Sunday Empire News - Famous Footballers Of Today - 1953

SUNDAY EMPIRE NEWS

FAMOUS FOOTBALLERS OF TODAY

(BY MICKEY DURLING)

1953

48 CARDS

4.     ALF SHERWOOD 

28.     STAN MONTGOMERY 

The other cards related to Welsh clubs and the National team in this series are:

6.    Tommy Jones - Everton & Wales

19.    Ernie Jones - Spurs & Wales

22.    Bill Hughes - Blackburn & Wales

37.    Ronnie Burgess - Spurs, Wales & Great Britain

43.    Bryn Jones - Arsenal & Wales

48.    Roy Paul - Swansea & Wales

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