Monday, 26 April 2021

Amalgamated Press / The Champion - 'The Champion' Collection of Famous Football Teams (Back Page)


1934-37
'The Champion' Collection of Famous Football Teams (Back Page)
Amalgamated Press / The Champion
18 cut-outs

Between 1934 and 1937 this story paper printed team photos on it's back page. Not really cartophilic, but these team photos are very collectable and I think most one-club collectors would added their clubs team photos to their collection if they were offered them. In the summer months they concentrated on cricket teams, sometimes they didn't include team photos. Here's an incomplete list: 
Roger Pashby has just e-mailed a scan of the Huddersfield Town team photo, which is shown above.
UPDATE (26-04-2021 16:26):  I have updated the list to show only 'The Champion' Collection of Famous Football Teams. The other sections have been given their own posts - 'The Champion' League Team Photos, 'The Champion' Cricket Team Photos and Star Players and Their Clubs.
UPDATE (04-05-2025 13:21):  I have added scans of the Aston Villa, Charlton Athletic, Everton, Portsmouth, Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday and West Bromwich Albion teams.
UPDATE (19-05-2025 18:31):  Trevor Cotterell has tracked down the Everton and Glasgow Rangers team photos. Everton has been incorrectly listed as being issued on 20 March, 1937, when it was actually the 20 February. The Glasgow Rangers one was issued on 20 March, 1937. So that tidies up the checklist a little, just the team photo from 24 April, 1937 to find.

'The Champion' Collection of Famous Football Teams

779.  Birmingham (02 January 1937)
780.  Huddersfield (09 January 1937)
781.  Portsmouth F.C. (16 January 1937)
782.  Arsenal F.C. 1936-7 (23 January 1937)
783.  West Bromwich Albion F.C. 1936-7 (30 January 1937)
784.  Preston North End F.C. 1936-7 (06 February 1937)   -   thanks to Gerard Scully
785.  Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (13 February 1937)   -   thanks to Gerard Scully
786.  Everton F.C. 1936-37 (20 February 1937)   -   thanks to Gerard Scully and Trevor Cotterell
787.  Aston Villa F.C. 1936-37 (27 February 1937)   -   thanks to Gerard Scully
788.  Southampton F.C. (06 March 1937)
789.  Chelsea F.C. (13 March 1937)   -   thanks to Gerard Scully
790.  Glasgow Rangers F.C. 1936-37 (20 March 1937)   -   thanks to Trevor Cotterell
791.  Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 1936-37 (27 March 1937)  -  updated   -   thanks to Gerard Scully
792.  Liverpool F.C. (03 April 1937)
793.  Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1936-37 (10 April 1937)   -   added 24-01-2024  -  thanks to Trevor Cotterell
794.  Millwall F.C. (17 April 1937)
795.  ??????   (24 April 1937)
796.  Charlton Athletic F.C. 1936-37 (1 May 1937)   -   added 24-01-2024; updated 24-03-2025

8 comments:

  1. You can add Charlton Athletic to the list of sheets but the date isn’t on the back of my sheet

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  2. No. 796 01/05/37 Charlton Athletic

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  3. On E Bay at the moment, Everton should be 20/02/1937 which will enable Glasgow Rangers the date of 20/03/1937.
    There is a picture of Motherwell with the early date of 01/12/1934

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    1. Hi Trevor,
      Thanks for your help, I've updated the checklist. It's just the 24 April issue to track down.

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