Webcosa - Footballers 1961

 

WEBCOSA

FOOTBALLERS

1961

48 Wrappers

No. 14 Derek Tapscott

Webcosa made chewing gum. In the packets came folded waxy paper inserts, wrapped about the stick of chewing gum. Two series of soccer star caricatures were issued c.1960, both being very rare and hard to come by these days.

Memory Lane - Soccer Memories - 2004

 

Memory Lane 

Soccer Memories 

2004

10 Cards

Gerry Hitchens

The images on these cards  are a mix of action and portraits 

Acorn Associates - 1950s Footballers - 2004

Acorn Associates 

1950s Footballers 

2004

100 Cards

Arthur Lever

Alf Sherwood

William Baker

These are the three Cardiff City cards from this set. It was available in three styles, a Gloss finish, a Matt finish plus a thick laminated card.

The other cards in this series that relate to a Welsh club are:

Francis Burns - Swansea Town and Archie Ferguson - Wrexham

D. C. Thomson "The Vanguard" - Footballers (Gilt Borders) - 1924

Year of issue: 1924
Issued by: “The Vanguard” (D.C. Thomson)
Number of cards in set: 8
Size: X (approx. 80mm x 113mm)
Approximate value (per card): £7.50 - £8.00

J. Nelson

These gilt-edged cards, with a player biography on the back were issued with the Vanguard magazine. This card of J. Nelson came with Issue Nr. 54, 18 October 1924. 

D.C. Thomson "The Rover " - Stand-Up Famous Footballers: All Star Team - 1923

Year of issue: 1923
Issued by: “The Rover” (D.C. Thomson)
Number of cards in set: 11
Size: 110mm high
Approximate value (per card): £20.00

W. Grimshaw

This stand-up footballer was given away with The Rover, 3 February, 1923 - Issue 49.

Boys Magazine - Famous Footer Clubs - 1926-27

Year of issue: 1926-27
Issued by: “Boys’ Magazine” (E. Hulton & Co. Ltd.)
Number of cards in set: 24
Size: unknown
Approximate value (per card): £35.00

Cardiff City • F.C. Keenor (Capt.)

This card came in Issue #253 (Vol IX), 8th January 1927

The only other Welsh club featured in this series is Swansea Town

Memory Lane - Cardiff City v Peterborough United 1954 Commemorative Card Set - 2007

Memory Lane 

Cardiff City v Peterborough United 1954 

Commemorative Card Set

2007

A Set of 24 Cards

No.3    Derek Sullivan 

Ron Howells 

Cyril Rutter 

William Baker 

Stan Montgomery 

Doug Blair 

Peter Thomas 

Cliff Nugent 

Trevor Ford 

Tommy Northcott 

George Edwards 

Match Programme

The above 12 cards are the Cardiff City ones, the rest of the set relate to Peterborough United

Amalgamated Press - The Champion Album of Famous Footballers - 1930

Amalgamated Press 

The Champion Album of Famous Footballers 

1930

L. Davies

F. Keenor

Taken from the booklet " The Champion Album of Famous Footballers", these are more commonly found as cut-outs. The top picture is the uncut page.

The other Welsh team featured on the "Welsh Internationals" page was W.Hole of Swansea Town.

Placar (Brazil) - Escudos Do Mundo Inteiro 1988

 

Placar (Brazil) 

Escudos Do Mundo Inteiro 

1988

192 Stickers

77.    Cardiff City

This Brazilian series also includes stickers for two other Welsh clubs

78.     Merthyr Tydfil 

79.     Swansea City

F.K.S. - Soccer Stars 1975 - 76

F.K.S. 

Soccer Stars 

1975 - 76

360 Stickers

332.    Don Murray & Tony Villars

333.    Bill Irwin & Gil Reece

These Cardiff City stickers were part of the "Stars of Scotland, Ireland and Wales" section of this series.

Queens Park Rangers F.C. - Family Fanzone - Come on you R's 2019-20

Queens Park Rangers F.C. 

Family Fanzone - Come on you R's 

2019-20

QPR v Cardiff City

Large stickers that are 3½" in diameter

 

Smith's Crisps - Football Crazy Football Club Stickers 1978-79

 

Smith's Crisps 

Football Crazy Football Club Stickers

1978-79

Cardiff City - I'm Football Crazy for Cardiff 

I presume that these were found in packets of Smith's crisps

Kiddy's Favourites - Popular Footballers 1948

Kiddy's Favourites 

Popular Footballers 

1948

52 Cards

45. Alf Sherwood 

These cards can also be found with the wording 'Buy "Yanky" Bubble Gum IT'S BEST' and these can be found printed on three different coloured cards. 

