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Football Player Shaped Badges Sometimes referred to as figurines. I first started collecting these after visiting a football memorabilia exhibition in Plumstead, London, in the early 90’s. On display there was some of the English type made by Badges Plus Ltd of Birmingham. I am currently collecting particular types of these badges from England, Scotland, The Netherlands (Holland), Old Czechoslovakia and Hungary. I have listed the badges in my collection below. Also included is a sample picture of each type, and some brief details.
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Czechoslovakian Made before the split of Czechoslovakia into the two separate countries of Czech Republic and Slovakia. Painted badges. Stick pin fitting. 29 mm tall. I believe I possess the whole set of these, but stand to be corrected. I think Zal and the year refers to the year the club was formed. Badges of this type in my collection:
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England Pose 1 |
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Made by Badges Plus Ltd of Birmingham, England. Painted badges. Has a brooch pin fastening. 34 mm tall. |
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Badges of this type in my collection:
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Other badges of this type which I know exist:
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England Pose 2 |
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Made by various different manufacturers. I only have retro style badges based on very old and rare badges of the same shape. Enamel badges. Have a brooch pin fastening. Around 34 mm tall. |
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Badges of this type in my collection:
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Original old badges of this sort which I know exist that I would love to add to my collection:
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Hungarian |
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Old badges. Any one know the year they were made? Some have team names, some don’t. I think even those without names represent certain clubs. Enamel badges. Stick pin fitting. 22 mm tall. |
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Badges of this type in my collection:
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Netherlands Pose 1 |
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Painted stick pins. All players are in the same pose but some variations in the size of the ‘pitch’ where the team name appears. 24 mm tall. Those marked with an asterisk (*) have the team name written on a silver 'pitch' instead of green. |
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Badges of this type in my collection:
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Netherlands Pose 2 |
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Painted stick pin. I have only one badge of this type so far. 26 mm tall. |
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The only badges of this type in my collection:
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Netherlands Pose 3 |
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Painted stick pin. 25 mm tall. |
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Badges of this type in my collection:
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Netherlands Pose 4 |
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Painted stick pin. 24 mm to 28 mm tall. Bottom of badge where team name appears varies in size according to team name, colour at bottom also varies between green, and chrome coloured bare metal. Those with the chrome are marked with an asterisk (*). Also some variations in the thickness of the player’s arms and angle of player’s head. The majority of my Dutch player badges are of this type. Many national and non Dutch clubs are represented. Information received from a Dutch collector suggests that there are actually three completely different variations of this pose. If I receive permission from the collector I will link to scans he provided of the three different variations. |
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Badges of this type in my collection:
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Netherlands Pose 5 |
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Painted stick pin. 27 mm tall. Bottom of badge where team name appears is green in colour. Shows a player heading a ball. |
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I only have one badge of this type in my collection:
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Scotland |
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Made by Tradition of Ayr, Scotland. Small enamel badges with a clutch pin butterfly style fastening. No team names, but appear to be based on the colours of some of Scotland’s bigger clubs. Around 22 mm tall. |
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Badges of this type in my collection:
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