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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 2015/16

Topps / Merlin2016 cover edition

Merlin’s Premier League 2016

Cover / edition research · market details may remain open

Portraits, action stickers, club emblems and a central kit collection preserve the Premier League’s 2015/16 season in an expansive Merlin album.

CompletePhysical collection · owner-reported

Original visible wear, handwriting, sticker placement and photographic reflections retained; no cosmetic reconstruction.

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 · 505 photographed positions reviewed

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47 selected photographsOriginals preserved

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47 photographs · selected sequence

01 / 47Front cover · Whole photograph

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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.
Printed sections in this photographed physical edition · 2015/16.

COLLECTION FILE2015/16 Premier LeagueTOPPS / MERLIN · STICKER COLLECTION20 CLUBS 505 CORE REFERENCE

01 / SELECT YOUR CLUB

Find your colours.

20 of 20 clubs

Search clubs

2015/16 · 20 clubs
Owner-confirmed complete · 505 reference components reviewed

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.

Original owner photography; underlying artwork and emblem rights retained. Local review only.

02 / CLUB FILE · 2015/16

AFC Bournemouth

Merlin’s Premier League 2016 · 25 sticker positions

Eighteen regular portraits, two separate action die-cuts, original foil emblem, two-piece team photograph and both kit stickers reviewed. Printed manager illustrations are page artwork, not extra stickers.

Selected AFC Bournemouth. All entries view.

PLAYERS FEATURED IN THIS ALBUM

25 positions. 18 distinct player names.

Regular portraits and action die-cuts remain distinct numbered appearances. Joined team photographs and kits retain both original reference codes in one gallery view; no hidden number-to-half assignment is guessed.

EDITION REFERENCESelected photo mappings verified

Find an appearanceNumber order

THE ORIGINAL STICKER CABINET

Collected on paper.

23 of 23 verified photographed stickers · 25 matching documented references

Checklist research · 2 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. 5 / 6 ·
Two-piece original team photograph
Sticker record ↗Historical team ↗
Checklist evidence
Edition-specific reference ↗https://cartophilic-info-exch.blogspot.com/2015/12/topps-merlins-premier-league-2016.html · photographed subject: PHOTO-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-2016-0862
Source wording: Team Photo. Number 5 / 6. Printed name and photographed placement reconciled with the selected edition-specific checklist reference.
Published issue pairing: #5 / #6. Whole-pair photographic presentation; hidden number-to-half order is not independently asserted. Both reference records remain distinct, while the gallery avoids duplicate joined views.
Collector numbering reconciled to original photographed subject; exact market/printing remains open. Both numbered components appear together in the original mounted photograph. A single shared gallery view shows the actual pair; no hidden number is assigned to a guessed half. Printed subject and crop visually reviewed. Sticker code follows the retained edition-specific checklist reference; not asserted visible on the filled sticker. Exact market / printing remains unresolved. Cross-edition biographical identity is not inferred.
Verified excerpt · PHOTO-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-2016-0862. Coordinates refer to the upright whole photograph, top-left normalised x / y / width / height: 0.26357142857142857, 0.28285714285714286, 0.2017857142857143, 0.18904761904761905.
Original SHA-256: 37e2a36cd20d51fc81d2254422376a3a8f21c3686ff4aa74840bf0a798c39ffb
No. 234 / 235 ·
Two-piece original introductory feature
Sticker record ↗Historical team ↗
Checklist evidence
Edition-specific reference ↗https://cartophilic-info-exch.blogspot.com/2015/12/topps-merlins-premier-league-2016.html · photographed subject: PHOTO-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-2016-0882
Source wording: Away Kit. Number 234 / 235. Printed name and photographed placement reconciled with the selected edition-specific checklist reference.
Published issue pairing: #234 / #235. Whole-pair photographic presentation; hidden number-to-half order is not independently asserted. Both reference records remain distinct, while the gallery avoids duplicate joined views.
Collector numbering reconciled to original photographed subject; exact market/printing remains open. Both numbered components appear together in the original mounted photograph. A single shared gallery view shows the actual pair; no hidden number is assigned to a guessed half. Printed subject and crop visually reviewed. Sticker code follows the retained edition-specific checklist reference; not asserted visible on the filled sticker. Exact market / printing remains unresolved. Cross-edition biographical identity is not inferred.
Verified excerpt · PHOTO-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-2016-0882. Coordinates refer to the upright whole photograph, top-left normalised x / y / width / height: 0.265, 0.12285714285714286, 0.2082142857142857, 0.22095238095238096.
Original SHA-256: 44d9888c71d7869e29e880624fd42293309ce2414b5b8916971989f55cae2e28

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..

No companion trading cards asserted.

All 505 explicit main-reference components have reviewed original photographic evidence. Numbering runs to503, with1A/1B and2A/2B separately listed. There are400player appearances:360regular portraits and40separately numbered action die-cuts. Forty team-photo components and40kit stickers use40joined photographic presentations; introductory pairs add two more joined views. There are463unique crop images. Printed manager photographs and large background player illustrations are not indexed as stickers. Exact printing/market remains open; physical completeness is owner-confirmed.

