Isolated original cover1 / 5

Original archive photographs · natural proportions and condition retained. These document this collection, not a confirmed sale-copy allocation or a current condition report.

The SAC collection / Football

Publication dateUnresolvedSeason 1995/96

MerlinEnglish-language third annual edition ·1995/96

Merlin Premier League 96 · Third Edition

Cover / edition research · market details may remain open

The third annual Merlin album brings 20 clubs together through 18 main player portraits each, manager stickers, reflective emblems and original 3-D features. Explore its full 68-photograph tour, including the 1994/95 review, collecting instructions and McDonald’s Feast of Football pages.

CompletePhysical collection · owner-reported

Original wear,foil reflections,green reverse/covered Forest position and original3-D printing preserved. No artificial reconstruction,anaglyph correction or perspective warp.

Permanent collection record. Real sale availability and prices are not configured.

Delivery, returns & physical-copy details +

Real delivery and returns policies require configuration and approval. No commercial promise is made.

1 documented physical-object record. A demo selection is not an allocated sale copy. Archive photography does not establish a new listing’s current cosmetic condition.

Owner-reported · 399 photographed positions reviewed

Read the original physical-copy record ↗

Explore original stickers Own this edition? Add Your Copy to My Vault ↗

68 selected photographsOriginals preserved

Explore the original

Open the album.

68 photographs · selected sequence

01 / 68Front cover · Whole photograph

Go to

← → Navigate · Swipe on mobile · Inspect for zoom and pan

About this viewing order

Selected original photographs follow the documented capture sequence, with the back cover closing the tour where appropriate. Repeated and associated-object views remain preserved separately. One photograph may show multiple pages. Display images are EXIF-normalised and visually corrected upright; original files remain unchanged.

Whole photographs retain their proportions and documentary backgrounds. Recorded camera/EXIF orientation is respected; reviewed display rotations and the Rotate control do not change the source file.

SAC / TEAM EXPLORER

The clubs. The collection.

Explore the names actually included in this edition.
The 20 actual clubs in this specific third annual Merlin edition. Every main portrait spread supplied; Forest 55 and special-image gaps remain explicit. · 1995/96.

COLLECTION FILE1995/96 F.A. Premier LeagueMERLIN · STICKER COLLECTION20 CLUBS 530 CORE REFERENCE

01 / SELECT YOUR CLUB

Find your colours.

20 of 20 clubs

Search clubs

1995/96 · 20 clubs
Complete physical album · owner-reported

RESEARCH COVERAGE

Partial checklist · physical collection complete.

Numbered research & evidence

About these team marks and historical identities

Historical identity follows the original album and its registered section. Photographic crest excerpts are labelled as such; standalone emblems are shown only where the period and asset rights have been reviewed. Unresolved versions use a name fallback.

Owner photography;underlying sticker and emblem rights pending public-use review.

02 / CLUB FILE · 1995/96

Blackburn Rovers

Merlin Premier League 96 · Third Edition · 26 sticker reference entries

18 main player portraits plus separately classified manager, emblem, kit, team photograph, programme, 3-D feature and two multipart action positions.

Selected Blackburn Rovers. All entries view.

PLAYERS FEATURED IN THIS ALBUM

26 reference entries. 18 distinct player names.

Verified photographed subset · full numbered checklist transcription pending. Repeated appearances stay separate from distinct names.

PARTIAL RESEARCHSelected photo mappings verified

Find an appearanceNumber order

THE ORIGINAL STICKER CABINET

Collected on paper.

20 of 20 verified photographed stickers · 26 matching documented references

Checklist research · 6 references outside the photographed cabinet

These historical records are preserved. Missing images, unresolved identities or unavailable source bindings are not presented as photographed stickers. Separately numbered components remain separate records.