Daily Mail - Football Club Line-Ups 1946-47

 

 

DAILY MAIL 

FOOTBALL CLUB LINE-UPS

1946-47

11 PLAYERS PER TEAM

CARDIFF CITY

Canning • Lever • Sherwood • Hollyman • Stansfield 

Baker • Rees • Allen • Gibson • Richards • Clarke 

Cut-outs from the Daily Mail newspaper

Football Supporter Magazine - 60 Super Strikers 1969-70

Football Supporter Magazine 

60 Super Strikers 

1969-70

60 Cut-Outs

John Toshack 

This was issued in the April 1970 edition of Football Supporter magazine

D.C. Thomson / The Vanguard - Vanguard Photo Gallery 1923

D.C. Thomson / The Vanguard 

Vanguard Photo Gallery 

1923-24

10 Gatefold Cards

9.  T. Urwin (Middlesbrough), W. Smith (Huddersfield Town), H. Shaw (Hibernian) and J. Gill (Cardiff City)

This card came with Issue No. 17, 02 February, 1924 

These gatefold cards depict four contemporary footballers. The top picture shows the front and back and the second picture shows the two inside players. Normally found cut into singles, it is quite rare to find them complete.

D.C. Thomson • The Rover - British Clubs In Europe 1969

D.C. THOMSON • THE ROVER

BRITISH CLUBS IN EUROPE

1969

This Cardiff City cut-out was in the 21 June 1969 issue of The Rover comic

Cardiff City Supporters Committee No.2 - 1910-11

CARDIFF CITY SUPPORTERS COMMITTEE NO. 2

POSTCARD

1910-11

 

Godfrey Phillips Ltd - Pinnace Footballers 1920-23

Year of issue: 1920-23

Issued by: Godfrey Phillips Ltd

Number of cards in set: 2462

Size: 

Approximate value (per card): 

Cardiff City

69.    J. Blair

261.  F.C. Keenor 

262.  A. Cashmore 

263.  A. Smith 

264.  J. Evans 

329.  J. Clennell

421.    F. Pagnam 

491.  J. Gill

518.  R.C. Brittan 

519.  J. Knushaw 

520.  W. Hardy 

521.  G. Beare

1496.  H.P. Evans 

1497.  L. Davies 

1498.  B. Davies 

1499.  J. Page 

1500.  W. Grimshaw

2113.  G. Reid

The other Welsh clubs featured in this fantastic series were:

Aberdare 

929.  J.C. Martin 

930.  C. Myers 

931.  C. Danskin 

932.  P. Brooks 

933.  W. Henderson 

934.  W. Tompkinson 

935.  Ted Hughes 

937.  R. Barnshaw 

938.  Lot Jones 

939.  E. Leahy 

2137.  G. James 

2138.  J. Rogers

Merthyr Town

337.  A. Langford 

338.  D.S. Nicholas 

339.  W.E. Chesser 

340.  J. Walker 

559.  W. Crowe

561.  A. Lindon

562.  R. Ferrans 

563.  G. Beel 

564.  R. Williams 

565.  W. Jennings

883.  A.E. Lea

885.  H. Turner 

2295.  W. Pillinger 

2296.  E.J. Edwards 

2297.  G. Jackson 

2298.  J. Dempsey 

2299.  T. Smith 

2300.  E. Turner 

2301.  H. Foxall 

2302.  A. Evans 

2303.  G. Davies 

2304.  R. Cook 

2305.  A. Foxall 

Newport (County)

317.  J. Cooper 

318.  E. Collins 

319.  J. Mann 

500.  E. Edwards 

861.  F. Flanders 

862.  J. MacMillan 

863.  Andy Walker 

864.  W. Edwards

865.  F. Price 

866.  J. Lythgoe 

867.  W. Devlin 

868.  G. Groves 

869.  W. Gaughan 

1233.  J. Griffen 

1234.  P. Whitton

1235.  J.A. Lee 

1236.  W. Ogley

1237.  W. Nairn 

1238.  A. Carr 

1239.  R. Macdonald 

1240.  D. Paterson 

1241.  C. Brittain 

1242.  T. Lowes 

Swansea Town

508.  Ben Beynon 

509.  F. Robson 

828.  J. Denoon 

829.  W. Milne 

830.  W. Hole 

831.  J. Collins 

832.  J. Edmondson 

833.  J. Spottiswood 

2316.  E. Morley 

2317.  J. Williams

2442.  H. Deacon 

2443.  L. Thompson

Wrexham

1602.  W. Cope 

1603.  S. Rowland 

1604.  G. Savage 

1605.  J. Moorwood 

1606.  E. Regan 

1607.  N. Edwards 

1608.  M. Burton 

1609.  G. Godding 

1610.  T.J. Matthias 

1611.  A. Sheldon 

1612.  J.R. Jones 

1613.  E.D. Roberts 

1614.  J.A. Settle 

1615.  W. Cotton 

1616.  Frank Blew 

I.P.C. Magazines / Scorcher - When The Crowd Roared 1970-71

 

I.P.C. MAGAZINES

SCORCHER

WHEN THE CROWD ROARED

1970-71

A SERIES OF 43 COVERS

Cardiff City v Hamburg

The front cover over Scorcher comic featured Cardiff City in the series "When The Crowd Roared", this was issued on 05 June 1971

Express Weekly - Kings Of Sport 1958-59

 

EXPRESS WEEKLY

KINGS OF SPORT 

1958-59

46 CUT-OUTS

Danny Malloy

Issued on 29 March 1958