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The Boys' Realm Football and Sports Library.

The Boys' Realm Football and Sports library was published by the Amalgamated Press and ran from the 18th September 1909 to the  5th June 1915 before being replaced by the Nelson Lee.

The first 57 issues contained two stories. The main story was a Hamilton creation and featured Jack Noble of Pelham school. The secondary story featured the Blue crusaders and was by A. S. Hardy. In issue 57 the two series were amalgamated with Jack Noble joining the Blue Crusaders before making a final appearance in issue 84. Jack Noble of featured in both the Boys Realm and Boys Realm Football Library at the same time.

According to an article by Bill Lofts in Collectors Digest 233 Hamilton wrote only a few of the Jack Noble stories (Issue 1, 12 and possibly a few others) before the subs took over. In the same article Bill refers to Hamilton starting a new serial under his own name in the with the title "Captain of Clyffe". From the tone of the article I don't think Bill realised that this story wasn't original but in fact a reprint from the Boys Realm The Captain of Clyffe.
Bill also mentions a later Hamilton serial "The Rollicking schooldays of Sidney Redfern". I haven't read any of these stories but it is likely that  they were also reprinted from the Boys Realm.

The information provided in the table below was provided courtesy of Allan S.

If you can provide any more information on this rare publication then please contact me.

 

  Issue and Date Story Author Notes
Issue 1

18th September 1909

The Third Eleven
(Pelham)

© British Library Board
(SHELF MARK  pp.5993.NDO)

Charles Hamilton  
Issue 2

27th September 1909

Six Goals to Nil Not Known  
  3 Fighting Mac Andrew Murray  
  4 Clifford's Capture Andrew Murray  
  5 Jack Noble's Strike JG Jones  
Issue 6 The Phantom Team Norman Goddard  
Issue 7 "Potters Cup" Not Known  
  8 Guyed! Not Known  
  9 The Football Poachers S Clarke Hook  
  10 The Stolen Trophies Not Known  
  11 The Unseen Enemy Not Known  
Issue 12

4th December 1909

Jack Noble's Double
(Pelham)
Charles Hamilton  
Issue 13

11th December 1909

The Pelham Prattler Not Known  
Issue 14

18th December 1909

The Snow March Not Known  
  15 Jack Noble's Xmas Tour; or, How Pelham Third spent the Festal Season Not Known  
  16 Sam, The Bargeboy Not Known  
  17 Capped for his School Not Known  
  18 Pelham's New Master Not Known  
  19 The New Back Not Known  
  20 Clifford's Rival Not Known  
  21 Jack Noble's Uncle Ted Not Known  
  22 Jack Noble's Bullfight Not Known  
Issue 23 Fighting Mac's Merry Men Not Known  
  24 The Lad Frae Inver-R-Ness Not Known  
  25 The Pelham Sneak Not Known  
  26 The Brothers Bunce Not Known  
  27 The Pelham Pageant Not Known  
  28 Expelled! Not Known  
  29 The Pelham Fair Not Known  
  30 Clifford, The Roadhog Not Known  
  31 The New Goalie Not Known  
Issue 32

23rd April 1910

Poodles Vow Not Known  
  33 The Pelham Sports Not Known  
  34 Clifford's Reformation Not Known  
  35 The Blackleg Not Known  
  36 Clifford's Topper Not Known  
  37 The Pelham Pushballers Not Known  
  38 The New Boots Not Known  
  39 Those Bounder's Binks Not Known  
  40 The Great Swimming Gala Not Known  
  41 The Pranks of Poodles Not Known  
  42 The Pelham Camp Not Known  
  43 Jack Noble's New Bile Not Known  
  44 Skipper Jack Not Known  
  45 Poodle's Aeroplane Not Known  
  46 "Hot-Stuff" Poodles Not Known  
  47 The Jolly Bargees Not Known  
  48 "Chimney-Sweep" Poodles! Not Known  
  49 Jack Noble's Holiday Not Known  
  50 Jack Noble at the Seaside Not Known  
Issue 51

3rd September 1910

"Mossoo" Poodles Not Known  
  52 Fighting Macs Uncle Not Known  
  53 The Pelham Burglar Hunt Not Known  
  54 Jack Noble's Menagerie Not Known  
  55 The Dude's Downfall Not Known  
  56 "Footer" on Rollers Not Known  
  57 To Face the World Not Known  
  58 The New Crusader AS Hardy Jack Noble joins the Blue Crusaders and both stories merge.
  59 The Pride of the Team AS Hardy  
  60 Postponed AS Hardy  
  61 Crusader's Luck! AS Hardy  
  62 The Trials of Giant Fawkes AS Hardy  
Issue 63

26th November 1910

Samson's Peril AS Hardy  
Issue 64

3rd December 1910

Glasgow Pride AS Hardy  
Issue 65

10th December 1910

The Captain of Clyffe
(First page only)
Charles Hamilton Reprint from Boys Realm Issue 200

(Issues 65-67 missing from the British Library)

Santa Claus Fowkes
(First page only)
AS Hardy  
  66 Not Known    
  67 Not Known    
  68 Fowkes- International AS Hardy  
  69 The Rival Maccots AS Hardy  
  70 Try again, Crusaders! AS Hardy  
  71 Samson's Eleven AS Hardy  
Issue 72 Muddied Oafs AS Hardy  
  73 Straight for Goal AS Hardy  
  74 Fowkes at Bay AS Hardy  
  75 The "Old Crock" AS Hardy  
  76 The Great Flood AS Hardy  
  77 Good Lad - Samson! AS Hardy  
  78 His Old Pal "Tubby" AS Hardy  
  79 Fatty Fowkes AS Hardy  
  80 Loyal to the Core AS Hardy  
  81 The Bobbies' Benefit AS Hardy  
  82 Fowkes, The Wrestler AS Hardy  
  83 Fowkes' Bad Bargain AS Hardy  
  84 Fowkes the Airman AS Hardy