No. 004 · Kit
Original kit · Foil
Sticker record ↗Historical team ↗
Checklist evidence
Edition-specific reference ↗https://cartophilic-info-exch.blogspot.com/2015/11/merlin-premier-league-96.html
Source wording: Kit. Number 004. This is checklist inclusion, not a claim of photographed ownership.
Numbered reference position; individual image not promoted.
Individual sticker-to-photograph link not asserted. The linked spread provides section-level evidence.
No. 005 · Team
Original team photo
Sticker record ↗Historical team ↗
Checklist evidence
Edition-specific reference ↗https://cartophilic-info-exch.blogspot.com/2015/11/merlin-premier-league-96.html
Source wording: Team. Number 005. This is checklist inclusion, not a claim of photographed ownership.
Numbered reference position; individual image not promoted.
Individual sticker-to-photograph link not asserted. The linked spread provides section-level evidence.
No. 024 · Programme
Original programme
Sticker record ↗Historical team ↗
Checklist evidence
Edition-specific reference ↗https://cartophilic-info-exch.blogspot.com/2015/11/merlin-premier-league-96.html
Source wording: Programme. Number 024. This is checklist inclusion, not a claim of photographed ownership.
Numbered reference position; individual image not promoted.
Individual sticker-to-photograph link not asserted. The linked spread provides section-level evidence.
No. 025 · Alan Shearer
Original 3-D feature · image review pending
Sticker record ↗Historical team ↗
Learn about this player ↗
SAC reference profile ↗
Read on WikipediaVerified identity reference · Q483583. Original sticker actions remain above.
Checklist evidence
Edition-specific reference ↗https://cartophilic-info-exch.blogspot.com/2015/11/merlin-premier-league-96.html
Source wording: Alan Shearer. Number 025. This is checklist inclusion, not a claim of photographed ownership.
Original 3-D feature; no image reconstruction or optical correction. Individual image review pending.
Individual sticker-to-photograph link not asserted. The linked spread provides section-level evidence.
No. 026 · Action photograph · component 1 of2
Original multipart action
Sticker record ↗Historical team ↗
Checklist evidence
Edition-specific reference ↗https://cartophilic-info-exch.blogspot.com/2015/11/merlin-premier-league-96.html
Source wording: Graeme Le Saux. Number 026. This is checklist inclusion, not a claim of photographed ownership.
Original multipart position; no guessed seam crop or inferred individual player appearance.
Individual sticker-to-photograph link not asserted. The linked spread provides section-level evidence.
No. 027 · Action photograph · component 2 of2
Original multipart action
Sticker record ↗Historical team ↗
Checklist evidence
Edition-specific reference ↗https://cartophilic-info-exch.blogspot.com/2015/11/merlin-premier-league-96.html
Source wording: Graeme Le Saux. Number 027. This is checklist inclusion, not a claim of photographed ownership.
Original multipart position; no guessed seam crop or inferred individual player appearance.
Individual sticker-to-photograph link not asserted. The linked spread provides section-level evidence.

Edition, evidence & asset provenance

Owner reports this physical album complete. The standard edition-specific checklist is retained; only entries carrying a photographic thumbnail have individually reviewed subject and full-frame evidence. Unmapped entries retain their existing research status. Exact market and printing remain under review..

Sticker album only;historical promotional material is not a registered companion card set.

10 supplied examples remain unassigned rather than guessed. All 20 clubs and 520 club reference positions indexed.399 reviewed sticker images comprise 360 main player portraits, 20 manager portraits and 19 emblems. Nottingham Forest 55 shows a numbered reverse/covered face in the supplied photograph; its sticker image is withheld. The selector uses an authentic printed Forest mark from that same original page, separately identified as page artwork.20 original 3-D features and 40 multipart action positions remain uncropped pending component review; 20 kits, 20 team photos and 20 programme positions remain indexed without individual crops. The 10 opening/central positions remain available in the full reader. Physical completeness is owner-confirmed and separate from image research coverage.

Historical identities and photographs follow this edition. Crest and page-publication rights remain pending for public deployment.

Original Merlin 96 photography and edition-specific numbered reference ↗Research package SHA-256: ce8861b679984c009e06174739c769c0a749238f8da666a189802afc280d5dfd

Emblem source

18 main player portraits plus separately classified manager, emblem, kit, team photograph, programme, 3-D feature and two multipart action positions.

Actual original historical emblem in this edition.

Source copyright claim: Owner photograph; underlying artwork and emblem rights unresolved. Local review only; public deployment needs rights review.. Public deployment approval: pending.

Credit: SAC owner photography / Merlin / Blackburn Rovers

No redraw,recolouring or background removal. The archival excerpt remains unchanged. A separately registered original-pixel presentation derivative may remove surrounding background.

Original album / photographic evidence ↗ · Retrieved 2026-10-25

The SAC edition dossier

Album intelligence.

