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

Liam Devlin & Sons - Famous Footballers - Series A1 (1953)

 

Liam Devlin & Sons (Dublin)

Famous Footballers 

Series A1 

1953

50 Cards

9.    T. Ford

25.    A. Sherwood

This collection is similar to the one issued by Barratt & Co., but these are much rarer and were only issued in the Republic of Ireland. The cards can also be found officially trimmed to fit in smaller packets of sweet cigarettes.

The only other card in this series that features a Welsh club is

29.    I. Allchurch (Swansea Town)

Barratt & Co. - Famous Footballers - Series A5 (1957)

 

Barratt & Co. 

Famous Footballers 

Series A5 

1957

60 Cards

23.    D. Malloy

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

28.    I. Allchurch - Swansea Town

Barratt & Co. - Famous Footballers - Series A8 (1960)

Barratt & Co. 

Famous Footballers 

Series A8 

1960

50 Cards

19.    D. Sullivan

The only other Welsh club in this series is:

20.    M. Nurse - Swansea Town

D.C. Thomson - Adventure / The Rover / The Skipper / The Wizard - Football Towns & Their Crests (1931)

D.C. Thomson 

Adventure / The Rover / The Skipper / The Wizard 

Football Towns & Their Crests 

1931

32 Cards

Liverpool, Coventry, Greenock, Cardiff  &  The Sirius (1838)   

The Wizard, Issue No. 440,  9 May 1931

The four main comics published by D.C. Thomson gave away similar cards over an eight week period. These cards are usually found cut, so you'll normally find the Famous Towns & Their Crests without the Famous Ship attached. They are much harder to find uncut.

The other Welsh clubs featured in this series are:

Stockport, Inverness, Bangor, Wrexham  &  Lusitania  

Adventure, Issue No. 502, 13 June 1931

Sheffield, Swansea, Cowdenbeath, Bolton  &  The Resolution 

Skipper, Issue No. 36, 9 May 1931

Bradford, Newport, Kirkcaldy, Bournemouth  &  Fram   

The Wizard, Issue No. 442, 23 May 1931

Topps - Footballers - Orange Back (1977-78)

Topps 

Footballers 

Orange Back 

1977-78

396 Cards

Series 3

287.    Rod Thomas 

294.    Tony Evans 

The only other Welsh team in this series of  396 cards is 

TOPPS ALL STARS 141. Terry Yorath (Wales)

*Note: We only the add details of cards that relate to other Welsh teams, including the national team and NOT cards of Welsh players who play for other football clubs.

Nostalgic Moments - Footballers - 2004

Nostalgic Moments 

Footballers 

2004

20 Cards

No.6    William Baker (Cardiff City) and Len Dunns (Sunderland)

This set was available in the following finishes; Gloss, Matt and thick laminated.

The only other card featuring a Welsh club in this set was No.12  Dennis Grainger (Wrexham)