World Sports

World Sports appeared as the official magazine of the British Olympic Association. Naturally, they soon realised that they needed to lean heavily on the country's most popular sports for it to sell in periods outside major athletics events, so in the summer that meant cricket, and in the winter that meant football !   We are pleased to be able to offer a limited number of editions from the late 1940's through to the 1960's in good condition. Details of the colour cover subject(s) are listed against each issue.

ALL 'WORLD SPORTS' MAGAZINES ARE PRICED AT £5 EACH

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1948   

March - The Grand National.   April - Cup Final action.  October - Stanley Matthews

1949

January - Jeannette Altwegg.   February - Bobby Lee.   March - Maureen Gardner

April - Billy Steel.   May - Rita Markland.   June  - Marcel Cerdan.   July - Len Hutton.

August - Bob Mathias.   September - Billy Wright.  October - Raich Carter.

November - Dave Sands.   December - Johnny Leach

1950

January - Aja Vrzanova.   Febuary - G.W. Nankeville.   March - Reg Harris

April - Willie Waddell, Jock Shaw & George Young.   May - Godfrey Evans.

June - Bruce Woodcock.   July - Jaroslav Drobny.   August - Gaston Reiff.

September - James Fuchs.   October - Stan Mortensen.  Nov/Dec - Ezzard Charles.

1951

January - Jack Holden.  February - J.V. Smith.   March - Stirling Moss.   April - Bobby Locke.

June - Randolph Turpin.  July - Margaret du Pont & Louise Brough.

August - Emmanuel McDonald Bailey & Herb McKenley.   October - Don Cockell.

November - T. Bryngeirsson &  Arthur Wint.

1952

February - Jeannette Altwegg.   May - Pat McCormick.   June - Emil Zatopek.

1953     

March - Ken Jones.   July -  Emmanuel McDonald Bailey.  August - Chris Chataway

1955     November - Jesse Carver.

1956

June - Ian Johnson.  July - Brian Hewson.   August - Emil Zatopek & Gordon Pirie.

September - Judy Grinham.   October - Nicky Gargano.   

1957

January - Vladimr Kuts.   February - Onllwyn Brace.  May - Frank Worrell. 

June - Althea Gibson.   July - Derek Ibbotson.   August - Vladimir Kuts & Gordon Pirie.   

September - Derek Tapscott. October - Peter Waterman.   November - Jimmy Greaves.

1958

June - Johnny Haynes.  July -  Derek Ibbotson.  August - Ron Delany. 

November - Derek Kevan & Frank O'Farrell.  December - Billy Wright.

1959

January - Herb Elliott.  February - Tony O'Reilly.  March - Colin McDonald.   April - David Herd. 

May (F) - Allan Brown & Joe McDonald.   June - Colin Cowdrey.   September - Arthur Rowe. 

October - Peter Broadbent & Bert Trautmann.  November - Ronnie Clayton

November - Ron Springett.   December - Bobby Smith

1960

January - Brian Hewson.  February - Tom Finney.   March - Gerry Hitchins & Roy Bailey. 

April - Joe Baker & Harry Gregg.  May (F)  -  Bill Slater.

June - Derek Ibbotson, Steve James, Marian Jochman & Siegfried Valentin.

July  Dave Segal.  August - Olympic Games Special.  October - Olympic Games Results issue.

December - Dave Mackay.

1961

January - International Stars of the Year.   February - George Eastham

March - Shay Brennan, Bobby Mason, Harry Gregg & Maurice Setters.

April  -  Jimmy Armfield.   May - Peter Snell.   August - Miraslav Jurek, Robert Bogey & Ken Wood.

September - Athletic & Soccer.  October  -  Johnny Haynes.  December - Jimmy Greaves.

1962

March - Ron Flowers. May (F) - John Connelly.   August - Martin Hyman & Bruce Tulloh.  

September  -  Adrian Metcalfe, Dorothy Hyman.   October - John Charles (fld/sl tr)

November  -  Maurice Norman,  Robbie Brightwell.

1963

March  -  Ray Pointer & John White (1962 F.A. Cup Final).   April - Jimmy Armfield.

May (F) - Denis Law.   June - Ted Dexter.   July   -  Ken Barrington.   August  -  Phil Sharpe.  September - Lance Gibbs.   November - Tony Kay.   December  -  Bill Brown.

1964

January - Terry Downes.   February - Bobby Charlton.   March - Peter Thompson.

April - Ian Ure.   July - Dorothy Hyman.   August - Bobby McGregor

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