Merlin Premier League 96 · Third Edition

Football

Album yearUnresolvedCover / edition research · market details may remain open

Original publisherMerlinPublication identity

Physical collectionCompleteOwner-reported · separate from research coverage

Original photographs6868 selected in reader · not a page count

THE PRINTED EDITION

Edition / market: English-language third annual edition ·1995/96Original Third Edition introduction, 1995/96 season and Premier League 96 branding. Printed compilation cutoff 1 November 1995. Back imprint: Merlin Publishing International plc, 18 Vincent Avenue, Crownhill, Milton Keynes MK 8 0 AW; ©1996 F.A.Premier League Ltd. Historical collecting page advertises£1.50 albums, 25 psticker packets and 3-D glasses. Copyright, season and branding are recorded separately; exact publication date, printing and sticker-back variants remain unresolved.
Sticker checklist: 530 positions399 photographed components reviewed · source-linked reference codes

Publication evidence Sources, date & completeness

Owner-reported · 399 photographed positions reviewed

Album year · Unresolved

Cover / edition research · market details may remain open

Inspect supporting records

EDITION-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-1996 / photo + source reconciliationOriginal Third Edition introduction, 1995/96 season and Premier League 96 branding. Printed compilation cutoff 1 November 1995. Back imprint: Merlin Publishing International plc, 18 Vincent Avenue, Crownhill, Milton Keynes MK 8 0 AW; ©1996 F.A.Premier League Ltd. Historical collecting page advertises£1.50 albums, 25 psticker packets and 3-D glasses. Copyright, season and branding are recorded separately; exact publication date, printing and sticker-back variants remain unresolved.

Edition / market · English-language third annual edition ·1995/96

Original Third Edition introduction, 1995/96 season and Premier League 96 branding. Printed compilation cutoff 1 November 1995. Back imprint: Merlin Publishing International plc, 18 Vincent Avenue, Crownhill, Milton Keynes MK 8 0 AW; ©1996 F.A.Premier League Ltd. Historical collecting page advertises£1.50 albums, 25 psticker packets and 3-D glasses. Copyright, season and branding are recorded separately; exact publication date, printing and sticker-back variants remain unresolved.

Inspect supporting records

Sticker checklist · 530 positions

399 photographed components reviewed · source-linked reference codes

Inspect supporting records

football-evidence / PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-1996 / stickers + crops + citations399 source-linked sticker references visually reconciled to original photographs, including 360 depicted-person appearances. Main-checklist and separately observed variant codes retain their own evidence; exact market remains under review. This does not independently certify owner-reported completeness or companion packets.

Physical copy · Complete

Owner-reported · 399 photographed positions reviewed

Inspect supporting records

COPY-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-1996-001Owner confirms the complete collection. Original wear,foil reflections,green reverse/covered Forest position and original3-D printing preserved. No artificial reconstruction,anaglyph correction or perspective warp. Individual placement has not been independently audited.

Photographic record · 68

68 selected in reader · not a page count

Inspect supporting records

EDITION-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-1996 / photosAll submitted original hashes and capture order preserved separately from the selected reader sequence.

Publisher record

Full catalogue title: Merlin Premier League 96 · Third Edition

THE DIGITAL RESEARCH

What is connected?

520Indexed edition entries399Original sticker-image links

399 of 520 indexed entries have an original image link.

A complete physical collection can have unfinished research. These figures describe the digital record.

The physical-copy record ↗

03 / Inside this edition

Associated objects: Not recordedNo associated extras registered · not proof of absence

Companion-object evidence

item_extras → physical_items / PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-1996No associated-object records are registered for this collection. Printed promotions and instructions remain part of the photographic record.

Edition / competition context 1995/96

Merlin Premier League 96 · Third Edition

Sources & evidence

Edition research · partial coverage

Edition research, with its limits visible.

Read the edition research & open questions

All 20 clubs and 520 club reference positions indexed.399 reviewed sticker images comprise 360 main player portraits, 20 manager portraits and 19 emblems. Nottingham Forest 55 shows a numbered reverse/covered face in the supplied photograph; its sticker image is withheld. The selector uses an authentic printed Forest mark from that same original page, separately identified as page artwork.20 original 3-D features and 40 multipart action positions remain uncropped pending component review; 20 kits, 20 team photos and 20 programme positions remain indexed without individual crops. The 10 opening/central positions remain available in the full reader. Physical completeness is owner-confirmed and separate from image research coverage. Original Third Edition introduction, 1995/96 season and Premier League 96 branding. Printed compilation cutoff 1 November 1995. Back imprint: Merlin Publishing International plc, 18 Vincent Avenue, Crownhill, Milton Keynes MK 8 0 AW; ©1996 F.A.Premier League Ltd. Historical collecting page advertises£1.50 albums, 25 psticker packets and 3-D glasses. Copyright, season and branding are recorded separately; exact publication date, printing and sticker-back variants remain unresolved. Original Third Edition introduction, 1995/96 season and Premier League 96 branding. Printed compilation cutoff 1 November 1995. Back imprint: Merlin Publishing International plc, 18 Vincent Avenue, Crownhill, Milton Keynes MK 8 0 AW; ©1996 F.A.Premier League Ltd. Historical collecting page advertises£1.50 albums, 25 psticker packets and 3-D glasses. Copyright, season and branding are recorded separately; exact publication date, printing and sticker-back variants remain unresolved.

