Front Cover: Nice colour cartoon of Santa playing football.

Back Cover Boy: Wally Hinshelwood (Reading F.C)

Black and White Player Photographs:
Ron Green and Les Stubbs of Chelsea F.C
Harry Ferrier (Gloucester City)

Cartoon:
John Charles (Leeds United)

Raich Carter's Editorial
Comment alley by Ken Matthews
Best of the year in the eyes of... James Rowland.
Tommy Laws' Inside Stuff
The Masked Footballer - Short story by Tom Anderson
Genius came from Gilfach - Soccertale by David Pilditch about retired footballer, Ivor Powell.
The Star's 2-page christmas party:
Photograph of the year - West Bromwich goalie, Norman Heath, getting a fist to knock the ball away from McNichol and Bentley of Chelsea. Five players in the air simultaneously.
Nice photo of Tom Finney (Preston North End).
Kilties Column (Scottish News)
Talking Welsh by Stewart Williams
Coupon Buster (Football pools Guide)
Readers Write
Juniors Corner
Pen friends
Swop shop