• The Main Subbuteo Page.

• The Team Colours Project: Index and Introduction.

• Card and Celluloid teams 1-55; Early Heavyweights 1-54+World Cup
• Classic Heavyweights 1970s: Intro, 1-100, 101-200, 201-300, 301-328+Named.
• The Zombie Page
• Lightweights 1980s-90s: Intro, 1-100, 101-200, 201-300, 301-400
• Lightweights 1980s-90s: 401-500, 501-600, 601-700, 701-800, 801+Hasbro
• Parodi Production - Zëugo, Intro+2002, 2003 Part 1, 2003 Part 2
• Appendices: English League sides, Scottish League sides, National Sides

• International Appendices: France, Italy, Germany, Belgium/Holland, Spain/Portugal, Scandinavia, Rest of Europe, and America and South Africa.

• Appendices: Team boxes, World Cup 1966, Super teams, The Italian Production Appendix

For many collectors, the classic heavyweight player of the 1970s is simply THE Subbuteo figure. 

The first fifty or so teams in the list are inherited from the previous short sleeved player type. Most are standard footballing colours used by teams the world over. However, a few odd little kits had began to creep into the lists in the 1960s - e.g. Oldham at 37 and Grimsby at ref 38. Even by the time of the heavyweight figure, a couple of the stranger kits were not being used by anyone. However, this didn't stop Subbuteo from selling them, and they continue to turn up throughout the 1970s. As with most things Subbuteo, there is no real rhyme or reason to the process of replacing teams. 

The slow and haphazard addition of teams continued until 1971 when the team chart had reached 81 with a mixture of national teams (e.g. Chile), international club sides (e.g. Ajax, River Plate), minor English sides (e.g. Darlington), equally small Scottish sides (e.g. Montrose), and even Irish ones (e.g. Cork), before finally adding some away kits to the mix (i.e. West Ham, Liverpool). 

In 1972 this changes, and we see the first wholesale expansion into the European leagues (and export market). The first large expansion increases the teams from 81 to 165. This page gives us the Dutch sides, and some of the Italian ones from this expansion.

The Team Colour Chart.

• Dating information. Now that I've split the figure types, I've had to change how the lists are dated. Heavyweight figures were only produced until 1980, and the figures in brackets are how long each number continued as a lightweight.

• Although the UK heavyweight stock seems to disappear quickly. it should be noted that the 1982-83 Italian catalogue still illustrates a large number of teams in the 1-350 range with heavyweight figures. The fact that some heavyweights are still gracing the 1992 Italian catalogue shows the hazard of relying on standard dating. 

Alternate No3 - Arm stripes and sock trim.

1. One of the two standard teams. Take your pick on teams for this one.
   1960's - Arsenal, Bournemouth, Barnsley, Charlton, Lincoln City, Liverpool,  Man Utd, Middlesboro, Notts Forest, Brechin, Stiring Albion, Doncaster, York, Aberdeen, Third Lanark, Wrexham. 1970s Workington, Cliftonville, Portadown
   • In France it was simply sold as "656.412 Equipe Rouge" 
2. The other standard kit. Just about every team in blue has touched base here.
   1960s: Chesterfield, Everton, Gillingham, Halifax, Leyton Orient, Leicester City, Portsmouth, Albion Rovers, Cowdenbeath, Rangers, Raith Rovers, St Johnstone, Queen of the South. 1970s: Cardiff City, Carlisle Utd, Hartlepool, Ipswich, Peterboro, Rochdale, Stranraer, Glenavon, Linfield
   • In France this was sold as "656.422 Equipe Bleue"
3. West Brom, Huddersfield, Kilmarnock. (1996)
   • Alternate version with arm stripes and (sometimes) sock trim.
4. Stoke City. Was Sunderland for a time in the 1960s. (1996)
5. Manchester City. Also Ballymena (Ireland), Malmo (Sweden), Lazio, Napoli, Treviso (All Italy). (1987)
6. Watford, Hull City, Oxford Utd. 1970s Cambridge Utd, Alloa, Bewick, Meadowbank, East Fife.
7. Main British team: West Ham Utd - 1960s until late 1970s. In the early years it was also Aston Villa and Burnley and Aldershot. (1981).
8. Newcastle Utd, Grimsby Town, Notts County, Dunfirmline Athletic. (1993).
9. Southampton, Sheffield Utd, Sunderland, Brentford, Lincoln, Exeter (1996)
10. Mainly Fulham, but also Darlington, Derby County, Luton, Bradford, Swansea, Clyde, Port Vale, Rochdale, and Gateshead. International Sides:  Austria and West Germany. (1988)

11. Queens Park Rangers, Reading, Morton. (1982)

12. Bristol Rovers. (1982)

13. Blackpool. International Side Holland. Was Newport County in the 1960s. 

    • There have been sightings of a 1970s Holland away, with reversed colours (i.e. white shirts and orange shorts), but I'm not sure if it was an official variation.

