1948
Footballers
Carreras (Turf Cigarettes)
50 cards
Very few cigarette cards were produced after the end of World War II. There was a major paper shortage and one company in particular got around this process by printing cards on the slides of cigarette packets. This series of Footballers can be found in four different formats - cut to single cards, cut to double cards and the complete slides from packets of 10 and 20 cigarettes. I've also compiled this checklist in pairs.
1. Joe Mercer (Arsenal)
2. W. Waddell (Glasgow Rangers)
3. Jessie Pye (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
4. Tommy Lawton (Notts County)
5. Frank Swift (Manchester City)
6. John Carey (Manchester United)
7. Leslie Compton (Arsenal) - amended 14-06-2021 - thanks to Sean Clarke
8. J. Harvey (Newcastle United)
9. Billy Steel (Derby County)
10. George Young (Glasgow Rangers)
11. J. Morris (Manchester United)
12. A.T. Sherwood (Cardiff City)
13. Jack Vernon (West Bromwich Albion)
14. Stan Mortenson (Blackpool)
15. Albert Stubbins (Liverpool)
16. Ronnie Rooke (Arsenal)
17. Frank Brennan (Newcastle United)
18. B. Mozley (Derby County)
19. Ronnie Burgess (Tottenham Hotspur)
20. Laurie Scott (Arsenal)
21. Ivor Powell (Queens Park Rangers)
22. J.F. Rowley (Manchester United)
23. Henry Cockburn (Manchester United)
24. Neil Franklin (Stoke City)
25. Reg Lewis (Arsenal)
26. G. Lowrie (Newcastle United)
27. Trevor Ford (Aston Villa)
28. A. Brown (Burnley)
29. E. Quigley (Sheffield Wednesday)
30. Alec Forbes (Arsenal)
31. E. Lowe (Aston Villa)
32. J. Aston (Manchester United)
33. David Shaw (Hibernian)
34. S.C. Pearson (Manchester United)
35. George Hardwick (Middlesbrough)
36. Stanley Matthews (Blackpool)
37. Leon Leuty (Derby County)
38. Len Shackleton (Sunderland)
39. Jimmy Delaney (Manchester United)
40. D. Lishman (Arsenal)
41. Tom Finney (Preston North End)
42. W.E. Nicholson (Tottenham Hotspur)
43. R. Langton (Preston North End)
44. Roy Bentley (Chelsea)
45. R. Allen (Queens Park Rangers)
46. Peter Doherty (Huddersfield Town)
47. Ted Ditchburn (Tottenham Hotspur)
48. Andy McLaren (Preston North End)
49. Harry Johnston (Blackpool)
50. J.G. Taylor (Fulham)
Pairs
1. Joe Mercer (Arsenal)
9. Billy Steel (Derby County)
2. Willie Waddell (Glasgow Rangers)
13. Jack Vernon (West Bromwich Albion)
3. Jessie Pye (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
14. Stan Mortenson (Blackpool)
4. Tommy Lawton (Notts County)
10. George Young (Glasgow Rangers)
5. Frank Swift (Manchester City)
16. Ronnie Rooke (Arsenal)
6. John Carey (Manchester United)
15. Albert Stubbins (Liverpool)
7 Leslie Compton (Arsenal) - amended 14-06-2021 - thanks to Sean Clarke
11. Morris (Manchester United)
8. J. Harvey (Newcastle United)
12. A.T. Sherwood (Cardiff City)
17. Frank Brennan (Newcastle United)
25. Reg Lewis (Arsenal)
18. B. Mozley (Derby County)
29. E. Quigley (Sheffield Wednesday)
19. Ron Burgess (Tottenham Hotspur)
27. Trevor Ford (Aston Villa)
20. Laurie Scott (Arsenal)
31. E. Lowe (Aston Villa)
21. Ivor Powell (Queens Park Rangers)
32. J. Aston (Manchester United)
22. Jack Rowley (Manchester United)
28. A. Brown (Burnley)
23. H. Cockburn (Manchester United)
30. Alec Forbes (Arsenal)
24. Neil Franklin (Stoke City)
26. G. Lowrie (Newcastle United)
33. David Shaw (Hibernian)
48. Andy McLaren (Preston North End)
34. Stan Pearson (Manchester United)
47. Ted Ditchburn (Tottenham Hotspur)
35. George Hardwick (Middlesbrough)
46. Peter Doherty (Huddersfield Town)
36. Stanley Matthews (Blackpool)
45. Reg Allen (Queens Park Rangers)
37. Leon Leuty (Derby County)
43. R. Langton (Preston North End)
38. Len Shackleton (Sunderland)
42. W.E. Nicholson (Tottenham Hotspur)
39. Jimmy Delaney (Manchester United)
41. Tom Finney (Preston North End)
40. D. Lishman (Arsenal)
44. Roy Bentley (Chelsea)
49. Harry Johnston (Blackpool)
50. J.G. Taylor (Fulham)
How do I obtain a Ronnie rooke card
ReplyDeleteA cut card (£1.99):
Deletehttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ronnie-Rooke-ARSENAL-Turf-Slide-1948-/400674564303?pt=UK_SportsMemorabilia_Football_Memorabilia_ET&hash=item5d4a10a8cf
Full slide (£3.34):
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CARRERAS-UNCUT-SINGLE-TURF-SLIDE-FOOTBALL-ERS-16-ARSENAL-RONNIE-ROOKE-/331091105561?pt=UK_Collectables_Cigarette_Tea_GumCards_CA&hash=item4d16915719
Uncut pair (£4.99):
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1948-Carreras-Turf-Slide-Cigarette-Card-Cut-To-Size-Footballers-Un-Cut-Pair-/371017147325?pt=UK_SportsMemorabilia_Football_Memorabilia_ET&hash=item56625863bd
Good luck.
ive got all those pairings
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, shows dedication.
DeleteGreat cards.
ReplyDeleteHi Alan,
ReplyDeleteNo.7 is actually Leslie Compton of Arsenal as opposed to his brother Dennis.
Keep up the good work - its much appreciated.
Sean Clarke
Thank you Sean, I'll change it immediately.
DeleteHi Alan,
ReplyDeleteOne minor correction, card 45 is listed as Ronnie Allen but I believe it is the goalkeeper Reg Allen as Ronnie never played for QPR.
Cheers
Andrew
Hi Andrew,
DeleteThanks for your help. I've gone through and amended the main checklist to show the names as they are listed on the cards. Reg Allen is identified as R. Allen