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At this point, my knowledge of  the accessory range enters a bit of a dark age. I was still buying second hand stuff in the late 1990s, but I'd given up the new range as an expensive retread of the old one (with extra advertising). Perhaps this is a little unfair. The range numbers get to 61240, but I'm not sure all these numbers were really used. In a development that has mucked up my lists (!), Hasbro re-used a couple of numbers, 61125, and 61133. These have been added to the end of the range listed here.

Box types:- All these accessories arrived during the final "pitch-corner" re-box, so all seem to only have one style of box. I have illustrated these where I can, and obviously no further explanations of variations are needed (although the Waddingtons/Hasbro name and address changes if this matters to you!)

61222 Two Greek Pillar Style Floodlights.

These were the cool new floodlights that appeared circa 1991. Unlike the earlier floodlights, these were battery only, and not mains adaptable. The battery chamber was accessed via a small and annoying screw. Where is that screwdriver when you need it? Once the batteries are in place, the floodlights give out a rather vague glimmer of light. Having said that, they were probably the most attractive floodlights produced, and much more stable than previous sets.

61223 Three Umbro Elite balls.

These rather nice Umbro balls first appeared on the 1992 poster (see below) where they replaced the Samba balls. They then stayed in the range until 1995, before being used up in the assorted ball pack (61233). I've also seen them in 1997 "Club Editions" in place of the green logo balls.

61224: 1992 Poster Catalogue.

After a period of producing A4 catalogues, 1992 saw a return to posters to illustrate the range. Whilst a catalogue was usually included in boxed editions of the game, this one was also sold separately. Mine still has a "20p" price tag from the Gamleys in Worthing where I originally bought it. A big thank you to Dimitrios who spotted the bar code on the 1995 catalogue (see below) and made me check back all my old catalogues to see if they filled any gaps in the range. This is the only other bar coded item I found. 

61225: Three USA '94 balls.

All I can really say about this one is that it is issued in an eye-catching box. Oh and they feature on the 1993 poster.

61226: USA '94 goals.

These were simply the Italia '90 goals with different coloured nets (red, white and blue, rather than green, white and red). They replaced those goals in the range in 1993. The USA '94 goals and balls were also included in the USA '94 boxed edition. 

61227: 1993 and 1995 Poster catalogues.

Like 1992, these catalogue had a bar code with an accessory range number. The 1995 version turned out to be the last poster to feature a full range of accessories. The 1996 poster was the last one produced, and although it is similar in design, it doesn't have a bar code (nor does 1994). Thanks to Dimitrios who supplied this catalogue, and spotted the bar code. 

A simple little tie-in set designed to add that Euro '96 fever to any Subbuteo set up. Useful if you'd already sat on your original pitch flags. The set actually had two different boxes, a Waddingtons one as scanned above and a Hasbro one, which was slightly wider and longer, but much flatter and with a large hanging tag. In fact, the second box is the same shape as the 61239 box illustrated below.

61125: Premier League Trophy.

Here is the Premier League trophy from 61234 available separately in a bubble pack. It was a  small trophy compared to the old favourites, but was quite attractive, with a tiny green plinth. Certainly an improvement on the European (Champions League) trophy. I've no idea why it was issued as 61125 instead of one of the seemingly unused numbers in the 61200s.

61133(b): Two throw-in and two corner kick figures.

Another bit of number re-use as Hasbro reissued the corner kick figures and throw-in figures once again, but this time in a double pack. With the corner kickers previously 61131 and the throw-in figures at 61132, it made some kind of sense having the double pack as 61133, but there had already been a 61133. The interchangeable goalkeepers having survived well into Waddingtons' re-numbered range.

New Accessories (not numbered).

Corner kick and throw-in figures from the France 98 edition.

These figures were never produced as a separate accessory, and do not appear in any of the newer box sets, so the France 98 edition was their only appearance thus far. Hopefully, you can see from the above illustration how these items operated. They were a very simple design, but worked quite well. The corner kicker doesn't get as much power as the old one, but doesn't really need it, and it benefits from being the correct scale. The throw-in figure is just a goalie, but you could paint him to match a team without too much trouble. He gives quite a delicate throw-in, but at least you don't get any back spin.

One of the more interesting Subbuteo items to pass through ebay was a pre-production sample box for this set, as illustrated above (right). This shows that Hasbro were considering releasing these figures as a separate set. The see-through bases on the box are an obvious difference to the items as actually produced. I would imagine that the separate accessory plan would have pre-dated the World Cup 1998 set, and that set may have even been using up the stock. Subbuteo was not in good health in the mid-1990s, and I suspect a new accessory was not deemed worthwhile. It would be nice to get some inside information on this one though. Was it planned prior to the 61133 set shown above for instance? Sadly, one thing this box was lacking was a reference number.

Referees from the Premiership Editions.

Like the special corner kick/throw-in figures, these were a new accessory only found in boxed editions. The early Waddingtons Premiership Editions had the old style referees (C107), but painted into green jerseys. However, the final two "deep-box" editions had these new referees, who had fine detail and machine-printed shirts. As you can hopefully see, the figures were on a larger round peg, which sat on top of the Hasbro bases, rather than within them. The size is slightly bigger than OO scale, and I have always wondered if they were actually designed for Subbuteo. Hasbro also owned rival game "Pro-Action football", and these figures look better scaled to that game (although the tall Pro-Action bases would have towered over them).

The figures resurfaced when Edilio Parodi produced a licensed version of Subbuteo in the early 2000s. These later referees were produced in a variety of colours, to match the options open to officials in the 21st century. As Parodi were using two-piece bases, the referees were amended so that they were moulded onto a larger disc, which fitted into the standard Subbuteo outer. This set also included a fourth official holding up a board, although he is not such a fine quality figure as the other three.

Hasbro Goals Pack.

This was the first accessory in the new Hasbro range. These goals also appeared in the France 98 set, and the 2002 boxed range. They came flat-packed in kit form. The nets were shaped to the goals rather than flat, but needed to be looped around the posts to fit. This does secure the net pretty well, but detracted from the overall look of the goals. The bases are the largest yet, and have a back bar that keeps goal and net away from the goalkeepers rod. The disadvantage to this is if your opponent produces a chip shot, you can't get the goalkeeper high enough to save the shot. Doh. 

Hasbro Balls refill Pack (61233).

The second accessory in the Hasbro range was a pack of five balls. Actually, this set was technically numbered up as a second version of 61233, but here all the balls were just the same with each having a red Subbuteo logo.