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 have recently picked up a couple of batches of World Soccer, so can now offer a comprehensive stock of this excellent publication. Our recently acquired 1960's issues are in perfect 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

1961

September - Celtic v. Dunfermline.  October - Peru v. England (1959)

November  - Garrincha & Kusnetsov.  December  -  Stockholm v. Karlstad

1962

February - Feyenood v. Ajax.  March - AEK Athens v. Doxa.  April - Gerry Hitchens

May - Dukla Prague v. Sparta Prague.  June - Juventus v. Inter Milan.

July - Action from Greece.  August - Sweden v. Finland.  September - Chile v. Brazil

October - Landa & Didi.  November - Blackpool v. Tottenham.

December - Racing Club Paris v. Bordeaux.

1963

February - Italy v.Turkey.  March - Chile v. West Germany.  April -  Stoke v. Bury (Stan Matthews)

July - Sparta Rotterdam v. Basle.    August - Eusebio & Trappatoni (European Cup Final)

September - Celtic v. Rangers (Scottish Cup Final).    October - Josef Rohrig & Uwe Seeler

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

1964

January - George Eastham.  March - Djalma Santos.  April - Scots at Wembley (1963). 

August - Willem II v DFC.  November - Sheff Wed v. Liverpool

1965

January - Germany v. Mexico, '64 Olympics.  March - Jozsef Maszoly.

May - Chelsea v. Liverpool, F.A. Cup semi-final.   September - John Connelly & Graham Williams.  October - Geoff Hurst & Jack Charlton.   November - Don Howe & Denis Law.

1966

May - Bobby Charlton.   June - Florian Albert.   August - Alex Stepney. 

September - Rattin & Gento.   November - Len Badger

1967

January - Nott'm F v Man Utd.   March - Eusebio.   May - Coleraine v. Ards

September - Chelsea v. Tottenham, F.A. Cup Final

1968

January - Uwe Seeler.   February - Phiippe Gondet.   April - Lev Yashin.  July - Fleury Di Nallo.

November - Chelsea v. Everton.   December - Mario Coluna.

1969

January - Mike O'Grady & Tommy Lawrence.   March - Peter Collins & George Graham. 

May - Beerschot v. Bauweraerts.   June - Dave Webb.   July - Bobby Charlton & Gianni Rivera.

September - Italy v. East Germany.  December - Peter Thompson

LATER ISSUES - £2 each

1973   September  -  Denis Law/Preston (back cover)

1977   December  -  Farewell Pele/Robert Sara.

1978   October  - David O'Leary/Everton.       December - PSV Eindhoven/AC Milan

1979   February - Gordon McQueen/Sammy Nelson.      May - John Robertson/Barcelona.  September - Strasbourg/Hans Krankl & Allan Simonsen.  

1980  

January  -  Ajax/Barcelona.   April  -  Rumania/Peter Barnes

1981

July  -  Dinamo Tblisi/Erich Burgener               December  -  Lakhdar Belloumi/Terry Yorath.

1982  

May - Aston V. Dynamo Berlin/Zbigniew Boniek.

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.                 April  -  Adrian Heath/Bryan Robson.

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 

January  -  Independiente/Steve Sumner.           February  -  Jose Percudani/Ricardo Gallego.

March  -  Amancio Amaro/Zbigniew Boniek.        April  -  Barcelona/Sergio Brio.

May (E)  -  Kenny Dalglish & Paulo Rossi/JohnWark.  June  -  Bradford, Saddest Sat/Jesper Olsen.

July  -  Kenny Dalglish/Bora Milutinovic.              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

January  -  Bryan Robson/Pat Jennings.          February  -  Michael Laudrup/Frank McAvennie.

March  -  Real Madrid/Carlos Hermosillo.         April  -  Morocco/Bobby Robson.

May  -  K-H Rummenigge/Mark Hughes.          June (WC)  - McIlroy, Robson, Souness/England.

July (WC) - Mexico '86 Report/Anyo Sadkov.   August  -  Diego Maradona/Jean-Marie Pfaff.

Sepetember  -  Ian Rush/Soren Lerby.             October  -  Emilio Butragueno/Zico.

November  -  Nery Pumpido/Muller.                 December  -  Maradona/Trevor Steven & J. Valdano

1987

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

March  -  Patrick Battiston/JVC ad.                April  -  Preben Elkjaar/JVC ad

May  -  Scorates & Junior/British Caledonian ad.     June  -  Cyrille Regis/St. Mirren.

July  -  Joao Pinto & Lothar Mattheus/Uwe Zoetzsche & Dennis Bergkamp

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.                    June  -  Ruud Gullit/AC Milan.   

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    8/8/20