Cardiff City Football Cards & Stickers

Monday, 26 December 2022

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

Saturday, 24 December 2022

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'

Thursday, 22 December 2022

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