14. Originally Belgium. British clubs in the '70s. Swindon, Crewe and Bournemouth. Also international sides: Yugoslavia, Albania, Beringen (Bel), Edo (Hol), Nurnberg IFC (Ger). 

15. Originally Eire, and Northern Ireland.  Was Plymouth in 1980. Other international sides: Mexico in the 1960s, Also Cork Hibernians (Ire). 

16. Arsenal of course. Also Rotherham in the 1970s. 

    • Sold as 656.612 Reims in France.

17. In the 1960s this was Sheff Wed, and Brighton. However, by the 1970's they were No.51, and this kit had no other takers (1980)

18. Very popular kit. British Teams: Bury for the longest. Also Bolton, Spurs, Preston, Scunthorpe, Mansfield and Tranmere at various stages. International teams include: Finland, Greece, East Germany, and Iceland for a time in the 1970s. (1996)

19. Barcelona. Also Crystal Palace during the 1970s. (1986)

    • In France this team was sold as 656.772 Bayern Munich, and then 657.072 Barcelona.

20. Hamilton Academicals. 

    • This had black shorts 1967-69

    • White shorts 1970-80 (1990)

"New" Partick Thistle	Black shorts until 1969	Alternate version?	Black shorts until 1969	Yellow Socks	With Trim

21. The original Leeds Utd kit. Also Tranmere Rovers, Swansea City and Torquay Utd are frequent users of this number. Almost as popular as No's 1 & 2, this kit was used by Milwall, Doncaster, Port Vale, Northampton, York, Colchester and Darlington in England and countless others abroad.

    • In France this side was sold as 656.402 Equipe A Decorer so buyers could paint add their own colours. Although it was also sold in France as 656.472 Angers and 656.762 Real Madrid.

22. Sheffield Wednesday at one point, it then remained unused throughout the 1970s (1984)

23. Bradford City off and on Was also Partick Thistle in the 1970s.

    • The stripes on this team seem to start as red and yellow, before becoming claret and amber. The red and yellow version then switches to ref 61 for a couple of years before disappearing. 

    • There seems to be a "with trim" version circa 1978 to match the Partick Thistle kit of the time. Not featured in the catalogues. This also sees a return to red and yellow stripes.

    • The Italian catalogue of 1992 still illustrates this team with a heavyweight player (in red and yellow).

    • A red/yellow striped team with the sock colours reversed was sold as 656.652 Lens in France.

24. Queens Park. Was also East Stirling, and Ayr early in its life.

    • First Version: Black shorts 1967-69.

    • Second version: White shorts 1970 onwards. (1996)

    • The Italian catalogue of 1992 still illustrates this team with a heavyweight player

25. Celtic. (1996).

26. Leeds Utd in the 1950s. Also Bangor (NI) and Drumcondra (Ire). (1952-88)

    • This team is listed with blue shorts from 1970-71 until 1972-73, but reverts back to black with the illustrated catalogues. The version with blue shorts then becomes reference 121

27. Hearts, Arbroath, and Stenhousemuir. In the 1970's York and Burnley used this kit. (1953-89).

    • Possible alternate version that looks a little like Ajax. Worn by Hearts for the 1972/73 season, it doesn't feature in the catalogues (but Hearts fans have remembered seeing it, and several have now been sighted in collector circles).

28. Norwich City. Had black shorts until 1969. 

    • First Version - Black shorts 1967-69.

    • Standard second version - Green shorts, white socks 1970-80

    • Variation - Yellow socks.

    • "New Norwich" variation with more trim. Late 1970s.

