1964 · Williams
Soccer
Known for Soccer field inserts, Center kicker, Lower left saucer and Lower right saucer. Yellow-orange sky with radiating sunburst rays, white and pale-blue clouds, small stadium stand with red-and-white striped seating and flags on poles, green football pitch with lighter mown stripes and purple running-track band running diagonally behind the title.
- Year
- 1964
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- inserts
Soccer field inserts
- kicker
Center kicker
- saucer
Lower left saucer
- saucer
Lower right saucer
On the playfield
Holes 3
- Center kicker kicker
- Lower left saucer saucer
- Lower right saucer saucer
Bumpers 3
- Advance bumper
- Red bumpers
- Blue bumpers
Targets 3
- Advance Red When Lit
- Advance Blue When Lit
- Ball To Selected Team
Lane 1
- Bottom Special
Lights 1
- Soccer field inserts inserts
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Goalkeeper standing centre-back in front of the stadium stand, arms at his sides, magenta/purple long-sleeved shirt, white shorts, red socks, dark hair
- man Tall fair-haired player left of centre in a red-and-white vertically striped shirt and white shorts, both arms flung wide and upward in celebration
- man Fair-haired player far left, crouched/seated low, white shirt with red trim, red shorts
- man Dark-skinned player centre-left lunging to kick, white shirt, red shorts, white headband, red-and-white hooped socks, brown boots
- man Blond player head and shoulders at the bottom-left corner, looking right, white shirt
- man Fair-haired player right of centre running leftward, white shirt, pale blue shorts, blue-white hooped socks
Setting
- Yellow-orange sky with radiating sunburst rays
- White and pale-blue clouds
- Small stadium stand with red-and-white striped seating and flags on poles
- Green football pitch with lighter mown stripes
- Purple running-track band running diagonally behind the title
Text on it
- RED GOALS
- BLUE GOALS
- RED TEAM SELECTED
- BLUE TEAM SELECTED
- Williams
- SOCCER
- W
- 2
- 1
- 9
- 4
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- Team selection
Made by
- Design
- Norm Clark
The cast
- Red team
- Blue team
Reference
Linked terms
- Soccer field inserts also called White light
- Center kicker also called Center shooter also called Goal shooter
- Lower left saucer also called Blue eject pocket
- Lower right saucer also called Red eject pocket
- Team selection also called Selected Team
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- green
- yellow
- white
- red
Fingerprint: "SOCCER Williams": yellow sunburst with radiating spikes behind orange-brown football, green pitch with mown-stripe wedge, seven footballer figures in coloured shorts, small stadium stand with flags
A giant yellow sunburst behind an orange-brown football at the lower right, kicking up radiating spikes of light. The title SOCCER in enormous slanted yellow letters sits on a green pitch, with a red circle containing a white W and a yellow cursive Williams wordmark immediately above it. A symmetrical pair of red and blue status panels at the top (RED GOALS / RED TEAM SELECTED on the left, BLUE GOALS / BLUE TEAM SELECTED on the right) frames a miniature striped stadium stand. Seven cartoon players in white shirts, none of them in the same shorts colour, ring the lettering.
Setting
- Yellow-orange sky with radiating sunburst rays
- White and pale-blue clouds
- Small stadium stand with red-and-white striped seating and flags on poles
- Green football pitch with lighter mown stripes
- Purple running-track band running diagonally behind the title
Symbols
- Football with radiating impact burst
- Stadium stand with flagpoles
- Card-slot style number windows
- Red circular badge with white w
- Sunburst rays
Lettering
- Main title in huge slanted italic yellow block script with heavy dark shadow; williams wordmark in yellow cursive script; panel headings in condensed white sans-serif capitals on red and blue blocks
Themes
- Football
- Soccer
- Team selection
- Goals
- Stadium
- Sports
Title on it
- Soccer
Text on it
- RED GOALS
- BLUE GOALS
- RED TEAM SELECTED
- BLUE TEAM SELECTED
- Williams
- SOCCER
- W
- 2
- 1
- 9
- 4
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Goalkeeper standing centre-back in front of the stadium stand, arms at his sides, magenta/purple long-sleeved shirt, white shorts, red socks, dark hair |
| Man | Tall fair-haired player left of centre in a red-and-white vertically striped shirt and white shorts, both arms flung wide and upward in celebration |
| Man | Fair-haired player far left, crouched/seated low, white shirt with red trim, red shorts |
| Man | Dark-skinned player centre-left lunging to kick, white shirt, red shorts, white headband, red-and-white hooped socks, brown boots |
| Man | Blond player head and shoulders at the bottom-left corner, looking right, white shirt |
| Man | Fair-haired player right of centre running leftward, white shirt, pale blue shorts, blue-white hooped socks |
| Man | Blond player far right running, white shirt, blue shorts, blue socks |
Flat, brightly coloured cartoon-style football (soccer) backglass artwork framed by a thin orange border. The top third is a yellow-orange sky streaked with darker orange sunburst rays and dotted with fat white-and-pale-blue clouds. Across the upper middle sits a small stadium stand with red-and-white striped seating and a row of tiny triangular flags on poles along its roof. Below, a green pitch with a lighter green mown-stripe wedge and a purple running-track band sweeps diagonally. Lettering is layered: a red-and-white plaque top left reading RED GOALS, a blue-and-white mirrored plaque top right reading BLUE GOALS, and between them a red panel reading RED TEAM SELECTED and a blue panel reading BLUE TEAM SELECTED, each flanking a window showing a 2. Four white reel windows across the centre read 1 9 1 4. Below them a red circle holding a white W sits beside a yellow cursive Williams wordmark, over the huge title SOCCER in heavy italic yellow block script with dark green-black shadow. Seven male footballer figures in white shirts and coloured shorts surround the title; a large orange-brown ball with yellow impact rays bursts at lower right. No year or copyright line is visible.