Saturday, 4 June 2022

Fleetway Publications / Hurricane - Player of the Week (1964-65)


Fleetway Publications 
Hurricane 
Player of the Week 
1964-65
32 Cut-Outs

Issue 57.    John Charles

The Hurricane only ran for 63 issues before merging with Tiger to become Tiger and Hurricane. This series of cut-outs first appeared in issue 31 dated 26 September, 1964 and failed to appear in the final issue. 

Sunday, 8 May 2022

R & J Hill - Sports (1934)




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

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