World Soccer,  1960-90

First published in October 1960, WORLD SOCCER still appears on newsagents' bookshelves sixty years later. 

For much of it's early life the magazine was devoid of colour other than on the front cover. The subject of the front cover, and the black & white (later colour) back cover photo on later issues are listed against each date.

Colour coverage increased for a few months during 1987, and the magazine inevitably moved towards a full colour publication in the 1990's.

We now have just a handful of classic 1960's issues avaiable in excellent condition. Our stock of 1980's/early 1990's are in similar condition, though a selection of these have come from a batch which were originally sent to the editorial office of national newspaper, so a number therefore carry an address label on the front or back cover. (Of course, if we have the issue without such a label, that copy will be sent, we will notify you if we only have a copy with a label available).  Details of condition/pictures of individual issues which may be of interest will be sent on request.

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1960's ISSUES - £5 each

1963

August - Eusebio & Trappatoni (European Cup Final).     October - Josef Rohrig & Uwe Seeler

November - Bobby Moore & Alex Scott.   December - Alfredo di Stefano

LATER ISSUES - £2 each

1981   December  -  Lakhdar Belloumi/Terry Yorath.

1982   September  -  Terry Butcher & Stanislav Semen/Zico.

1983 

June  -  Zbiniew Boniek/Ludo Cocek.    September  -  Brazil/Charlie Nicholas.               

October  -  Luther Blissett/Chile.           

1984

March  -  Ian Rush/Hallvar Thoresen.               May  -  Bruno Conti/Graeme Souness.             

July  -  Graeme Souness/Bryan Robson.         September  -  Preben Elkjaar/Italy.                    October  -  Luis Arconada/Hugo Gatti.              November  - Mark Hateley/Zlatko Vujovic.        December  -  Platini, Rush & Zico/Didier Six

1985 

February  -  Jose Percudani/Ricardo Gallego.           March  -  Amancio Amaro/Zbigniew Boniek.     

May (E)  -  Kenny Dalglish & Paulo Rossi/JohnWark.           August  -  Diego Maradona/Francisco Clos.         September  -  Steve Archibald/Georges Bregy    October  -  Galderisi & Vierchowod/F. Vercauteren.   November  -  Peter Shilton/Walter Meeuws.  December  -  Michel Platini/Terry Venables.

1986       

February  -  Michael Laudrup/Frank McAvennie.     March  -  Real Madrid/Carlos Hermosillo.        April  -  Morocco/Bobby Robson.                             May  -  K-H Rummenigge/Mark Hughes.         

July (WC) - Mexico '86 Report/Anyo Sadkov.         August  -  Diego Maradona/Jean-Marie Pfaff.      September  -  Ian Rush/Soren Lerby.                     October  -  Emilio Butragueno/Zico.                      December  -  Maradona/Trevor Steven & J. Valdano

1987

January  -  Davie Cooper/Gary Mabbutt.       February  -  Gary Lineker/Oscar Ruggeri.

May  -  Scorates & Junior/British Caledonian ad.        August  -  Glenn Hoddle/Monaco.                 September  -  FL Centenary/Lineker & Maradona.     October  -  Mirandinha/Mark Wright.             November  -  Zlatko & Zoran Vujovic/Hugo Sanchez.

December  -  Paulo Futre/Mark Hughes.

(* Please Note - limited extra interior colour content in March to November issues)

1988

January  -  Rudi Voller/Marco van Basten.           February  -  Enzo Scifo/Porto action

March  -  Carlos Valderrama/Lothar Matthaus.     April  -  Guiseppe Gianni/Paul McStay.        

May  -  Careca/Juventus.                                      August  - Spain v. Denmark/Poland.              September  -  Arsenal/Johnny Ekstrom                October  -  Robert Prytz/Ian Rush                

November  -  Rudi Voller/Italy action.                   December - Marco Van Basten/Holland.

1989

January  -  Mathias Herget & Gianluca Vialli/England.      February  -  Hans van Breuklen/Paul Gascoigne.       March  -  Olaf Thon/Tony Cottee.         April  -  Maurice Johnston/France.     

May  -  Hillsborough/Flowers on The Kop.                    August  -  Valdo/Jean-Pierre Papin.                September  -  Diego Maradona/Costa Rica.                 October  -  Andreas Moller/Benfica.                 November   -   Luca di Montezemolo/Italy v. Brazil.    December  -  Ruud Gullit/Trinidad & Tobago.

1990

January  -  Ronald Koeman & Gary Lineker/Fiorentina v. Udinese.

February  -  Gianluca Vialli/Sweden.                      March  -  Carlos Valderrama/Italia '90 Travel ad.

April  -  Enzo Francescoli/Italia '90 Travel ad.        May - Marco van Basten/Clubcall ad.

July (WC)  -  Germans triumph/Classic Images ad.

September  -  Jurgen Klinsmann/Italia League video ad.    October  -  Hugo Sanchez/VOX ad

November  -  Richard Witschge/Football '91 ad.    December  -  Lothar Mattheus/Juventus.  

NEW  SECTION  FOR  ISSUES  OF  WORLD  SOCCER  FROM  1991  ONWARDS.

This page last updated   -   2/10/20