Sports Reporter was first published as a pocket sized magazine in August 1948. It quickly grew into a larger format, and was soon subtitled 'Incorporating "Airman" and "Man Of The World" ', though it's content was 90% football related. Initally the magazine carried two photos (either team groups or action shots) on both the front and back covers, though when the magazine switched to an A4 format in 1949, a larger photograph filled the front cover, the back being given over to article space, by which time it had also become a purely football journal.
The publication "down-sized" at the start of the 1950-51 football season, and the end of the magazine followed shortly after, becoming part of 'Speedway' magazine (running with the strap-line, 'Incorporating Football Up-to-Date & Speedway Pictorial) in October 1950. However, a marker had been set down for the football magazines which began to emerge during the following decade, in particular the format used in Sports Reporter is somewhat reflected in Soccer Star when that launched in September 1952.
We are now pleased to be able to offer a selection of copies of this early modern-day football magazine, with the majority in excellent condition for the age (a few have had rusty staples removed, while there are slight tears to a couple), with the cover photos, front and back for issues up to the middle of 1949, front cover only thereafter listed in the usual format.
UNLESS STATED, ALL ISSUES OF SPORTS REPORTER ARE PRICED AT £5 EACH
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1948
Sep 4 Charlton, QPR/Nelson Chisholm & Manley (Brentford), West Ham
Oct 9 Liverpool, Tottenham v. Blackburn/Bolton, Accrington v. Hull
Oct 16 Notts Co, Leeds/Tottenham, QPR
Oct 23 Arsenal, Blackpool/Huddersfield, West Ham v. Cardiff.
Nov 6 Derby, Luton/West Brom, Fulham.
1949
Aug 20 (Large format) League & Cup Winners Are Back ! Aug 27 Charlton
Sep 17 Huddersfield Sep 24 Liverpool Oct 1 Notts Co. Oct 29 Wolves
Nov 5 Stoke. Nov 12 Cardiff. Nov 19 Bolton. Nov 26 Middlesbrough
Dec 10 Sheff Wed. Dec 17 Bury
1950
Jan 7 Sunderland. Jan 21 Burnley. Jan 28 Watford
Feb 4 Barnsley. Feb 11 Blackpool. Feb 18 Plymouth. Feb 25
Chesterfield.
Mar 4 Northampton. Mar 11 Rotherham. Mar 18 QPR. Mar 25 Southend
Apr 1 Grimsby. Apr 15 Brighton. Aug 18 Ron Reynolds
Sep 1 Bristol R. Sep 22 Fulham
This page last updated - 12/6/24.