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Memorabilia Pages

Page Under Construction - Last Updated 25th September 2009

ProStars & MicroStars

Corinthian's initial product name was "Headliners". These 7cm football figurines were delivered to toy shops in October 1995 and were known as the England collection. The huge success of the club range and the following England Euro '96 collection made Corinthian figures the "hot" toy product of 1996 and it was voted "Best New Toy 1996" by the British Association of Toy Retailers. In 1996 Corinthian set up an American subsidiary company called Corinthian Marketing Inc. in Los Angeles, California. It was from there that the Headliners brand name emerged.....

COLLECTION (1996)

COLLECTION 4 PACK - BLISTER

COLLECTION (May 1996)

PL248 Ilie Dumitrescu

COLLECTION 4 Pack - BLISTER

CATALOGUE PAGE (1996)

Page from the 1996 catalogue which clearly shows five West Ham United players that were not released that season and were withdrawn from production, presumably because all the players in question had moved to other clubs.

Figurines and Cards not Released:
Martin Allen
Marco Boogers
Don Hutchison
Alvin Martin
Robbie Slater

The Robbie Slater card has turned up on Ebay, so others may have escaped the production line?

PREMIER POWER POPS (1996)

No54. Ludek Miklosko
No.62 Julian Dicks
No.179 Iain Dowie

COLLECTION (1997)

PL409 - Slaven Bilic

ENGLAND 1966 TEAM (June 1999)

PRO105 - Bobby Moore

PRO108 - Geoff Hurst

PRO109 - Martin Peters

Whilst Corinthian figures were intially seen as a toy product it was clear by 1998 that they needed to change the strategy for the brand or stop making it. The UK retail trade were increasingly reluctant to stock the brand as the intial huge volumes came down to a more normal level of sales. Corinthian released most of the players from most of the clubs and all of the players from the biggest clubs. They had no more new players to make. They decided to "rest" the product for 6 months in 1998 and come back with a new range, new name and new direction for the product in 1999. At the end of 1998 football season the Headliners products from the high street and toy shops and focus distribution on specialist retailers who understood the product and were prepared to devote time and space to it rather than demand just the star players. By 1999 the ProStars brand was introduced with Series 1. This dramatic change of direction for the brand marked the transition point of the original product from toy to collectible. The range benefited from being made up of genuinely top class international players from most of the biggest teams in the world football. The blister pack series took a little time to move off the shelves as relatively few collectors knew about the range until the advertising started. Once collectors realized they were out there demand went up noticeably.
Since 1999 the ProStars range has gone on to produce more than 35 series. In addition to the regular series, special releases including "England 1966 Winners" 12 Player Packs (signed by Sir Geoff Hurst) and Limited Edition ProStars "Elite" double packs of some of the worlds greatest ever players, including Geoff Hurst in England strip.

MILLENNIUM Limited Edition XL's (August 1999)

ProStars XL
ProStars XL was first introduced in 1998 under the Headliners XL brand name. In fact ProStars XL was the first product designed specifically with the collector in mind. The original range was never the success Corinthian thought it was going to be, possibly because the expectation was that the larger figures should look even more like the players than the smaller ProStars originals. That said, a few hundred die-hard collectors had recognised what they were trying to do with the XL format. The lack of success meant retailers no longer wanted to stock the product so it was withdrawn until the Millennium XL Limited Edition. Bobby Moore is now one of the most sought after figures and can command a high price.

SERIES 3 ENGLAND LEGENDS (August 1999)

PROSTARS
With the launch of the ProStars Series in January 1999 Corinthian introduced PLATINUM PACKS. These blister packs are packed at the factory in a special Platinum Pack blister card which carries a Certificate of Authenticity that guarantees that each Platinum Pack is produced in quantities that do not exceed 360 pieces making them one of the most limited products in the range.

PRO131 Geoff Hurst - Platinum Edition

PRO123 Bobby Moore - Platinum Edition

CLUB GOLD WINDOW BOX (August 1999)

CLUB GOLD CLUB EDITION
One of the primary reasons for being a Corinthian Collector Club Member is the exclusive access it affords you to the Club Gold Club Edition range. It is a series of gold base figures and remains one of the most limited edition ranges.

ENGLAND (October 1999)

PRO192 Rio Ferdinand

SERIES 5 PREMIERSHIP - Window Box Club Edition (January 2000)

PRO253 Rio Ferdinand

SERIES 5 PREMIERSHIP - Club Edition (January 2000)

PRO253 Rio Ferdinand

SERIES 5 NEW MILLENNIUM - Limited Edition (January 2000)

PRO277 Rio Ferdinand

CLUB GOLD 2000 (February 2000)

SERIES 7 ENGLAND (May 2000)

PRO294 Frank Lampard

SERIES 8 INTERNATIONAL PROSTARS (August 2000)

PRO314 Trevor Sinclair

SERIES 9 (October 2000)

PRO328 Paolo Di Canio

CLUB GOLD "CLASSICS" (December 2000)

Please Note: No Cards were issued with these two Window Boxes

SERIES 10 (January 2001)

PRO405 Frank Lampard

SERIES 11 (February 2001)

MEMBERSHIP FIGURE (February 2001)

WORLD CUP LEGENDS (June 2001)

PRO444 Martin Peters

MicroStars began as a joint venture between Corinthian and Magna Confectionery, the UK's largest hollow chocolate manufactuer and Powerpodz MicroStars were first introduced in February 2001. Designed as a low cost "entry" product to collecting football figures Corinthian made MicoStars available only inside the chocolate Powerpodz when first released.

