footballers Jack Spaven

Rover Footballers unnumbered card Jack Spaven, published by DC Thomson and given away with Rover comic on 8 July 1922. A player biography is on the card's reverse.

DC Thomson Football Team Cards Notts Forest

DC Thomson Football Team Cards card #47 Notts Forest, published in 1933. A series of 64, the cards were given away in sheets of four in DC Thomson magazines Adventure, Rover, Skipper and Wizard between April and July 1933.

Rover Famous Footballers George Grimshaw

Rover comic Famous Footballers unnumbered paper issue George Grimshaw, published by DC Thomson. Over two years the comic's front page included pictures of footballers, which were to be cut out and stuck onto card. Grimshaw appeared on the front of issue number 2287 on 26 April 1969.
Quite why he was included in the series is a bit of a mystery. Left back Grimshaw was signed from Forfar Athletic on 25 January 1969 having made 25 appearances for The Loons, but never played a first team game while at the City Ground. He returned to Scotland on 15 August 1970, joining Dunfermline Athletic.