1968-1970
Famous Goals
D.C. Thomson / Rover and Wizard / Rover
45 cut outs
Rover and Wizard started highlighting Famous Goals with the 10 August, 1968 issue. The first few were numbered and the covers often alternated with the Famous Footballers covers. With the 16 August, 1969 issue Rover and Wizard was renamed Rover. 25 April, 1970 saw the last of the Famous Goals covers. Garrincha and Ron Davies are shown above.
10-08-1968. 1. Brian Kidd (Manchester United v Benfica)
17-08-1968. Footballers
24-08-1968. 2. Willie Irvine (Ireland v Scotland)
31-08-1968. Footballers
07-09-1968. 3. Mike Trebilcock (Everton v Sheffield Wednesday)
14-09-1968. Footballers
21-09-1968. 4. Billy McNeill (Celtic v Dunfermline Atheltic)
28-09-1968. Footballers
05-10-1968. 5. Geoff Hurst (England v Argentina)
12-10-1968. Footballers
19-10-1968. 6. Branikovicks (Ferencvaros v Liverpool)
26-10-1968. Footballers
02-11-1968. 7. Goal (Olympique Lyons v Tottenham Hotspur)
09-11-1968. Footballers
16-11-1968. 8. Dixie Dean (Everton v Manchester City)
23-11-1968. Footballers
30-11-1968. 9. Joe Gaetjens (USA v England)
07-12-1968. Footballers
14-12-1968. 10. Francis Lee (Manchester City v Newcastle United)
21-12-1968. Footballers
28-12-1968. -
01-01-1969. Alan Gilzean (Scotland v England)
11-01-1969. David Mutch (Preston North End -1938 F.A. Cup Final)
18-01-1969. Footballers
25-01-1969. Wolfgang Weber (West Germany v England)
01-02-1969. Footballers
08-02-1969. Vasilis Botinos (Olympiakos v Dunfermline Athletic)
15-02-1969. Footballers
22-02-1969. Janos Farkas (Hungary v Brazil)
01-03-1969. Footballers
08-03-1969. Garrincha (Brazil v Bulgaria)
15-03-1969. Footballers
22-03-1969. George Mulhall (Sunderland v Coventry City)
29-03-1969. Footballers
05-04-1969. Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool)
12-04-1969. Footballers
19-04-1969. Bobby Charlton (Manchester United v Southampton)
26-04-1969. Footballers
03-05-1969. Jack Charlton (England v Romania)
10-05-1969. Footballers
17-05-1969. Roger Hunt (Liverpool v Aston Villa)
24-05-1969. Footballers
31-05-1969. Tommy Booth (Manchester City v Everton)
07-06-1969. Footballers
14-06-1969. Charlie Cooke (Chelsea v Preston North End)
21-06-1969. Footballers
28-06-1969. Denis Law (Manchester United v F.A. Cup Final)
05-07-1969. Footballers
12-07-1969. Neil Young (Manchester City v Leicester City)
19-07-1969. Footballers
26-07-1969. Colin Stein (Scotland v England)
02-08-1969. Footballers
09-08-1969. Ian Callaghan (Liverpool v Chelsea)
16-08-1969. Footballers - Rover and Wizard was renamed Rover with this issue
23-08-1969. Alan Foggon (Newcastle United v Ujpest Dozsa)
30-08-1969. Footballers
06-09-1969. Colin Bell (England v Brazil)
13-09-1969. Footballers
20-09-1969. John Radford (Arsenal v Southampton)
27-09-1969. Footballers
04-10-1969. Steve Chalmers (Celtic v Rangers)
11-10-1969. Footballers
18-10-1969. Ron Davies (Wales v Scotland)
25-10-1969. Footballers
01-11-1969. Alan Gilzean (Scotland v England, 1964)
08-11-1969. Footballers
15-11-1969. Howard Kendall (Everton v Sunderland)
22-11-1969. Footballers
29-11-1969. Jack Charlton (Leeds United v Manchester City)
06-12-1969. Footballers
13-12-1969. Kevin Hector (Derby County v Chelsea)
20-12-1969. Footballers
27-12-1969. -
03-01-1970. Peter Cormack (Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian)
10-01-1970. Footballers
17-01-1970. Charlie Cooke (Chelsea v Leeds United)
24-01-1970. Footballers
31-01-1970. Don Rogers (Swindon Town v Arsenal)
07-02-1970. Footballers
14-02-1970. Goal action (Rangers v Celtic)
21-02-1970. Footballers
28-02-1970. David Ford (Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool)
07-03-1970. Footballers
14-03-1970. Colin Boulton (Port Vale v Newport County)
21-03-1970. Footballers
28-03-1970. Geoff Hurst (West Ham United v Manchester United)
04-04-1970. Footballers
11-04-1970. Peter Marinello (Arsenal v Manchester United)
18-04-1970. Footballers
25-04-1970. Alan Hudson (Chelsea v Birmingham City)
02-05-1970. Footballers