Wembley Trophy FootBalls

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Below is a pic of Cloughie, (seen elsewhere on this site in fashion) - but his son looks to be holding a WEMBLEY TROPHY ball - I remember these were the balls we grew up playing with ! the first ones had a rough pimple'y rubbery/ plastic type outer, and were replaced by a much nastier plain rubber/ plastic.

The pimple'y ones used to really hurt, if you were in goal or headed it wrongly, until the pimples had worn down a bit by playing on the street surface.

The many balls we got through growing up when they were either burst (from playing on the road, hitting a bit of pebbledashing on a house wall at an unfortunate angle, gnawed by one of the local dogs who used to roam the streets back in the day, or by a neighbour destroying it by "...put a knife through it if it comes over my wall again"

The BEST days were when you had enough pocket money to go to the toy/sweet shop to buy a new Wembley trophy, and walking away with the ball in its square cardboard box, with the little black blow up adapter nestled in the cardboard, very 'professional' footballer

Any pics in a box pleeease !!!!

[Richard1978]

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There were similar Striker balls, in white with a red Striker logo.

[zabadak]

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Yes, I remember these. There were white ones, too - called Wembley International (which seems like an oxymoron)

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No guys, I do remember the white balls - but the one in the pic is the ORANGE version. It looks like it is the newer smoother one.
(but then again there were cheaper versions that were like balloons and weren't Wembley Trophies at all ).

Does anyone else remember the Orange 'pimpled' ball - it may have been 'slightly cratered', but whatever it was definitely not a smooth ball.
Will have to find pics now.....

[Hooper68]

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I seem to remember when they went down just a little bit that kicking the the orange one was like kicking a bag of cement and heading one would lead to serious concussion.

[zabadak]

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Ah, yes, but men were real men back in those days!!! The leather buggers had laces!!!

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Is right Hooperman....and when times were really hard we played with a burst one that had shrunk to a third of its size and went like a rocket !!! - It was dangerous too as it would sometimes get stuck under your foot when dribbling and u would go over the bugger !

I have found a PIc in the box, and a poem about Trophy balls - will post them soon

[DSCOMAN]

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OK here is the Wembley Trophy Poem - all due respect to the original poet (not me)
and a pic of a WTB in a box - not how I remember but good enough - STILL NEED A CLOSE UP OF THE 'PIMPLE VERSION' (TOY CATALOGUE ANYONE ?)
Heather ????

My Wembley Trophy Football You wake up Christmas morning Rushing down the stairs There amongst your pressies Is the answer to your prayers The one-foot square cube Can contain only one thing, It’s a Wembley Trophy Football With its wonderful ring Whenever it was kicked It thrilled us younger boys! From deep inside the ball Came that brilliant noise It’s textured orange plastic Adorned with deep black lines like panels on a leather ball. It was the master of designs Like a real football It was the Regulation weight But Regulation players are men And I was only eight In my new George Best boots Winding up for a massive kick A shudder shook me to the core Just like punting at a brick It was unaffected by the wind And made that brilliant sound Once they knew you had THAT ball Kids came from miles around But don’t sit on the ball Or it would go all out of shape And fly wobbling through the air Just like jelly on a plate Could be used for great pranks Like rubbing it in dog poo Then lobbing it up for your mate To head it back to you. No football had the same appeal Playing your twenty a side game So I think that ensures its place In the Football Hall of Fame © Poet Shot

[Hooper68]

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Very good DSCOMAN I liked the part about not sitting on it or it would go out of shape,or as we used to say youv'e egged the ball!

[DSCOMAN]

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Not a Wembley Trophy , but does this constitute an 'egg in the ball'

[sixtyten]

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I'll check my catalogue collection and post all i find

[sixtyten]

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[sixtyten]

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The above ones are from 1971-1973

These are from my 75' Wembley catalogue

Taadaa!!

[sixtyten]

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Closer

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sixtyten you genius you .......I CAN SMELL THE VINYL NOW !!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH.