Remember when footballers had long hair and side burns? Ah, those were the days, and you will also, no doubt, remember rushing to the newsagents to buy the latest copy of Shoot! magazine, along with a few penny chews and a packet of Smiths Football Crazy.
England star Ray Wilkins features on the cover for 25th August 1979. Wilkins played for Chelsea from 1973 to 1979 and was then signed up by Manchester United, although his first year playing for the club was pretty uneventful.
This issue from 17th September 1983 features Brian Clough on the front cover - at this time he was Manager of the highly-successful Nottingham Forest.
You may remember seeing the "A Fleetway Annual" logo on many popular annuals in the 70s and 80s. Fleetway Publications was a subsidiary of IPC who produced the weekly magazine. This 1984 annual features Ray Wilkins in his Manchester United kit. He was sold to A. C. Milan the same year for £1.5 million.
Shoot! Soccer Quiz Book 1984
This issue from 13th Jan 1996 features England striker Alan Shearer. At the time he was playing for Blackburn Rovers. On 30 July the same year he was signed by his hometown club Newcastle United for a world record-breaking £15 million.