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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup 17:13 - Feb 20 with 4170 viewsCliveWilsonSaid

Sitting in the pub and a couple of friends are playing Top Trumps 1978 World Cup cards.

Can anyone name the ex-QPR players who feature? I think there are 4 in total.

Edit - Another one just showed up! So at least 5.

Edit - There are at least 6. Arguably 8.

1. Don Masson
2. Ossie Ardiles
3. Stan Bowles
4. Gerry Francis
5. Joe Jordan
6. Bruce Rioch
7. Don Givens
8. Ray Wilkins
[Post edited 20 Feb 2022 19:47]

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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 17:25 - Feb 20 with 2702 viewsChrisNW6

Don Masson and Ossie Ardeles?
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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 17:31 - Feb 20 with 2679 viewsCliveWilsonSaid

Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 17:25 - Feb 20 by ChrisNW6

Don Masson and Ossie Ardeles?


Yes! I didn't have Ossie so make that 6. They didn't necessarily play at the finals but feature in the card set.

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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 17:34 - Feb 20 with 2666 viewsWegerles_Stairs

Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 17:31 - Feb 20 by CliveWilsonSaid

Yes! I didn't have Ossie so make that 6. They didn't necessarily play at the finals but feature in the card set.


Did they publish the set before England failed to qualify? 🤔
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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 17:41 - Feb 20 with 2644 viewsCliveWilsonSaid

Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 17:34 - Feb 20 by Wegerles_Stairs

Did they publish the set before England failed to qualify? 🤔


I did wonder about that!

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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 17:43 - Feb 20 with 2639 viewsChrisNW6

Stan Bowles, Tony Currie and Gerry Francis
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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 17:45 - Feb 20 with 2628 viewsCliveWilsonSaid

Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 17:43 - Feb 20 by ChrisNW6

Stan Bowles, Tony Currie and Gerry Francis


Stan and Gerry yes. We didn't come across Currie.

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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 17:49 - Feb 20 with 2615 viewsHayesender

Phil Parkes?

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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 17:53 - Feb 20 with 2604 viewsDannyPaddox

If you include ex-managers Bruce Rioch was in the Scotland squad. Not sure if he made the Top Trump pack. The other more obvious one is Sandro.
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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 17:55 - Feb 20 with 2590 viewsCliveWilsonSaid

Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 17:53 - Feb 20 by DannyPaddox

If you include ex-managers Bruce Rioch was in the Scotland squad. Not sure if he made the Top Trump pack. The other more obvious one is Sandro.


Can't have been our Sandro. He's only 25 isn't he?

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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 17:56 - Feb 20 with 2586 viewsCliveWilsonSaid

Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 17:49 - Feb 20 by Hayesender

Phil Parkes?


I thought he might be too but didn't see him

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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 17:56 - Feb 20 with 2577 viewsTomS

Joe Jordan was part of 'Arry's coaching team.
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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 17:58 - Feb 20 with 2581 viewsCliveWilsonSaid

Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 17:56 - Feb 20 by TomS

Joe Jordan was part of 'Arry's coaching team.


Ok let's include Bruce and Joe. Why not!

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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 18:15 - Feb 20 with 2537 viewsDiscodroids

1978, What a world cup.

I Can't think of any QPR players outside of the oneS mentioned already but as an 11 year old, I Always, always remember those two wonderful Footballers from italy...

Romeo Bennetti , a player with the tackle of a Johnathon E rollerball glove uppercut and the éclat of Francis bacon propping up the bar at the The Colony Room Club. He had it all. He looked like he stepped straight out of a Mario Bava Film.

Roberto Bettega, in the same strata with emilio butragueño as the most complete Striker i have ever seen.... Man.. that beautiful Italian winning Goal v Argentina in the Junta Cauldren of their own backyard in Buenos Aires.

That one-two with Paulo Rossi.. Unforgettable. All with Cyborg Daniel Passarella and his nexus crew of head stompers tring to kick the living shit out of Bettega and Rossi. Football can be so fuking Beautiful sometimes.





[Post edited 20 Feb 2022 18:22]

'Mecca Archer!.. There'll be no more talk of Mecca in this establishment!'

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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 18:41 - Feb 20 with 2495 viewsCamberleyR

Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 18:15 - Feb 20 by Discodroids

1978, What a world cup.

I Can't think of any QPR players outside of the oneS mentioned already but as an 11 year old, I Always, always remember those two wonderful Footballers from italy...

Romeo Bennetti , a player with the tackle of a Johnathon E rollerball glove uppercut and the éclat of Francis bacon propping up the bar at the The Colony Room Club. He had it all. He looked like he stepped straight out of a Mario Bava Film.

Roberto Bettega, in the same strata with emilio butragueño as the most complete Striker i have ever seen.... Man.. that beautiful Italian winning Goal v Argentina in the Junta Cauldren of their own backyard in Buenos Aires.

That one-two with Paulo Rossi.. Unforgettable. All with Cyborg Daniel Passarella and his nexus crew of head stompers tring to kick the living shit out of Bettega and Rossi. Football can be so fuking Beautiful sometimes.





[Post edited 20 Feb 2022 18:22]


Bettaga's diving header in Rome in the qualifier against England was pretty special; Benetti to Causio who backheels it back to Benetti who'd continued his run and then an inch perfect cross on Bettega's head.


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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 18:41 - Feb 20 with 2496 viewsdenhamhoop2

Gordon Hill Stewart Houston Maybe
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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 19:03 - Feb 20 with 2439 viewsCliveWilsonSaid

Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 18:41 - Feb 20 by denhamhoop2

Gordon Hill Stewart Houston Maybe


No. Both remaining players (on my list) are proper greats for us.

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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 19:05 - Feb 20 with 2435 viewsDannyPaddox

The two great Daves. Clement & Thomas?
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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 19:15 - Feb 20 with 2416 viewsCliveWilsonSaid

Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 19:05 - Feb 20 by DannyPaddox

The two great Daves. Clement & Thomas?


Alas not. One didn't play for us until much later.

Brian McCarthy might be a good clue for the other.

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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 19:27 - Feb 20 with 2389 viewsBenny_the_Ball

Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 17:34 - Feb 20 by Wegerles_Stairs

Did they publish the set before England failed to qualify? 🤔


Based on this logic I'll go for Don Givens.
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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 19:35 - Feb 20 with 2372 viewsCliveWilsonSaid

Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 19:27 - Feb 20 by Benny_the_Ball

Based on this logic I'll go for Don Givens.


Yes. One more to get.

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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 19:40 - Feb 20 with 2340 viewsstevec

From a mush in Shepherds Bush?
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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 19:43 - Feb 20 with 2327 viewsDannyPaddox

Dave McCreery. Actually had a great tournament in ‘82.
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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 19:45 - Feb 20 with 2320 viewsCliveWilsonSaid

Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 19:40 - Feb 20 by stevec

From a mush in Shepherds Bush?


No but as far as I know he is the only other player to do what he did.

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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 19:46 - Feb 20 with 2311 viewsBenny_the_Ball

Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 19:15 - Feb 20 by CliveWilsonSaid

Alas not. One didn't play for us until much later.

Brian McCarthy might be a good clue for the other.


Ray Wilkins?
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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 19:47 - Feb 20 with 2303 viewsCliveWilsonSaid

Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 19:46 - Feb 20 by Benny_the_Ball

Ray Wilkins?


Yes Ray Wilkins!

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