Card game — Goal, The Soccer Card Game, England, 1965-1970
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1965-1970
Card game in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number MISC.163-1983), made in England, dated 1965-1970. The museum's brief description reads: Boxed card game, Goal, published in England by Castell Brothers Ltd between 1965 and 1970. Museum description: Design: printed card, reverse sides show a drawing of a ball and soccer netting. box of green and white card with a coloured card glued to the front giving the title and makers' details The museum records it as Printed card, measuring Height 8.5 cm; Width 5.4 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Rewards: see rules Forfeits: see rules No. of Players: any Equipment required: 44 `action' cards arranged in ten sets of 4 , numbered 2 to 11; with 4 sets of two letter F and G each shows a player wearing a football club strip, the name, grounds, crests and nicknames of the clubs booklet of instructions, together with 3 sheets giving card formations for playing the game
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Card, printing ink
- Dimensions
- Height 8.5 cm; Width 5.4 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Printed card
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Museum object name
- Card game
- Museum object number
- MISC.163-1983
- Museum system number
- O26704
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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