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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.

Issues that have been scanned in full are indicated by PDF icon-  
Issues that feature the Hamilton story only are hyperlinked

 

  Issue and Date Story Author Notes
Issue 1

18th September 1909

The Third Eleven

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

Charles Hamilton  
Issue 2

25th September 1909

Six Goals to Nil Not Known  
  Issue 3

2nd October 1909
Fighting Mac Andrew Murray  
  Issue 4

9th October 1909
Clifford's Capture Andrew Murray  
  Issue 5

16th October 1909
Jack Noble's Strike JG Jones  
Issue 6

23th October 1909
The Phantom Team Norman Goddard  
Issue 7

30th October 1909
"Potters Cup" Not Known  
  Issue 8

6th November 1909
Guyed! Not Known  
Issue 9

13th November 1909
The Football Poachers H Clarke Hook  
  Issue 10

20th November 1909
The Stolen Trophies Not Known  
  Issue 11

27th November
The Unseen Enemy A. C. Murray  
Issue 12

4th December 1909

Jack Noble's Double Charles Hamilton  
Issue 13

11th December 1909

The Pelham Prattler Not Known  
Issue 14

18th December 1909

The Snow March Not Known  
Issue 15

25th December 1909
Jack Noble's Xmas Tour; or, How Pelham Third spent the Festal Season Not Known  
  Issue 16

1st January 1910
Sam, The Bargeboy Not Known  
  Issue 17

8th January 1910
Capped for his School T. C. Bridges  
  Issue 18

15th January 1910
Pelham's New Master Not Known  
  Issue 19

22nd January 1910
The New Back Not Known  
  Issue 20

29th January 1910
Clifford's Rival Not Known  
  Issue 21

5th February 1910
Jack Noble's Uncle Ted S. Gordon Shaw  
  Issue 22

12th February 1910
Jack Noble's Bullfight Not Known  
Issue 23

19th February 1910
Fighting Mac's Merry Men Not Known  
  Issue 24

26th February 1910
The Lad Frae Inver-R-Ness Not Known  
  Issue 25

5th March 1910
The Pelham Sneak Not Known  
  Issue 26

12th March 1910
The Brothers Bunce Not Known  
  Issue 27

19th March 1910
The Pelham Pageant Not Known  
  Issue 28

26th March 1910
Expelled! Not Known  
  Issue 29

2nd April 1910
The Pelham Fair Not Known  
  Issue 30

9th April 1910
Clifford, The Roadhog Ernest Protheroe  
Issue 31

16th April 1910
The New Goalie Not Known  
Issue 32

23rd April 1910

Poodles Vow Not Known  
Issue 33

30th April 1910
The Pelham Sports Not Known  
  Issue 34

7th May 1910
Clifford's Reformation Not Known  
  Issue 35

14th May 1910
The Blackleg Not Known  
Issue 36

21st May 1910
Clifford's Topper Not Known  
  Issue 37

28th May 1910
The Pelham Pushballers Not Known  
Issue 38

4th June 1910
The New Boots Not Known  
Issue 39

11th June 1910
Those Bounder's Binks E. J. Murray
(Sydney Drew)
 
Issue 40

18th June 1910
The Great Swimming Gala Not Known  
  Issue 41

25th June 1910
The Pranks of Poodles Not Known  
  Issue 42

2nd July 1910
The Pelham Camp Not Known  
  Issue 43

9th July 1910
Jack Noble's New Bile Not Known  
Issue 44

16th July 1910
Skipper Jack Not Known  
  Issue 45

23rd July 1910
Poodle's Aeroplane Not Known  
  Issue 46

30th July 1910
"Hot-Stuff" Poodles
(The Brothers Bunce?)
Not Known
(A. S. Hardy)
 
Issue 47

6th August 1910
The Jolly Bargees Not Known  
  Issue 48

13th August 1910
"Chimney-Sweep" Poodles! Not Known  
  Issue 49

20th August 1910
Jack Noble's Holiday Not Known  
  Issue 50

27th August 1910
Jack Noble at the Seaside Not Known  
Issue 51

3rd September 1910

"Mossoo" Poodles Not Known  
Issue 52

10th September 1910
Fighting Macs Uncle Not Known  
  Issue 53

17th September 1910
The Pelham Burglar Hunt Not Known  
Issue 54

24th September 1910
Jack Noble's Menagerie Not Known  
  Issue 55

1st October 1910
The Dude's Downfall Not Known  
Issue 56

8th October 1910
"Footer" on Rollers Not Known  
Issue 57

15th October 1910
To Face the World??? Not Known  
Issue 58

22nd October 1910
The New Crusader AS Hardy Jack Noble joins the Blue Crusaders and both stories merge.
  Issue 59

29th October 1910
The Pride of the Team AS Hardy  
  Issue 60

5th November 1910
Postponed AS Hardy  
Issue 61

12th November 1910
Crusader's Luck! AS Hardy  
Issue 62

19th November 1910
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

(Missing from the British Library)

The Captain of Clyffe
(First page only)
Charles Hamilton Reprint from Boys Realm Issue 200
Santa Claus Fowkes
(First page only)
AS Hardy  
  Issue 66

17th December 1910

(Missing from the British Library)
Not Known    
  Issue 67

24th December 1910

(Missing from the British Library)
Not Known    
  Issue 68

31st December 1910
Fowkes- International AS Hardy  
  Issue 69

7th January 1911
The Rival Maccots AS Hardy  
  Issue 70

14th January 1911
Try again, Crusaders! AS Hardy  
  Issue 71

21st January 1911
Samson's Eleven AS Hardy  
Issue 72

28th January 1911
Muddied Oafs AS Hardy  
  Issue 73

4th February 1911
Straight for Goal AS Hardy  
  Issue 74

11th February 1911
Fowkes at Bay AS Hardy  
  Issue 75

18th February 1911
The "Old Crock" AS Hardy  
  Issue 76

25th February 1911
The Great Flood AS Hardy  
  Issue 77

4th March 1911
Good Lad - Samson! AS Hardy  
  Issue 78

11th March 1911
His Old Pal "Tubby" AS Hardy  
  Issue 79

18th March 1911
Fatty Fowkes AS Hardy  
  Issue 80

25th March 1911
Loyal to the Core AS Hardy  
  Issue 81

1st April 1911
The Bobbies' Benefit AS Hardy  
  Issue 82

8th April 1911
Fowkes, The Wrestler AS Hardy  
  Issue 83

15th April 1911
Fowkes' Bad Bargain AS Hardy  
  Issue 84

22nd April 1911
Fowkes the Airman AS Hardy