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Football Card Backs

Card backs · Works with every front design · Any sport

Design the back of your trading cards.

Every section below is yours to define — name the facts, pick the stat columns, write the note. Whatever you leave empty simply doesn't print. Print your fronts first, put the sheet back in the printer, and print this on the reverse: the card positions line up exactly.

Header
The top row — a jersey number in a circle, a name, and a small label on the right (position, year, team… your call).
Quick facts
Up to six label + value pairs, printed two per line. The labels are whatever fits your sport — Height, Hometown, Belt Rank, Favorite Team…
Stats table
Title the table, list the column headings, then the numbers — separated by spaces or commas. Any columns you like.
Second stats table (optional)
Optional — Defense columns are suggested in the boxes. Fill them in only if they apply; empty tables don't print.
Note
A few sentences at the bottom — season highlights, a coach's comment, a thank-you to the sponsors.
Sheet format
Pick the layout that matches the front page you printed — the card positions align for double-sided printing.
1-page PDF · US Letter · re-feed the printed fronts to print two-sided

What goes on the back of a football card

Football is the sport where the position writes the stat line. A quarterback's back reads yards and touchdowns; a linebacker's reads tackles, sacks and interceptions; a lineman's best stats never make the book at all. This football card back template prefills an offense line — GP, YDS, TD — and suggests the defense columns (Tackles, Sacks, INT) in the optional second table, with every heading editable so the card can say what the position actually did. Height / weight leads the quick facts, exactly where a football card wants it.

For the kid who plays both ways, fill both tables — offense on top, defense below — and the card reads like the two-way player it belongs to. For a lineman, skip the tables and let the note carry the season: pancake blocks, the goal-line stand, the nickname the O-line gave itself.

Football card back questions

What goes on the back of a football card?
A stat line that matches the position, quick facts led by height and weight, and a sentence or two about the season. This football card back template starts with an offense line (GP, YDS, TD) and suggests defense columns (Tackles, Sacks, INT) in the optional second table — every heading editable, because a corner's card and a running back's card shouldn't read the same.
What stats go on a lineman's card?
The honest answer: the ones the book never tracks. Rename the columns to what the line celebrates — pancakes, knockdowns, games started — or skip the table entirely and give the note the job: the goal-line stand, the fourth-quarter drive the line owned. A card that says what really happened beats a row of zeros.
How do I make a card for a two-way player?
Use both tables — offense in the first, defense in the second. The second table's placeholders on this page already suggest Tackles, Sacks and INT, so a kid who runs the ball and plays safety gets both halves of the season on one card.
How do I print football cards front and back?
Print the fronts first from any of the five football designs, then re-feed that sheet and print this back page on the reverse. All three sheet formats — 4-up, enlarged, 9-up team — use the same card positions as the fronts, so the sides land in register. Test one sheet first to learn the re-feed orientation.
Can I number a team set?
Yes — the 9-up team sheet matches the team front sheet position-for-position. Teams usually put jersey numbers in the roundel, but numbering the set itself (1 of 22, 2 of 22) in the corner label turns a stack of cards into something the roster trades all season.
Do the backs line up with all five front designs?
Yes. Alignment is about position on the sheet, not the design on the front — all five designs put the cards in the same spots. Whether the front is Classic, Circle Badge, Split Halves, Vintage Card, or Triple Split, the back prints behind it the same way.

Updated through Aug 2026