Wembley
(#1) 1983
(#2) 1995
Gibsons Games
 
First produced
1955
Players
3 to 12 or teams
Age(s)
8+
             

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 #1   1 x playing board
32 x draw cards plus 8 blanks
32 x team strip cards plus 8 blanks
12 x counters;
- 4 red, 3 green, 3 yellow, 2 white
3 x sets of 2 home and away dice for each division
1 x pack of money in 6 denominations;
£100, £500, £1,000, £5,000, £10,000, £20,000
3 x gummed strips for personalising the board
1 x A3 rule leaflet

This edition is the first made by Gibsons games. *










1 x game board
1 x pack of 32 red backed draw cards plus 8 blank cards
1 x pack of 32 blue backed team cards plus 8 blank cards
1 x set of money in 5 denominations
8 x special Wembley match dice
1 x penalty dice
20 x trophies, 18 small and 2 large
12 x star player pawns, 4 white, 3 blue, 3 red and 2 black
1 x rules leaflet

Now you have the chance to share in the glory of the later rounds of the Cup. This edition is the first major revamp of the game. **
#2  
Teams featured;
1st Division; Ipswich 12000, Watford 9000, Tottenham 12000, Arsenal 12000, Liverpool 15000, West Bromwich 9000, Birmingham 9000, Manchester Utd. 15000
2nd Division; Sheffield Wednesday 6000, Leeds Utd. 4500, Cambridge Utd. 4500, Chelsea 4500, Barnsley 3000, Brighton 3000, Newcastle 6000, Charlton 3000
3rd and 4th Divisions; Blackpool 1500, Mansfield 2400, York City 1500, Rochdale 900, Cardiff 2400, Darlington 2400, Newport 900, Stockport County 1500, Port Vale 1500, Reading 2400, Bournemouth 2400, Brentford 1500, Milwall 900, Southend 1500, Orient 900, Walsall 2400

*
- the money is a basic design with 6 denominations
- transfer fees for international stars are much lower, starting at £5,000 instead of £25,000
- money given to each player at the beginning of the game has been reduced to £12,500 from £20,000
- gate money for draws replayed on neutral ground is now an average of competing teams' gate money, not a fixed amount
- the rules, although basically the same are now printed on an A3 sheet folded in half, not a small booklet

**
New features are;
- the game board is half the original size and represents a football pitch with spaces for cards, star players, charts, dice, achieving glory points and calculations for gate money. The teams are not shown on the board.
- there are now 8 teams from the Premier league, division 1, division 2 and division 3
- winning the game involves gaining glory points / trophies, rather than winning the cup
- there are now 8 special division home and away dice (previously 6) and a six sided penalty dice; with goal, goal, goal, goal, missed or saved on the sides
- dice are used more than once in each game; at least once for each half of the game, plus extra time / penalty shootouts
- the effect of the star players bought now depends on whether they are defence or attack players. If attack, they add one goal to the total, if defence, they reduce the opponent's score by 1 goal. They are also attributed to particular teams and may be brought on for the first half or the second half of the game.
- there are additional optional rules for Derby matches and for open market transfers
-blank draw and team cards are included

The winner will be the player who has won the most glory points after the final has been played. Glory points are represented by miniature trophies and are awarded;
- when a team defeats (or sometimes draws with) a team from a higher division
- when a team reaches the semi-finals
- to the teams who play in the final

Teams featured;
Premier Division; Leeds Utd., Notts. Forest, Aston Villa, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle Utd., Manchester Utd.
1st Division; Sheffield Utd., Sunderland, Norwich City, Portsmouth, Ipswich Town, Milwall, Birmingham City, Derby County
2nd Division; Swansea City, Blackpool, Brighton & Hove Albion, Hull City, Bradford City, Oxford Utd., Swindon Town, Rotherham Utd.
3rd Division; Preston North End, Plymouth Argyle, Leyton Orient, Bury, Scunthorpe Utd., Cardiff City, Rochdale, Torquay Utd.
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