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
Sunday, 8 May 2022
Monday, 25 April 2022
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.
Thursday, 21 April 2022
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
Saturday, 16 April 2022
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)
Friday, 15 April 2022
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
Thursday, 14 April 2022
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
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
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
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