29. Partick Thistle. When they changed to No23, this was left blank until it was deleted from the range. (1980)

30. Dumbarton in the 1960s. Later it was Bewick Rangers, Cambridge Utd, and Burton Albion. (1996)

Reversed socks	Red Collar	1965-1967	Reverse stripe.

31. Blackburn Rovers
    • Socks can be reversed.
    • Final version has red collar (also seen as a lightweight)
32. Barnet, Alloa. (1957-80)
    • This kit was advertised (as Alloa) with black shorts from 1970-71 until 1972-73, before returning to the original white shorted version for the illustrated catalogues (i.e. from 1973-74). 
33. Bishop Auckland. Famous non-league team, once of the Northern League, now in the Unibond. (1957-80).
34. St Mirren, also Dunfermline. Key International side: Juventus. (1958-86)
35. Milano and Barnet (again). Also East Fife and Hull City at times in the 1970s. (1958-80)
36. Started as Bradford in the 1950s. Blank in the 1960s, but gains Floriana (Malta) and Wageningen (Ger) in the 1970s. (1996).
37. Oldham and Kilmarnock in the 1960s, this gains BSC Hertha (Ger) in the '70s (1963-82)
38. Grimsby Town in the early 1960s. Possibly also used by Montpellier (France) 1963-80
39. Airdrie in the 1960s, Walsall in the 1970s. Also Poland. (1963-86)
40. Crystal Palace.
    • The original black shorts version of 1963-64 is too early for this figure.
    • Red and blue hoops, white shorts 1965-67,
    • Claret and light blue stripe, white shorts. 1968-1980 Although even this one was only used by Palace for a couple of seasons, and was then is blank in the catalogues..
    • Alternate version of the 1968-80 kit, where the stripes are the same colours but painted around the other way (i.e. claret stripes on light blue, rather than light blue stripes on claret). A number have been seen in collecting circles, all in mid/late 1960s boxes. 

"With Trim"	1970-1973	Tangerine	Gold, Tangerine, and possibly Amber

41. Liverpool. Also Scunthorpe, Stirling Albion, Brechin City. Other British clubs using this no: Bristol City, Orient, Rotherham, Crewe, Aberdeen, Middlesboro, Lincoln, Doncaster. Also Wales.  
42. Chelsea. 1960s: Carlisle, Shrewsbury, Birmingham, Leicester, Peterborough, Mansfield. 1970s: Southend, Oldham, Montrose, Raith Rovers
    • Final version has white trim on the shirt, and is therefore on white plastic rather than flesh coloured.
43. Coventry City. Others: Reading, Chester City. 1965-80
44. Dundee, Falkirk. Also Scotland in the 1960s. 1965-80
45. Hibernian. (1996).
46. Motherwell. Then Marsaxlokk (Malta). (1983)
    • This kit has amber shorts from 1970/71 until 1972/73. (Thanks to the N.R.D.S.L. for photographing their team for the site.) It then returns to having white shorts. This matches the changes to references 26 and 32 which have different coloured shorts in the early 1970s only to switch back to the original versions once the illustrated catalogues appear. 
47. Southport, Mansfield. Also a host of away kits. (Man Utd, Arsenal, Ipswich, Southampton, Everton etc.)
    International side: Sweden.
    • Shirt was tangerine from 1970/71 to 1972/73 when it was Oldham and Halifax.
48. Spain. Also Chile in the 1960s before they became No68. 1965-80 (1986)
49. Wolves, Cambridge, Southport, Torquay, and in the 1970s Dundee Utd and Motherwell. 
    • First version: All Gold with black trim until 1969. This kit is found in both h/w types. 
    • Second version: Tangerine with black trim 1970-80 (1983). 
    • Third version: Not catalogued, but increasingly likely "amber with claret trim" variation from the mid 1970s. Motherwell were on this number from 1971/72 until 1973/74 and no mention of trim is made. Thanks to Matt Johnstone for the improved picture.
50. Brazil. 1966-80 (1982) 
    • Was ref 656.732 in France.

51. Brighton, Sheffield Wednesday, Chester, Colchester, Peterborough, Wigan 1967-80 (1986)

52. Exeter, and later Scarborough. 1967-80 (1996) 

53. Portsmouth and then Rangers

    • First Version - Blue Shorts. Originally Portsmouth 1969-78

    • Second Version - White Shorts. Rangers and Den Haag-Ado (Hol). 1979-80 (1982)

54. Plymouth.

    • First version - green with white/black chest bands 1968/9-1970.

