Thursday 11 March 2021

Batger & Co. - Well-Known Football Clubs


c.1920
(BAT-060/BAV-2) Well Known Football Clubs
Batger & Co.

30 cards

I included the incomplete checklist for this set not long after starting this blog almost three years. In that time I haven't added any further information, until now. Wolverhampton Wanderers has been added to the checklist. It's only the 13th club I've identified so far and I've been working on this list for over 30 years! I've also included scans of some other cards that have appeared at auction over the last few years. The cards were used as redemptions for prizes and redeemed cards have a corners clipped (as can be seen in some of the cards shown here) or are stamped 'Cancelled' on the back.
UPDATE (11-03-2021 16:44):  It's always a thrill to be able to add some illustrations to this checklist and Gerard Scully has provided scans of six teams along with the generic back of one of the cards. Still looking for illustrations of 16 cards and there's still 13 names missing from the checklist. Please get in touch if you can help with either.
UPDATE (29-05-2021 13:41):  A scan of the Tottenham Hotspur card has been added, thanks to Nigel at CardHawk.
UPDATE (15-10-2021 17:22):  Nigel at CardHawk has discovered another card - Bolton Wanderers F.C. Celtic is the only card known to exist but not included in the illustrations, please get in touch if you can provide a scan.

1.  
2.  Tottenham Hotspur
 F.C.
3.  Woolwich Arsenal
 F.C.
4.  Preston North End
 F.C.
5.  Everton
 F.C.
6.  
7.  
8.  
9.  
10.  Derby
 County F.C.
11.  Southampton
 F.C.
12.  Millwall
 F.C.
13.  Wolverhampton Wanderers
 F.C.
14.  Dundee F.C.   -   added 25-01-2021
15.  
16.  Glasgow Celtic
 F.C.
17.  Manchester City
 F.C.
18.  
19.  
20.  Bolton Wanderers F.C.   -   added 15-10-2021
21.  Hibernian
 F.C.   -    image added 21-08-2021
22.  
23.  Sheffield Wednesday
 F.C.
24.  
25.  
26.  Queens Park
 F.C.
27.  Aberdeen F.C.
   -   added 25-01-2021
28.  Liverpool F.C.
   -   added 25-01-2021
29.  
30.  Third Lanark F.C.
   -   added 25-01-2021

2 comments:

  1. Hi, I have uncovered a few of these. Dundee F.C. is 14. Aberdeen F.C is 27. Liverpool FC is 28. 'Third Lanark F.C.' is one of the cards that ends in a zero, but the first number is virtually impossible to read due to damage, best guess would be 30.

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    1. Thank you for getting in touch. I've been searching for information about these cards for almost 40 years. It's nice to get a little closer to completing the checklist. Thanks for your help.

      Alan

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