Acorn Associates - 1950s Footballers - 2004

Acorn Associates 

1950s Footballers 

2004

100 Cards

Arthur Lever

Alf Sherwood

William Baker

These are the three Cardiff City cards from this set. It was available in three styles, a Gloss finish, a Matt finish plus a thick laminated card.

The other cards in this series that relate to a Welsh club are:

Francis Burns - Swansea Town and Archie Ferguson - Wrexham

D. C. Thomson "The Vanguard" - Footballers (Gilt Borders) - 1924

Year of issue: 1924
Issued by: “The Vanguard” (D.C. Thomson)
Number of cards in set: 8
Size: X (approx. 80mm x 113mm)
Approximate value (per card): £7.50 - £8.00

J. Nelson

These gilt-edged cards, with a player biography on the back were issued with the Vanguard magazine. This card of J. Nelson came with Issue Nr. 54, 18 October 1924. 

D.C. Thomson "The Rover " - Stand-Up Famous Footballers: All Star Team - 1923

Year of issue: 1923
Issued by: “The Rover” (D.C. Thomson)
Number of cards in set: 11
Size: 110mm high
Approximate value (per card): £20.00

W. Grimshaw

This stand-up footballer was given away with The Rover, 3 February, 1923 - Issue 49.

Boys Magazine - Famous Footer Clubs - 1926-27

Year of issue: 1926-27
Issued by: “Boys’ Magazine” (E. Hulton & Co. Ltd.)
Number of cards in set: 24
Size: unknown
Approximate value (per card): £35.00

Cardiff City • F.C. Keenor (Capt.)

This card came in Issue #253 (Vol IX), 8th January 1927

The only other Welsh club featured in this series is Swansea Town

Memory Lane - Cardiff City v Peterborough United 1954 Commemorative Card Set - 2007

Memory Lane 

Cardiff City v Peterborough United 1954 

Commemorative Card Set

2007

A Set of 24 Cards

No.3    Derek Sullivan 

Ron Howells 

Cyril Rutter 

William Baker 

Stan Montgomery 

Doug Blair 

Peter Thomas 

Cliff Nugent 

Trevor Ford 

Tommy Northcott 

George Edwards 

Match Programme

The above 12 cards are the Cardiff City ones, the rest of the set relate to Peterborough United

Amalgamated Press - The Champion Album of Famous Footballers - 1930

Amalgamated Press 

The Champion Album of Famous Footballers 

1930

L. Davies

F. Keenor

Taken from the booklet " The Champion Album of Famous Footballers", these are more commonly found as cut-outs. The top picture is the uncut page.

The other Welsh team featured on the "Welsh Internationals" page was W.Hole of Swansea Town.

Placar (Brazil) - Escudos Do Mundo Inteiro 1988

 

Placar (Brazil) 

Escudos Do Mundo Inteiro 

1988

192 Stickers

77.    Cardiff City

This Brazilian series also includes stickers for two other Welsh clubs

78.     Merthyr Tydfil 

79.     Swansea City