World Sports launched in 1948 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 1950's and 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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1953 March - Ken Jones (Welsh Rugby). July - Emmanuel McDonald Bailey (Athletics)
1955 November - Jesse Carver
1958
July - Derek Ibbotson. August - Ron Delany. November - Derek Kevan & Frank O'Farrell. December - Billy Wright.
1959
January - Herb Elliott. February - Tony O'Reilly. April - David Herd.
September - Arthur Rowe (Athletics). October - Peter Broadbent & Bert Trautmann.
December - Bobby Smith
1960
March - Gerry Hitchns & 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
March - Shay Brennan, Bobby Mason, Harry Gregg & Maurice Setter.
April - Jimmy Armfield. August - Miraslav Jurek, Robert Bogey & Ken Wood.
September - Athletic & Soccer. October - Johnny Haynes. December - Jimmy Greaves.
1962
March - Ron Flowers. August - Martin Hyman & Bruce Tulloh.
September - Adrian Metcalfe, Dorothy Hyman
November - Maurice Norman, Robbie Brightwell.
1963
March - Ray Pointer & John White (1962 F.A. Cup Final)
July - Ken Barrington (Surrey CCC)
August - Phil Sharpe (Yorks CCC)
December - Bill Brown
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