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Shields Football

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Does anyone know anything about Shields Football as pictured in a flyer Riche100 just posted?
I wonder what the game-play was.
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Never heard of Shields.
I'd guess it's a Crompton's re-vamp, carried out by Academy Signs for a particular operator, presumably called Shields.
The fact that you have to beat Fulham could be a clue. Anyone know anything about football?
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Shields of Bridlington are best known for the Tuck Shop pinball. They also made a Basketball game:


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The Football certainly resembles an early Cromptons game, but it has Shields' name on it.
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I've played Tuck Shop, back in the day, so I must've heard of Shields. Another Brid. manufacturer!
Anybody selling a Shields machine?
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The advert is for bespoke signage, so I'm coming round to your theory that Shields revamped an early Crompton machine into Football and put their name on it. I believe manufacturing was a side-line for Shields who operated an arcade in Bridlington, so this would make sense. Chris Roadhog is our resident Shields expert...
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I wonder if I already own a Shields machine.
Is KOPPO by Shields? It's a metal-cased payout pinball-type, same as Win-a-Lot, but without the back-box.
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