Last week an image of the former Subbuteo factory in Washington, North East England, was doing the rounds in the community. The picture was taken some time around 1982 in Washington, Tyne and Wear. This was the temporary Subbuteo factory set up shortly after Subbuteo started to produce machine-painted players…
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How Subbuteo goal nets nearly downed the company
If you want to find out more about Subbuteo goals, we discuss them in the new episode of Netflicks – The Subbuteo Show. You can watch that here. Subbuteo goals can be tricky. The goals have changed a lot over the years, from the classic NNs with the back bar…
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The Subbuteo stadium that has been standing for 35 years
In 1985 Riccardo Bertone bought a Subbuteo grandstand and a corner terrace. A year a stadium started to take shape. It is probably a familiar story with people who return to the game and suddenly find themselves ordering boxes of accessories and building a Subbuteo stadium in any spare space…
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What would a Euro 2020 Subbuteo box set look like?
The group stages of the Euro 2020 championships – which actually take place in 2021 – have been confirmed. England, Scotland and Wales have all made it through for the historic tournament, while Hungary, Finland and North Macedonia are some of the other somewhat surprise qualifiers. The tournament is taking…
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A list of every Subbuteo ball ever made
Let’s talk balls. The most important accessory in the Subbuteo range is the ball. It is one of the few accessories sold by Subbuteo and used in the main game that is not scaled to OO size, meaning the ball dwarfs the players on the pitch. There are several different…
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The ‘Holy Grail’ of Subbuteo box sets has appeared on eBay
A Subbuteo World of Sport Compendium – widely considered the Holy Grail of Subbuteo box sets by collectors – is on sale now for a hefty price. The giant box set has been listed on eBay and at the time of writing has several bids pushing the price up to…
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Subbuteo in England shuts down until 2021 as lockdown begins
Subbuteo tournaments in England have been shut down until 2021. The English Subbuteo Association has confirmed all official ESA tournaments have been postponed until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic and current lockdown in the country. The news means qualifiers for next year’s World Cup in Rome will take…
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How this wonderful Subbuteo single player display was built
The Subbuteo team colours chart is an iconic part of Subbuteo history. Usually based on a white or green background, you will remember the old Subbuteo team chart posters for their beautiful simplicity. They were included with catalogues of the 1970s and featured individual players from all of the Subbuteo…
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Can Subbuteo help non league clubs survive?
As I messed about on Twitter to avoid having to think about the Merseyside derby I saw the hashtag #boycottppv was trending and I think it’s clear fans are fed up with being milked for every last penny in a game awash with millions. If you support a lower league…
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An entire Subbuteo stadium with 8,000 fans is on sale for a bargain price
Occasionally we like to point out some of the more interesting items for sale, as well as some of the more ludicrous sellers on eBay. Occasionally we come across a particularly interesting item and a complete stadium made up of three different type of stands, and filled with fans, is…