MICROSTARS SERIES 1 (2001)

First Edition Collectors Set No.1

Frank Lampard
MC012 - Green
MC053 - Red
MC094 - Blue
MC135 - White
MC176 - Silver

MC217 - Gold
Limited Edition to 2500

Paolo Di Canio
MC027 - Green
MC068 - Red
MC109 - Blue
MC150 - White
MC191 - Silver

MC232 - Gold
Limited Edition to 2500

MICROSTARS SERIES 2 (2001)

Davor Suker
MC260 - Green
MC282 - Red
MC304 - Blue
MC326 - White
MC348 - Silver
MC370 - Gold

LEGENDS of the SIXTIES GIFT BOX (July 2001)

LEGENDS of the SIXTIES (July 2001)

PRO474 Martin Peters

SERIES 13 (September 2001)

ENGLAND THEN & NOW (2001)

Limited Edition of 5,000 England Then & Now 4 Pack featuring 3 Lions Legend Sir Alf Ransey the then current manager Sven Goran Eriksson, plus new releases of David Beckham and Bobby Moore

SERIES 14 (November 2001)

PRO524 PAOLO DI CANIO

Michael Carrick - Platinum Blister

Paolo Di Canio - Platinum Blister

PRO525 Michael Carrick

MicroStars Series 5 - England Collection (2002)

Joe Cole
MC628 - Green
MC661 - Red
MC694 - Blue
MC727 - White
MC760 - Silver

MC793 - Gold

MEMBERSHIP FIGURES (August 2002)

MEMBERSHIP FIGURES (September 2002)

CG153 Trevor Sinclair

SERIES 15 ENGLAND (2002)

SERIES 15
Having emerged from the "Group of Death" unscathed, the 3 Lions slayed Denmark before being humbled by the Samba beat. The Brazilians went on to become deserved winners but Sven's men returned home having fully restored national pride. With 21 heroes to collect this was the largest England ProStars series since Euro 96.

Joe Cole - Platinum Blister

CHRISTMAS 4 Pack (2002)

PRO667 - Don Hutchison
PRO668 - David James
PRO669 - Jermain Defoe
PRO670 - Joe Cole

CHRISTMAS BLISTER PACKS (2002)

PRO667 Don Hutchison

PRO669 Jermain Defoe

SERIES 18 (2002)

PRO689 Jermain Defoe

SERIES 18
The return of the Premiership saw the release of flair players from far-flung corners of the earth. From Scandinavia to Spain and Ukraine, this was a cracking series. The Abel Xavier in the Portuguese home kit soon became one of the fastest selling figures in ProStar history. Collectors also recognised the homegrown talents of Jermain Defoe and Darius Vassell.

SERIES 19 (December 2002)

PRO748 Don Hutchison

ENGLAND '66 FAN FAVOURITES (2003)

MicroStars Series 6 (2003)

Michael Carrick
MC1034 - Green
MC1092 - Red
MC1150 - Blue
MC1208 - White
MC1266 - Silver
MC1324 - Gold

Joe Cole
MC1033 - Green
MC1091 - Red
MC1149 - Blue
MC1207 - White
MC1265 - Silver
MC1323 - Gold

Paolo Di Canio
MC1040 - Green
MC1098 - Red
MC1156 - Blue
MC1214 - White
MC1272 - Silver
MC1330 - Gold

STARS of the SEASON (2004)

PRO802 Paolo Di Canio

GEOFF HURST
The September ProStar Elite player is the only man to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup Final. One of three West Ham players in the 1966 England side, Geoff Hurst only really got a place in the team due to an injury early on in the tournament to Jimmy Greaves. He never looked back and scored vital goals in England's pursuit for glory on home soil. Who can ever forget his second goal that put England 3-2 up in extra time and is still the focus for many a football argument about whether it did or did not cross the line. His third goal, England's fourth, is usually accompanied by the legendary commentary:- "Some people are on the pitch. They think it's over .... It is now!" The Elite pack features Sir Geoff Hurst in the England home and away kit he wore in the 1966 finals.

F.A. CUP MONEY BOX (2006)

For the very first time Corinthian has gained the rights to produce a replica of arguably the most famous football trophy in the world - The FA Cup. The FA Cup is the oldest football competition in the world having been first contested in 1872.
The FA Cup Money Box was produced for the 2006 Final - this being the 125th Final and was contested between Liverpool and West Ham United.
PRICE GUIDE: when first purchased £8.00
Size: 20cm without base.

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