Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Crescent Confectionery - CRE-080/CRM-1 Footballers


1923-24
CRE-080/CRM-1 Footballers
Crescent Confectionery
105 known

Jim, from Facebook page The Unofficial Liverpool Football Club Museum, has contacted me...
I collect Liverpool players pre and post their time with the club as well as when with obviously. I recently acquired this card and cannot see reference to an unnumbered series in your pieces on Crescent. Thought I would ask if you know any more about it?
Kind Regards, Jim
It is one of a collection of 100 very rare unnumbered cards, issued around 1925.
UPDATE (09-10-2023 16:57):  Date amended to 1923-24. Read Carl Wilkes' amazing biography of this company here - The Crescent Confectionery Co. Ltd.
  1. J.W. Baker (Leeds United F.C.)
  2. H. Barnes (Manchester City F.C.)
  3. L. Barry (Notts County F.C.)
  4. F. Barson (Manchester United)
  5. H. Bedford (Blackpool)
  6. J. Blair (Cardiff City F.C.)
  7. A.G. Bower (Corinthians)
  8. T. Boyle (Sheffield United F.C.)
  9. T.G. Bromilow (Liverpool F.C.)
  10. W. Brown (Chelsea)
  11. N. Bullock (Bury)
  12. T. Clay (Tottenham Hotspur F.C.)
  13. D.J. Cock (Notts County F.C.)
  14. J.G. Cock (Everton)
  15. J. Coleburne (Exeter City)
  16. J. Collins (Swansea Town)
  17. W. Cook (Sheffield United F.C.)   -   added 20-09-2020
  18. H.S. Crawford (Millwall Ath)
  19. R. Cringan (Birmingham)
  20. B. Cross (Burnley)
  21. A. Cunningham (Glasgow Rangers)
  22. R. Davies (Portsmouth)
  23. J. Dawson (Burnley)
  24. E. Dimmock (Newport County)
  25. A.R. Dorrell (Aston Villa F.C.)
  26. G.W. Elliott (Middlesboro' F.C.)
  27. F. Forward (Newport County F.C.)
  28. R. Gillespie (Queen's Park F.C.)
  29. W. Gillespie (Sheffield United)
  30. A. Goodman (Charlton Athletic)
  31. T. Green (Hearts F.C.)
  32. F.J. Gregory (Watford)
  33. A. Grimsdell (Tottenham H'spurs F.C.)   -   added 17-02-2016
  34. J.B. Grimwood (Manchester United)
  35. W. Harthil (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
  36. W. Henderson (Manchester United F.C.)
  37. L.G. Hill (Queen's Park Rangers F.C.)
  38. F.C. Hudspeth (Newcastle United)
  39. A.E. Hufton (West Ham United)
  40. D. Hutchinson (South Shields F.C.)
  41. A. Iremonger (Notts County)
  42. D.B.N. Jack (Bolton Wanderers)
  43. R. John (Queen's Park Rangers F.C.)
  44. H. Johnson (Sheffield United F.C.)
  45. F. Kean (Bolton Wanderers)
  46. F. Keenor (Cardiff City F.C.)
  47. R. Kelly (Burnley F.C.)
  48. A.L. Kennedy (Arsenal)
  49. King (Oldham Athletic)
  50. F. Knowles (Newport County, ex Man United)
  51. N. McBain (Everton)
  52. J. M'Call (Preston North End F.C.)
  53. McClelland (Preston North End)
  54. J. McIntyre (Derby County)
  55. D. McKinlay (Liverpool F.C.)
  56. J. McMullen (Manchester City)
  57. L. McPherson (Swansea Town F.C.)
  58. B. Marsden (Queen's Park Rangers F.C.)
  59. D. Mercer (Sheffield United)
  60. Milton (Sheffield United)
  61. J.F. Mitchell (Manchester City)
  62. C. Moore (Manchester United F.C.)
  63. J. Moore (Derby County F.C.)
  64. W.A. Morgan (Crystal Palace F.C.)
  65. Morton (Rangers)
  66. F. Moss (Aston Villa F.C.)   -   added 14-03-2020
  67. L. Murphy (Derby County F.C.)
  68. A. Mutch (Newcastle United)
  69. D. O'Shea (Coventry City)
  70. J. Oakes (Port Vale)
  71. B. Olney (Derby County F.C.)
  72. F. Pagnam (Watford F.C.)
  73. F.J. Penn (Fulham)
  74. J. Priestley (Grimsby Town)
  75. S.C. Puddefoot (Blackburn Rovers)
  76. A. Purdy (Charlton Athletic)
  77. W.E. Rawlings (Southampton)
  78. C. Rennox (Clapton Orient)
  79. J.H. Riddell (Fulham)
  80. A. Rigsby (Everton)
  81. D. Rollo (Blackburn Rovers)
  82. J. Rutherford (Arsenal)
  83. E. Scott (Liverpool F.C.)
  84. D. Shea (Coventry City F.C.)   -   added 12-10-2024
  85. T.G. Smith (Manchester United)
  86. J.W. Spence (Manchester United)
  87. J.L. Spencer (W. Bromwich Albion F.C.)
  88. W. Stage (Bury F.C.)
  89. A. Steele (Charlton Athletic)
  90. W. Summers (St. Mirren F.C.)
  91. E. Taylor (Huddersfield Town F.C.)
  92. L. Thompson (Swansea Town)
  93. J. Tonner (Clapton Orient)
  94. S. Tonner (Clapton Orient F.C.)
  95. J. Torrance (Fulham)
  96. S. Wadsworth (Huddersfield Town F.C.)
  97. W.H. Walker (Aston Villa)
  98. V. Watson (West Ham United)
  99. W. Watson (Huddersfield Town)
  100. John White (Hearts)
  101. G. Wilson (Sheffield Wed. F.C.)
  102. T. Wilson (Huddersfield Town F.C.)
  103. A. Wood (Clapton Orient F.C.)
  104. J.W. Wood (Blackpool)
  105. R.E. Yorke (Aston Villa)
errors/varieties

S.C. Puddefoot (Blackburn Rovers)
S.C. Puddefoot (Falkirk F.C.)

6 comments:

  1. Looks like there a couple of unlisted ones for sale on eBay at the moment, Alan: A. N. Wilson (Chelsea FC) and H. Grundy (Oldham Athletic FC)

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    1. Hi Paul,
      Thank you very much for letting my know, Hill of Burnley is a third one. I will add these to my blog this week.
      Cheers,
      Alan

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    2. Sorry, I missed the Burnley card! Fantastic that additions are still coming up for this checklist after 100 years.

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    3. Yes, amazing. When I compiled the checklist I stopped looking once I got to 100 cards as it was always assumed that that was the total of cards in the collection, according to the old-timers back in the 70's and 80's. Now we're at 108 and counting.
      Take care,
      Alan

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  2. I just acquired a variant of the Boyle Sheffield United card with a black back rather than the usual blue. I also notice the W. Cook card you have scanned has a black back. Do you know how extensive this particular colour variation was and is it worth mentioning? All the best, Paul

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    1. I've only ever owned a few Crescent cards. As far as I am aware the backs are always black, some show signs of fading or poor inking during the printing process and don't look so black. I don't think I've ever seen any printed with a blue back.

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