A&BC - Footballers (Did You Know 220-293) - Third Series Purple Backs - 1971-72

A&BC 

Footballers (Did You Know 220-293) 

Third Series Purple Backs 

1971-72

232.  Gary Bell

260.  Frank Parsons

269.  Ronnie Bird

288.  David Carver

A&BC - Footballers (Did You Know 110-219) Second Series Purple Backs - 1971

A&BC 

Footballers (Did You Know 110-219) 

Second Series Purple Backs 

1971

114.  Don Murray 

135.  Ian Gibson 

156.  Alan Warboys

D.C. Thomson - The Hornet / The Hotspur - World Cup Stars - 1970

D.C. Thomson 

 The Hornet / The Hotspur 

World Cup Stars 

1970

72 Cards

13.  Barrie Jones (Cardiff City and Wales) - Sheet 2, The Hotspur, 08 June 1970

20.  John Toshack (Cardiff City and Wales) - Sheet 3, The Hornet, 13 June 1970

36 cards with each of The Hornet and The Hotspur comics. They were issued in sheets of 8 or 10 cards. They weren't perforated so they had to be cut by hand with a scissors. Some have been cut better than others.

The other cards related to Welsh clubs in this series were:

3.  Peter Rodrigues - Leicester City and Wales

32.  Gary Sprake - Leeds United and Wales

42.  John Mahoney - Stoke City and Wales

52.  Terry Hennessey - Nottingham Forest and Wales

53.  Mike England - Tottenham Hotspur and Wales

64.  Ron Davies - Southampton and Wales

Barratt & Co. - Famous Footballers A9 - 1961

Barratt & Co. 

Famous Footballers A9 

1961

50 Cards

2.    Graham Moore

7.    Derek Tapscott

11.    Danny Malloy

The only other card to feature a Welsh club was: 46.  Mel Nurse - Swansea Town

There are three different official versions of the A9 set:

Famous Footballers A9 - 'A8' Error printing 

 Famous Footballers A9 -  'A8' altered to A9

 Famous Footballers A9 -  'A9'

Amalgamated Press - Champion / Triumph - Famous Footer Internationals - 1926

Year of issue: 1926
Issued by: “The Triumph” & “The Champion” (Amalgamated Press)
Number of cards in set: 24
Size: M (approx. 76mm x 50mm)
Approximate value (per card): £3.50 - £5.25

11.    T. Farquharson (Cardiff City and Ireland) - Issued with Triumph, 6 November, 1926

17.    F. Keenor (Cardiff City and Wales) - Issued with Triumph, 4 December, 1926

The other Wales related cards in this series are:

9.    J. Fowler (Swansea and Wales)   -   Issued with Champion, 30 October, 1926

21.    M. Russell (Plymouth Argyle and Wales)   -   Issued with Triumph, 16 October, 1926

F. & J. Smith - Football Club Records - 1922

F. & J. Smith

Imperial Tobacco Co

Football Club Records 

1922

50 Cards

29.    R.C. Brittan

Gallaher Ltd - Famous Footballers (Brown Backs) - 1926

GALLAHER LTD

FAMOUS FOOTBALLERS

(BROWN BACKS)

A SERIES OF 50 CARDS

1926

17.    Fred Keenor

The other card in this series that relates to Welsh clubs is 

35.    J. Sykes - Swansea Town

British American Tobacco - Famous Footballers Second Series - 1924

British American Tobacco 

Famous Footballers 

Second Series

1924

A Set of 50

No. 7    John Evans

No. 8    Len Davies

No. 46    Fred Keenor

J. A. Pattreiouex - Casket / Critic Cigarettes - Famous Footballers (1922-23)

J. A. Pattreiouex 

Casket / Critic Cigarettes 

Famous Footballers 

1922-23

191 Cards

F.99    Brittan (actually Page)

F.110    Page (actually Brittan)

F.154    Everton v Cardiff City

J.A. Pattreiouex (Casket Cigarettes / Trawler Cigarettes) - Footballers Series FB 1-96 - 1923

J.A. Pattreiouex Manchester

Casket Cigarettes / Trawler Cigarettes

 Footballers 

FB Series 1-96

1923

FB 26.  Farquharson Cardiff City punches clear

FB 57.  West Ham v Cardiff City at Upton Park

Fosse - Football Clubs 1920s - 1996

Fosse 

Football Clubs 1920s 

1996

46 Cards

Cardiff City

A4 size card featuring caricatures with blank backs. 

Swansea Town were the only other Welsh club featured in this series.

Topps - Footballers - Blue Back 221-330 - 1976

Topps 

Footballers 

Blue Back 221-330 

Series 3

1976

269.    Alan Campbell

The other Wales related cards in the Footballers - Blue Back series were in the Shoot! Goal All Stars section 

128.  Leighton James (Wales)

129.  John Toshack (Wales)

Fleetway Publications / Hurricane - Player of the Week (1964-65)

Fleetway Publications 

Hurricane 

Player of the Week 

1964-65

32 Cut-Outs

Issue 57.    John Charles

The Hurricane only ran for 63 issues before merging with Tiger to become Tiger and Hurricane. This series of cut-outs first appeared in issue 31 dated 26 September, 1964 and failed to appear in the final issue. 

R & J Hill - Sports (1934)

R & J Hill 

Sports 

1934

A Series of 50

30.    Arsenal beat Cardiff City at Highbury

31.    Arsenal beat Cardiff City at Highbury

*This set is available with three different backs

South Wales Echo - Cardiff City Legends (2003-04)

South Wales Echo 

Cardiff City Legends 

2003-04

36 Cards

1. Robert Earnshaw

2.  Daniel Gabbidon

3.  Graham Kavanagh

4.  John Charles

5.  Brian Clark

6.  John Toshack MBE

7.  Derek Tapscott

8.  Alf Sherwood

9.  Stan Richards

10.  Phil Dwyer

11.  Nathan Blake

12.  Ivor Allchurch MBE

13.  Dave Bennett

14.  Brian Harris

15.  Hughie Ferguson

16.  Charles Brittan

17.  Don Murray

18.  Len Davies

19.  Carl Dale

20.  Jason Perry

21.  Andy Dibble

22.  Willie Anderson

23.  Colin Baker

24.  John Buchanan

25.  George Edwards

26.  Danny Malloy

27.  Tom Farquharson

28.  Jimmy Gill

29.  Jimmy Gilligan

30.  Ian Gibson

31.  Ron Healey

32.  Graham Moore

33.  Fred Keenor

34.  Robin Friday

35.  Stan Montgomery

36.  Leighton Phillips

The cards were acquired by collecting tokens printed in the South Wales Echo. Although the players featured on the cards tie in with those from the tokens, the numbering of the tokens is completely different.

Clevedon Confectionery - Famous Football Clubs (1960-61)

Clevedon Confectionery (Blackpool)

Famous Football Clubs 

1960-61

A Set of 50 Cards

9.    Cardiff City

The only other card featuring a Welsh club in this series is 

38.  Swansea Town