printed edition: The Third EditionOriginal Third Edition introduction, 1995/96 season and Premier League 96 branding. Printed compilation cutoff 1 November 1995. Back imprint: Merlin Publishing International plc, 18 Vincent Avenue, Crownhill, Milton Keynes MK 8 0 AW; ©1996 F.A.Premier League Ltd. Historical collecting page advertises£1.50 albums, 25 psticker packets and 3-D glasses. Copyright, season and branding are recorded separately; exact publication date, printing and sticker-back variants remain unresolved.

printed previous season: Blackburn Rovers ·1994/95The introduction recalls Blackburn’s championship and Manchester United’s pursuit. Previous-season context printed in the 1995/96 album; not the later 1995/96 outcome.

printed collecting features: Manager, programme and key-player stickersThe introduction identifies these as new collectible features. Assistant-coach portraits, stadium imagery and statistical names are printed page material, not automatically extra numbered player stickers.

printed collecting history: McDonald’s Feast of FootballThe original page documents six special stickers with food/drink vouchers on their reverse, a quiz and original instructions. Historical promotion only; does not imply current redeemability or a separately owned companion object.

printed swapping culture: Merlin Swop Shop Tour 1996Original tour information and contemporary sponsor advertising preserved in the closing photograph.

Historical context sources

PHOTO-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-1996-9259 / /collections/PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-1996#openOriginal contents and Third Edition introduction · compilation cutoff 1 November 1995. photo_verified; physical edition reconciled with supplied photographs. Historical wording observed on this physical collectible.

PHOTO-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-1996-9294 / /collections/PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-1996#openOriginal McDonald’s Feast of Football special stickers and voucher collecting mechanics. photo_verified; physical edition reconciled with supplied photographs. Historical wording observed on this physical collectible.

PHOTO-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-1996-9325 / /collections/PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-1996#openOriginal 1996 Swop Shop Tour and contemporary McDonald’s advertising. photo_verified; physical edition reconciled with supplied photographs. Historical wording observed on this physical collectible.

Checklist structure & transcription

520 registered positions · 360 transcribed labels. Position records and labels do not certify distinct subjects or the complete publisher checklist.

Sources & evidence

EDITION-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-1996 / photographic reconciliationAll 20 clubs and 520 club reference positions indexed.399 reviewed sticker images comprise 360 main player portraits, 20 manager portraits and 19 emblems. Nottingham Forest 55 shows a numbered reverse/covered face in the supplied photograph; its sticker image is withheld. The selector uses an authentic printed Forest mark from that same original page, separately identified as page artwork.20 original 3-D features and 40 multipart action positions remain uncropped pending component review; 20 kits, 20 team photos and 20 programme positions remain indexed without individual crops. The 10 opening/central positions remain available in the full reader. Physical completeness is owner-confirmed and separate from image research coverage.

Original photographic observations 4 selected records

The full photographs remain in the reader above. These recorded observations do not certify every depicted sticker or a physical page count.

Inspect the cover

Original Premier League 96 front cover

Sources & evidence

photo_assets + photo_observations / PHOTO-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-1996-9257Original Premier League 96 front cover

Original contents and Third Edition introduction · compilation cutoff 1 November 1995

Sources & evidence

photo_assets + photo_observations / PHOTO-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-1996-9259Original contents and Third Edition introduction · compilation cutoff 1 November 1995

Original Blackburn Rovers introduction ·manager, emblem, kit and team-photo positions

Sources & evidence

photo_assets + photo_observations / PHOTO-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-1996-9260Original Blackburn Rovers introduction ·manager, emblem, kit and team-photo positions

Original Blackburn Rovers main portrait spread ·18 individual player stickers

Sources & evidence

photo_assets + photo_observations / PHOTO-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-1996-9261Original Blackburn Rovers main portrait spread ·18 individual player stickers

Recorded physical condition

physical_items / COPY-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-1996-001 / condition_summaryOriginal wear,foil reflections,green reverse/covered Forest position and original3-D printing preserved. No artificial reconstruction,anaglyph correction or perspective warp.

The edition stays. The copy has its own record.

The physical collection.