0 supplied examples remain unassigned rather than guessed. All 505 explicit main-reference components have reviewed original photographic evidence. Numbering runs to503, with1A/1B and2A/2B separately listed. There are400player appearances:360regular portraits and40separately numbered action die-cuts. Forty team-photo components and40kit stickers use40joined photographic presentations; introductory pairs add two more joined views. There are463unique crop images. Printed manager photographs and large background player illustrations are not indexed as stickers. Exact printing/market remains open; physical completeness is owner-confirmed.

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

Original physical edition and source-bound research ↗Research package SHA-256: 2be8ebd0ebd0c107197e231e64229dc0838d6d86b66e0a2955f2e0d9e110dafb

Emblem source

Original numbered foil emblem sticker from this physical edition. Authentic foil background retained.

Source copyright claim: SAC original archival photograph; underlying artwork and club trademark rights retained. Local review; public rights review pending. Public deployment approval: pending.

Credit: SAC original owner photography; respective club emblem owner

Original foil design retained, no invented or recoloured emblem The archival excerpt remains unchanged. A separately registered original-pixel presentation derivative may remove surrounding background.

Original album / photographic evidence ↗ · Retrieved 2026-10-29

The SAC edition dossier

Album intelligence.

Merlin’s Premier League 2016

Football2015/16

Album yearUnresolvedCover / edition research · market details may remain open

Original publisherTopps / MerlinPublication identity

Physical collectionCompleteOwner-reported · separate from research coverage

Original photographs4747 selected in reader · not a page count

THE PRINTED EDITION

Edition / market: 2016 cover edition2016 cover title · 2015/16 season. Physical-piece reference 505 includes introductory 1 A,1 B,2 A,2 B,3; printed identifiers are strings.
Sticker checklist: 505 positions505 photographed components reviewed · source-linked reference codes

Publication evidence Sources, date & completeness

Owner-reported · 505 photographed positions reviewed

Album year · Unresolved

Cover / edition research · market details may remain open

Inspect supporting records

EDITION-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-2016 / photo + source reconciliation2016 cover title · 2015/16 season. Physical-piece reference 505 includes introductory 1 A,1 B,2 A,2 B,3; printed identifiers are strings.

Edition / market · 2016 cover edition

2016 cover title · 2015/16 season. Physical-piece reference 505 includes introductory 1 A,1 B,2 A,2 B,3; printed identifiers are strings.

Inspect supporting records

Sticker checklist · 505 positions

505 photographed components reviewed · source-linked reference codes

Inspect supporting records

football-evidence / PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-2016 / stickers + crops + citations505 source-linked sticker references visually reconciled to original photographs, including 400 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 · 505 photographed positions reviewed

Inspect supporting records

COPY-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-2016-001Owner confirms the complete collection. Original visible wear, handwriting, sticker placement and photographic reflections retained; no cosmetic reconstruction. Individual placement has not been independently audited.

Photographic record · 47

47 selected in reader · not a page count

Inspect supporting records

EDITION-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-2016 / photosAll submitted original hashes and capture order preserved separately from the selected reader sequence.

Publisher record

Full catalogue title: Merlin’s Premier League 2016

THE DIGITAL RESEARCH

What is connected?

505Indexed edition entries505Original sticker-image links

505 of 505 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-2016No associated-object records are registered for this collection. Printed promotions and instructions remain part of the photographic record.

Edition / competition context 2015/16

Merlin’s Premier League 2016

Portraits, action stickers, club emblems and a central kit collection preserve the Premier League’s 2015/16 season in an expansive Merlin album.

Sources & evidence

Edition research · partial coverage

Edition research, with its limits visible.

Read the edition research & open questions

2016 cover title · 2015/16 season. Physical-piece reference 505 includes introductory 1 A,1 B,2 A,2 B,3; printed identifiers are strings. 2016 cover title · 2015/16 season. Physical-piece reference 505 includes introductory 1 A,1 B,2 A,2 B,3; printed identifiers are strings.

edition identity: Merlin’s Premier League 2016 · Topps / Merlin · original cover identity.Original printed object and photograph; digital mapping completeness is separate.

printed collecting format: Portraits, action stickers, club emblems and a central kit collection preserve the Premier League’s 2015/16 season in an expansive Merlin album.Original printed object and photograph; digital mapping completeness is separate.

printed team sections: 20 photographed club or national sections. These are the sections actually printed in this edition, not an assumed competition roster.Original printed object and photograph; digital mapping completeness is separate.

season outcome: Leicester City finished the 2015/16 Premier League season as champions with 81 points, ten ahead of Arsenal.Later competition outcome, separate from album-publication date and from content printed or pictured in the album. Not evidence of an individual sticker appearance.

Historical context sources

PHOTO-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-2016-0859 / /collections/PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-2016?photo=PHOTO-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-2016-0859#openOriginal front cover. photo_verified; physical edition reconciled with supplied photographs. Historical wording observed on this physical collectible.

