Striker
Table Football Game
1970-1971 (manufactured)
1970-1971 (manufactured)
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The Striker series of football games were produced during the 1970s and early 1980s as a rival to Subbuteo but aimed at a younger age group. The original owner of this game, Keith Ball thinks he was given this game because his friend Joe Bird had a Subbuteo set that he enjoyed playing. This complete boxed set is one of the very earliest examples of the first game produced in England. It was made by the Parker Games division of the Palitoy Company in the early 1970s and we know that it was given to Keith by his parents as a Christmas present, probably in 1971. There was a World Cup version brought out in 1974. Palitoy later went on the manufacture other sets including the Super Striker series.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 7 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | Striker (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed and folded card and moulded plastic |
| Brief description | Boxed table football game, Striker, made in England by Parker in about 1971 |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Tracey Glynn |
| Object history | Originally owned by Keith Ball (B.28/05/1963) who was given the game as a Christmas present, probably in 1971, by his parents, Alan and Enid Ball. Keith grew up in Tadley in Hampshire and remembers playing this game with his friends Andrew Crook, Kevin O'Malley and Paul Bateman on the kitchen table. The game itself moved around a bit as it was a bit too big for the table. Keith thinks he was given this game because his friend Joe Bird had a Subbuteo set that he enjoyed playing. |
| Summary | The Striker series of football games were produced during the 1970s and early 1980s as a rival to Subbuteo but aimed at a younger age group. The original owner of this game, Keith Ball thinks he was given this game because his friend Joe Bird had a Subbuteo set that he enjoyed playing. This complete boxed set is one of the very earliest examples of the first game produced in England. It was made by the Parker Games division of the Palitoy Company in the early 1970s and we know that it was given to Keith by his parents as a Christmas present, probably in 1971. There was a World Cup version brought out in 1974. Palitoy later went on the manufacture other sets including the Super Striker series. |
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| Accession number | B.93:1 to 7-2009 |
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| Record created | October 15, 2009 |
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