UK SERIES 5 ENGLAND 2002
The nation was once again filled with hopes, dreams and aspirations of football at last coming home, Corinthian could not guarantee that but they did give collector's the chance to bring home an all new range of England MicroStars!​
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Corinthian never officially called this Series 5 but this is how it has always been referred to by collector's, with the stock hitting the shelves from Early April 2002, just in time for the World Cup tournament taking place in Japan & Korea.
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There were 24 figures in the England home kit, along with manager Sven Goran Erikssson, in addition we have 7 in the Red away kit worn for the 2002 World Cup, and completing the range are 8 figures in the kit worn during the qualification stage, and is the kit worn in the famous victory over Greece which secured England's qualification thanks to a sublime free kick from David Beckham!
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Corinthian produced 3 different packs for the release, Single player pack, 2 player pack and also a 3 player WCL game pack. The single player pack contained one Powerpodz which would have a Navy capsule inside containing one of the 24 home kit figures or manager Eriksson., priced at £1.49.
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The 2 player pack was a first for the MicroStars range as it actually allowed collector's to see one of the figures they were buying, and also came with a Powerpodz. The figures found in the 2 player pack were the 24 home kit or manager Eriksson, with the product being exclusive to Woolworths and price at £2.49
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The 3 player WCL game pack contained 1 Powerpodz, a capsule containing a home kit player and also a capsule which contained one of the special away kit figures, with production limited to under 10,000 for each!
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There was actually a little bit of controversy and mystery surrounding the 3 pack away kit figures, as the initial batch did not contain the red away kits as advertised but in fact the all white qualification kit, and Corinthian had made no mention of these figures on the packaging or any of the newsletters!
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Interestingly they are all done on 6 base colour but each one has the same MC code, which led to much speculation amongst collector's as to whether this was a mistake and in fact these 8 figures were set for another release all together.
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In time the red away kit figures did appear in the 3 player WCL game packs, however it must be stated they are far rarer than the all white qualification kit versions and much harder to find.
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As part of this release Corinthian introduced the Collection Completerz Scheme, with the idea being to help ensure collector's were able to complete the squad and get all the figures they wanted. Each Powerpodz came with a information leaflet and on it was a token, you needed just 4 tokens and a £1 contribution towards P&P to claim a free figure!
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The last thing to mention is that all MC codes were unique to this series, the only exception is Beckham in home kit, he was also released in Japan Miniatures Series 2 as a Chaser figure.
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All figures were released on 6 base colours, Green, Red, Blue, White, Silver and Gold with the goal keepers having 4 different MC codes per base colour. Each capsule came with a collector's information leaflet which detailed the range of figures available and also gave details on the Collector's Completerz Scheme.
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Thanks go to Olly Speed for providing the images of the single box.
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MC608
MC641
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC674
MC707
MC740
MC773
Michael Owen
England
Home 2002
MC609
MC642
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC675
MC708
MC741
MC774
Emile Heskey
England
Home 2002
MC610
MC643
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC676
MC709
MC742
MC775
Steven Gerrard
England
Home 2002
MC611
MC644
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC677
MC710
MC743
MC776
Paul Scholes
England
Home 2002
MC612
MC645
MC678
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
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Japan Miniatures Series 2 - Chaser
MC711
MC744
MC777
David Beckham
England
Home 2002
MC613
MC646
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC679
MC712
MC745
MC778
Rio Ferdinand
England
Home 2002
MC614
MC647
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC680
MC713
MC746
MC779
Sol Campbell
England
Home 2002
MC615
MC648
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC681
MC714
MC747
MC780
Robbie Fowler
England
Home 2002
MC616
MC649
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC682
MC715
MC748
MC781
Alan Smith
England
Home 2002
MC617
MC650
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC683
MC716
MC749
MC782
Teddy Sheringham
England
Home 2002
MC618
MC651
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC684
MC717
MC750
MC783
Ashley Cole
England
Home 2002
MC619
MC652
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC685
MC718
MC751
MC784
Owen Hargreaves
England
Home 2002
MC620
MC653
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC686
MC719
MC752
MC785
Andy Cole
England
Home 2002
MC621
MC654
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC687
MC720
MC753
MC786
Steve McManaman
England
Home 2002
MC622
MC655
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC688
MC721
MC754
MC787
Martin Keown
England
Home 2002
MC623
MC656
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC689
MC722
MC755
MC788
Phil Neville
England
Home 2002
MC624
MC657
SERIES INFORMATION
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC690
MC723
MC756
MC789
Jamie Carragher
England
Home 2002
MC625
MC658
SERIES INFORMATION
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC691
MC724
MC757
MC790
Gary Neville
England
Home 2002
MC626
MC659
SERIES INFORMATION
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC692
MC725
MC758
MC791
Nick Barmby
England
Home 2002
MC627
MC660
SERIES INFORMATION
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC693
MC726
MC759
MC792
Wes Brown
England
Home 2002
MC628
MC661
SERIES INFORMATION
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC694
MC727
MC760
MC793
Joe Cole
England
Home 2002
David Seaman
England
Home 2002
MC629 MC630
MC631 MC632
MC662 MC663
MC664 MC665
MC695 MC696
MC697 MC698
MC728 MC729
MC730 MC731
MC761 MC762
MC763 MC764
MC794 MC795
MC796 MC797
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
Nigel Martyn
England
Home 2002
MC633 MC634
MC635 MC636
MC666 MC667
MC668 MC669
MC699 MC700
MC701 MC702
MC732 MC733
MC734 MC735
MC765 MC766
MC767 MC768
MC798 MC799
MC800 MC801
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
Richard Wright
England
Home 2002
MC637 MC638
MC639 MC640
MC670 MC671
MC672 MC673
MC703 MC704
MC705 MC706
MC736 MC737
MC738 MC739
MC769 MC770
MC771 MC772
MC802 MC803
MC804 MC805
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MGR6
MGR5
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MGR4
MGR3
MGR2
MGR1
Sven Goran Eriksson
England
Suit
MC806
MC806
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC806
MC806
MC806
MC806
Michael Owen
England
Qualifying Kit 2002
MC807
MC807
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC807
MC807
MC807
MC807
Emile Heskey
England
Qualifying Kit 2002
MC808
MC808
SERIES INFORMATION
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC808
MC808
MC808
MC808
Steven Gerrard
England
Qualifying Kit 2002
MC809
MC809
SERIES INFORMATION
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC809
MC809
MC809
MC809
Paul Scholes
England
Qualifying Kit 2002
MC810
MC810
SERIES INFORMATION
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UK Series 5 - England 2002
MC810
MC810
MC810
MC810
David Beckham
England
Qualifying Kit 2002