Liverpool 1950

After a long wait I finally got my hands on some of the Santiago vintage figures.

So here we have Liverpool from the 1950 FA Cup final. I've made a representation of the badge, this is not something I usually do as I like to keep faithful to the way SSG produced the hand painted teams. I just felt that this team needed to have the badge included as it finished off the kit. However, after selecting this photo for the blog I'm not that happy with the results. They look better with the naked eye as the camera throws up all of the faults. So will likely revisit the badges in the future to tidy them up.

I've got one more team to do in these figures and I am considering two kits, it's going to be either the Arsenal kit from the 1950 FA Cup Final or the Burnley kit from the 1947 final. I'll post them up when I've finished them.

Liverpool FA Cup Final 1950

Accessories 17

Who wouldn't like a wash bag and a traditional wooden rattle? Stupid question really. These absolutely essential Subbuteo branded products are a must have...

They are quite nice actually, from the vintage style packaging to the overall quality of the items themselves, Marks and Spencer got it right.

Traditional Wooden Football Rattle 

Wash Bag

England 1914 - Vintage Team

England 1914 painted on vintage Stefan Corda figures. The bases are navy blue Santiago Spitfire's. The shirts looked a little bare so I decided to paint a badge on them and did an approximation of the one England were wearing at the time.

Walker at Association Football Before The 'D' told me that up until 1909 goalkeepers wore the same shirt as the outfield players. Records show that the first England keeper jerseys were green, the standard and more familiar, yellow jersey was introduced after 1921. Obviously these days kits are far less likely to follow tradition, especially when there is cash to be made.

I recommend you check out Walker's blog - it's brilliant.