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My Football 1990 Sticker Album

Ash @abh12345.sports@abh12345.sports (59)2610d

Football (or Soccer to some of you) is my game and something I've played and watched since I was a lad. I must have been in my final year of junior school/first year of high school when this album was released. At that point in my life, if you didn't collect football stickers, you weren't really into football.

In 1989/90, top level football in England was rarely televised. I remember watching the one game each week at my grandparents, usually eating overly salted cheese on toast - not something mum would allow.

It wasn't until the early 90's when SKY television came along and with a huge input of money, changed the face (or wages) of football as we know it. It's interesting to think that none of the following players were on more than 10,000 pounds a week, and I remember my dad telling me once, 'there's no money in football' - turns out he wasn't always right.

Alright, here's the album - every sticker. I remember throwing the duplicates I had up in the air in the playground - I hope I gave my brother the cards he was missing first, although I don't recall that happening :)

English Football First Division

_{Front cover (with SF2 badge for proof of authenticity}

_{1989 - Players of the Year}

_Arsenal

_{Aston Villa}

_{Charlton Athletic}

_Chelsea

_{Coventry City}

_{Crystal Palace}

_{Derby County}

_Everton

_Liverpool

_{Luton Town}

_{Manchester City}

_{Manchester United}

_{A rather younger looking Sir Alex Ferguson}

_Millwall

_{Norwich City}

_{Nottingham Forest}

_{Queen's Park Rangers}

_{Sheffield Wednesday}

_Southampton

_{Tottenham Hotspur}

_Wimbledon

_{World Cup greats}

Scottish First Division

_Aberdeen

_Celtic

_Dundee

_{Dundee United}

_{Dunfermline Athletic}

_{Heart of Midlothian}

_Hibernian

_Motherwell

_Rangers

_{Who said that? Commentators of the day}

_{Back cover}

_{Poster - Europe's Finest}

This album was once my pride and joy, taking months to fill with all my pocket money and plenty of trading at school.

I think some of you know my team, who have not won a premier league since the younger looking chap singled out in the images above has left the club. The club being Manchester United of course, and that photo was taken 2 seasons before he won his first title with the Red Devils. By then I was 13 years old or so and too busy with high school for stickers, but I'm glad I've still got this album to look back on.

Would I sell it for 464 STEEM? Nope! I'm holding for now :)

Cheers

Asher

Comments · 13

@cryptkeeper17(65)· 2558d
Wow this is cool as heck @abh12345. What a fun hobby that is. I figured you were going to pull something like this in the link. This is definitely impressive. Pannini did the exact same thing with Major League Baseball with a nice run in the 1980's and into the 1990's... and those were plenty collectible too. Thanks for sharing I love this kind of stuff.
@fiveelements5(59)· 2608d
Nice Album....Vintage.
@kaluchima(33)· 2609d
Excellent post. I enjoyed reading your blog
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@jozef230(72)· 2609d
Nice collection!👍 I remember this cards. Now are legends. Holding👌
@themanualbot(72)· 2609d
That album only shows how old you are. Lol!
@leedsunited(67)· 2609d
Damn you man. This means I will have to climb into my Mum's attic when I go back to the Uk next and find my SOccer Stars 77/78 completed book, the only one I ever filled!! No self-adhesive in those days, you had to lick the damn things!!
@qam2112(63)· 2610d
Wow amazing remember shinys? I remember swapping them in the playground. Also Channel 4 gazette football italia. Those were the good old days. I had copies of shoot magazine lost em long time ago gutted
@spamfarmer(41)· 2610d
Many would think that the Rangers team was the historical dream team of always :O)
@sports.central(46)· 2610d
Sweet collection dude! I remember collecting these as a kid. Was crazy about them back then.
@pele23(75)· 2610d
Damn, that booklet is priceless, don't sell that man! I have a few of those from the Belgian leagues from the 80's and 90's too... God, I love that!
@blanchy(75)· 2610d
You filled the book!! I had 6 missing from my world cup 90 and I still have nightmares about it. You know you are old when there aren't any flex!

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My Football 1990 Sticker Album

English Football First Division

Scottish First Division

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