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Probably one of the few things Subbuteo never tried to monetise during its peak years was the gaming aspect of table-top football. Essentials for the game such as polish and…

There is something special about a football stadium near a train track. Having spent several hours stranded at Crewe station staring at the floodlights and partially obscured stands at Gresty…

A Subbuteo collector is selling off box sets and teams after clearing out his shed. Scott Pritchard is selling a large collection of Subbuteo including teams, box sets and grandstands…

Subbuteo fan and master stadium builder Andrea Iacopetti is the master of miniature modelling to make a stadium feel like the real thing. Subbuteo stadiums have become ever more elaborate…

At first glance it looks like a superb piece of Subbuteo history. Listed as a rare shop display from 1970 featuring players from each team in the 1970 World Cup…

When Subbuteo was first launched it was a mail order business. Many of the first buyers bought the game before founder Peter Adolph had even built a prototype. Even when…

The rise of modern stadiums mean many fans enjoy watching football in ultra-comfortable arenas with all mod cons. But for fans of clubs who have moved there is always a…

Cast your mind back to the summer of 1998. A giant football-playing chicken was launched as the World Cup mascot, Subbuteo actually produced a passable set to celebrate the tournament…

Readers often send in pictures of their latest Subbuteo finds, collections and stadiums and occasionally a rare gem comes up. Unfortunately there are also Subbuteo teams that were once rare…

Subbuteo Angling is one of those strange extra games the makers of the table top football game produced in the 1970s. A sort of hybrid Monopoly fishing game, it was…