Jensen Print Soccer Stars 1960s John Barnwell

Jensen Print Soccer Stars 1960s 2nd Series card #4 John Barnwell, published in 1998.

Panini Champions League 2014-2015 1978-79 Nottingham Forest

Panini Champions League 2014-2015 sticker #332 1978-79 Nottingham Forest, showing Trevor Francis scoring the only goal of the game against Malmö FF in the 1979 final. The sticker is almost identical to the one Panini used in its 2005 Champions League album.

Daily Sketch World Cup Souvenir Card Henry Newton

Daily Sketch World Cup Souvenir Card #28 Henry Newton, published in 1970. A detailed player profile is contained on the reverse.

Merlin Premier Gold 1996/97 Chris Bart-Williams

Merlin Premier Gold 1996/97 card #111 Chris Bart-Williams. A brief biography and player statistics are on the reverse.

Panini Football 80 Frank Gray

Panini Football 80 sticker #282 Frankie Gray, published for the 1979/80 season. This was the first season where Panini included a player biography on the reverse.

Marcus & Co Footballers & Club Colours

An unnumbered card from Marcus & Co's Footballers & Club Colours. This is regarded as being the very first set of football themed cards ever published, believed to date from around 1896. Their age makes them extremely rare and expensive to obtain, and there are only 25 known different cards. There are two versions of the Forest card, and images of all known cards can be seen on Alan Jenkins's football card website. Marcus & Co was a cigarette manufacturer based in Manchester.