PHOTO-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-2016-0861 / /collections/PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-2016?photo=PHOTO-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-2016-0861#openOriginal photographed spread. photo_verified; physical edition reconciled with supplied photographs. Historical wording observed on this physical collectible.

PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-2016-OFFICIAL-ERA / https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/678022016/17 preview: Foxes look to upset odds again. supported_external; physical edition reconciled with supplied photographs. Historical outcome, not a sticker appearance.

Checklist structure & transcription

505 registered positions · 400 transcribed labels. Position records and labels do not certify distinct subjects or the complete publisher checklist.

Sources & evidence

EDITION-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-2016 / photographic reconciliationAll 505 explicit main-reference components have reviewed original photographic evidence. Numbering runs to503, with1A/1B and2A/2B separately listed. There are400player appearances:360regular portraits and40separately numbered action die-cuts. Forty team-photo components and40kit stickers use40joined photographic presentations; introductory pairs add two more joined views. There are463unique crop images. Printed manager photographs and large background player illustrations are not indexed as stickers. Exact printing/market remains open; physical completeness is owner-confirmed.

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 front cover

Sources & evidence

photo_assets + photo_observations / PHOTO-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-2016-0859Original front cover

Original photographed spread

Sources & evidence

photo_assets + photo_observations / PHOTO-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-2016-0861Original photographed spread

AFC Bournemouth · original printed section

Sources & evidence

photo_assets + photo_observations / PHOTO-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-2016-0862AFC Bournemouth · original printed section

AFC Bournemouth · original printed section

Sources & evidence

photo_assets + photo_observations / PHOTO-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-2016-0863AFC Bournemouth · original printed section

Recorded physical condition

physical_items / COPY-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-2016-001 / condition_summaryOriginal visible wear, handwriting, sticker placement and photographic reflections retained; no cosmetic reconstruction.

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 physical album — owner-confirmed
Recorded condition: Original visible wear, handwriting, sticker placement and photographic reflections retained; no cosmetic reconstruction.

Copy-level evidence & edition notes

2016 cover title · 2015/16 season. Physical-piece reference 505 includes introductory 1 A,1 B,2 A,2 B,3; printed identifiers are strings.

Archive object reference · COPY-PREMIER-LEAGUE-MERLIN-2016-001

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’s Premier League 2016

Cover / edition research · market details may remain open

Portraits, action stickers, club emblems and a central kit collection preserve the Premier League’s 2015/16 season in an expansive Merlin album.

CompletePhysical collection · owner-reported

Original visible wear, handwriting, sticker placement and photographic reflections retained; no cosmetic reconstruction.

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 · 505 photographed positions reviewed

Read the original physical-copy record ↗

Explore original stickers

Own this edition? Add Your Copy to My Vault ↗

47 selected photographsOriginals preserved

Edition research · partial coverage

Edition research, with its limits visible.

Read the edition research & open questions

edition identity: Merlin’s Premier League 2016 · Topps / Merlin · original cover identity.Original printed object and photograph; digital mapping completeness is separate.

printed collecting format: Portraits, action stickers, club emblems and a central kit collection preserve the Premier League’s 2015/16 season in an expansive Merlin album.Original printed object and photograph; digital mapping completeness is separate.

printed team sections: 20 photographed club or national sections. These are the sections actually printed in this edition, not an assumed competition roster.Original printed object and photograph; digital mapping completeness is separate.

season outcome: Leicester City finished the 2015/16 Premier League season as champions with 81 points, ten ahead of Arsenal.Later competition outcome, separate from album-publication date and from content printed or pictured in the album. Not evidence of an individual sticker appearance.

Historical context sources

Merlin’s Premier League 2016

Open the album.

Find your colours.

25 positions. 18 distinct player names.

No. 5 / 6 · AFC Bournemouth team photograph ↗

No. 234 / 235 · AFC Bournemouth home & away kits ↗

Emblem source

Album year · Unresolved

Edition / market · 2016 cover edition

Sticker checklist · 505 positions

Physical copy · Complete

Photographic record · 47

What is connected?

Merlin’s Premier League 2016

Edition research, with its limits visible.

Inspect the cover

Original photographed spread

AFC Bournemouth · original printed section

AFC Bournemouth · original printed section

The documented physical copy

Merlin’s Premier League 2016

Open the album.

Find your colours.

25 positions. 18 distinct player names.

No. 5 / 6 · AFC Bournemouth team photograph ↗

No. 234 / 235 · AFC Bournemouth home & away kits ↗

Emblem source

Album year · Unresolved

Edition / market · 2016 cover edition

Sticker checklist · 505 positions

Physical copy · Complete

Photographic record · 47

What is connected?

Merlin’s Premier League 2016

Edition research, with its limits visible.

Inspect the cover

Original photographed spread

AFC Bournemouth · original printed section

AFC Bournemouth · original printed section

The documented physical copy

No. 5 / 6 ·

No. 234 / 235 ·

No. 5 / 6 ·

No. 234 / 235 ·