    • Second version - white with green/black bands 1971-80, although Plymouth only used it for a year or two and then it was a blank side.

55. Anderlecht (Bel), and Fiorentina (Ita). Also Beerschot (Bel) and others 1968-80 (1991)

    • Two very different colours exist for the h/w of this kit - as illustrated.

56. Ajax (Hol). 1969-80 (1982)

57. AC Milan (Ita), and Bournemouth (when not 76). Also Sorrento (Ita)

58. Inter Milan (Ita) and Atalanta (Ita). Was Middlesboro away in 1973/74. Was also several German sides.

59. River Plate (Argentina).

    • First  version - Diagonal strip 1969/70-72/73

    • Second version - Horizontal stripe 1974-80, although the horizontal stripe may have actually arrived earlier than these catalogue dates suggest (1986)

60. F.C. Subbuteo (Barcelona). Your guess is as good as mine on who this team actually were. 1969-1980

The original version of 61 (1969/70 to 1971/72).

61. First version is a mystery, then Northampton.
    • First version - looks like a Partick Thistle, but the catalogues are blank. 1969-72
    • Second version - Northampton for a season or two. 1973-80
62. Australia. 1970-80
63. Montrose originally, then blank for most of the 1970s. 1970-80 (1983)
64. Ostende (Bel), and Maritimo (Port). 1970-80 (1994)
65. United Kingdom. I believe a UK team attempted to qualify for the Olympics in the 1970s.  (1981).
66. Raith Rovers. 1970-80
67. Argentina. Replaced 22. Was a named World Cup team from 1966. On this number 1970-80 (1982)
68. Chile. Again it was a named World Cup team first. On this number 1970-80 (1986)
69. Darlington circa 1971. Kit lasts 1970-80.
70. Bohemians (Ire), Coventry 2nd. 1970-80.

71. Cork Celtic. 1970-80
72. Cagliari (Ita), Genoa (Ita), also Sambenedettese (Ita) (1996).
    • The h/w 072 was often painted with Subbuteo's navy blue (i.e. a very dark blue).
    • However, it also seems to have been produced with black paint replacing the blue. Was this due to poor artificial lighting, or is there a more sensible theory??
73. Clydebank. 1970-80
74. Aston Villa. 
    • First version All claret top, light blue shorts. 1970-71.
    • Second version Claret shirt with light blue sleeves, white shorts. 1972-1980.
75. Forfar - then blank. Survives 1970-1980
76. Bournemouth, Man City 2nd, Beringen FC (Bel), Eintracht Frankfurt (Ger) Foggia (Ita) Nice (Fra) & others.
    • In France this was ref 656.572 Nice.
77. Wolves, Newport County. Exists 1971-1980 (1981)
78. Coventry 2nd, Celtic 2nd, Plymouth, Brugges CS (Bel). 1971-80 (1983)
79. West Ham Utd 2nd. 
    • First version: White shorts 1971-72.
    • Second version: Blue shorts 1973-80.
80. Burnley 2nd. 1971-1980

81. Clyde, Darlington, Liverpool 2nd. In catalogues 1971-80 (1986)

82. Den Haag-Ado (Hol) 1972-80 (1986)

83. Twente Enschede (Hol) 1972-80 (1986)

84. Utrecht (Hol) 1972-80 (1984)

85. Feyenoord (Hol). QPR 2nd.  (1996)

86. Go Ahead (Hol) 1972-80 (1986)

87. Haarlem (Hol) 1972-80 (1981)

88. M.V.V. (Hol) 1972-80 (1982)

89. N.E.C. Nijmegen (Hol) 1972-80 (1986)

90. Como (Italy) 1972-80 (1991)

91. Parma 1972-80 (1986)

92. Trento, Verona 1972-80 (1986)

93. Catanzaro, Roma 1972-80 (1991) 

94. Sampdoria. 1972-80 (1982)

95. Bologna, Casertana, Cosenza, Taranto 1972-80 (1995)

96. Bari, Padova 1972-80 (1986)

97. Brescia 1972-80 (1986)

98. Palermo 1972-80 (1986)

99. Reggiana, Salernitana, Torino Introduced 1972-80 (1995) 

100. Manchester Utd. Also Mantova (Italy). 1972-1980