Availability not listed

Condition and availability belong to a particular physical object. Its original photographs and indexed history remain part of the archive.

The documented physical copy

Completeness · owner-reported: Complete — owner confirmed
Recorded condition: Original wear,foil reflections,green reverse/covered Forest position and original3-D printing preserved. No artificial reconstruction,anaglyph correction or perspective warp.

Copy-level evidence & edition notes

68 supplied photographs preserved.360 main player portraits reviewed across all 20 clubs. Forest 55 front not visible; 3-D and multipart individual images remain pending.

Archive object reference · COPY-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-1996-001

Collecting details for this edition ↑Live sale availability is not activated. Collecting details show configured local asking prices; no live checkout is active.

Opening the archive…

Merlin Premier League 96 · Third Edition

Cover / edition research · market details may remain open

CompletePhysical collection · owner-reported

Original wear,foil reflections,green reverse/covered Forest position and original3-D printing preserved. No artificial reconstruction,anaglyph correction or perspective warp.

Permanent collection record. Real sale availability and prices are not configured.

Delivery, returns & physical-copy details +

Real delivery and returns policies require configuration and approval. No commercial promise is made.

1 documented physical-object record. A demo selection is not an allocated sale copy. Archive photography does not establish a new listing’s current cosmetic condition.

Owner-reported · 399 photographed positions reviewed

Read the original physical-copy record ↗

Explore original stickers

Own this edition? Add Your Copy to My Vault ↗

68 selected photographsOriginals preserved

Edition research · partial coverage

Edition research, with its limits visible.

Read the edition research & open questions

printed edition: The Third EditionOriginal Third Edition introduction, 1995/96 season and Premier League 96 branding. Printed compilation cutoff 1 November 1995. Back imprint: Merlin Publishing International plc, 18 Vincent Avenue, Crownhill, Milton Keynes MK 8 0 AW; ©1996 F.A.Premier League Ltd. Historical collecting page advertises£1.50 albums, 25 psticker packets and 3-D glasses. Copyright, season and branding are recorded separately; exact publication date, printing and sticker-back variants remain unresolved.

printed previous season: Blackburn Rovers ·1994/95The introduction recalls Blackburn’s championship and Manchester United’s pursuit. Previous-season context printed in the 1995/96 album; not the later 1995/96 outcome.

printed collecting features: Manager, programme and key-player stickersThe introduction identifies these as new collectible features. Assistant-coach portraits, stadium imagery and statistical names are printed page material, not automatically extra numbered player stickers.

printed collecting history: McDonald’s Feast of FootballThe original page documents six special stickers with food/drink vouchers on their reverse, a quiz and original instructions. Historical promotion only; does not imply current redeemability or a separately owned companion object.

printed swapping culture: Merlin Swop Shop Tour 1996Original tour information and contemporary sponsor advertising preserved in the closing photograph.

Historical context sources

Merlin Premier League 96 · Third Edition

Open the album.

Find your colours.

26 reference entries. 18 distinct player names.

No. 004 · Kit

No. 005 · Team

No. 024 · Programme

No. 025 · Alan Shearer

No. 026 · Action photograph · component 1 of2

No. 027 · Action photograph · component 2 of2

Emblem source

Album year · Unresolved

Edition / market · English-language third annual edition ·1995/96

Sticker checklist · 530 positions

Physical copy · Complete

Photographic record · 68

What is connected?

Merlin Premier League 96 · Third Edition

Edition research, with its limits visible.

Inspect the cover

Original contents and Third Edition introduction · compilation cutoff 1 November 1995

Original Blackburn Rovers introduction ·manager, emblem, kit and team-photo positions

Original Blackburn Rovers main portrait spread ·18 individual player stickers

The documented physical copy

Merlin Premier League 96 · Third Edition

Open the album.

Find your colours.

26 reference entries. 18 distinct player names.

No. 004 · Kit

No. 005 · Team

No. 024 · Programme

No. 025 · Alan Shearer

No. 026 · Action photograph · component 1 of2

No. 027 · Action photograph · component 2 of2

Emblem source

Album year · Unresolved

Edition / market · English-language third annual edition ·1995/96

Sticker checklist · 530 positions

Physical copy · Complete

Photographic record · 68

What is connected?

Merlin Premier League 96 · Third Edition

Edition research, with its limits visible.

Inspect the cover

Original contents and Third Edition introduction · compilation cutoff 1 November 1995

Original Blackburn Rovers introduction ·manager, emblem, kit and team-photo positions

Original Blackburn Rovers main portrait spread ·18 individual player stickers

The documented physical copy