1908
Prominent Footballers
Taddy & Co.
400 cards
Here's the second of the three sets of Taddy's Prominent Footballers, again with two different back designs - Imperial Tobacco and Grapnel Mixture, this time with an added footnote relating to Myrtle Grove Medium cigarettes. 38 different teams in this set and acknowledged to be a set of 400 cards, 386 cards are listed here including some rugby cards identified.
Prominent Footballers - "Grapnel" Mixture with "Myrtle Grove" footnote
Prominent Footballers - "Imperial" Tobacco with "Myrtle Grove" footnote
6 cards
P. Kyle - Imperial
A. Logan - Imperial
A.T. Lyons - Grapnel
F. Reeves - Imperial
J. Tranter - Grapnel
C. Wallace - Grapnel
Blackburn Rovers
5 cards
W. Anthony - Imperial
J. Ashcroft - Grapnel
J. Lawrie - Imperial
T. Suttie - Grapnel
R. Wombwell - Imperial
Bradford City
4 cards
C.R. Bird - ImperialW. Hancock - Imperial
W. Smith - Grapnel
M. Spendiff - Grapnel
Brighton & Hove Albion
12 known cards
W. Booth - GrapnelJ. Brennan - Imperial
F. Crump - Grapnel
J. Hall - Imperial
J. Lee - Grapnel
J. Leeming - Imperial
A. Lloyd - Imperial
J. Martin - Grapnel
J. Robertson - Grapnel
T. Stewart - Grapnel
R. Whiting - Imperial
J. Wilson - Imperial
Bristol City
2 cards
A.D. Burton - GrapnelW. Rippon - Imperial
Cardiff RFC
3 cards
Chelsea
14 known cards
E.L. Birnie - ImperialW. Brawn - Imperial
W. Bridgeman - Imperial
J. Cameron - Grapnel
N. Fairgay - Grapnel
G. Henderson - Grapnel
G. Hilsdon - Grapnel
G. Key - Grapnel
R. McRoberts - Grapnel
M. Moran - Grapnel
F.W. Rouse - Imperial
J. Stark - Imperial
J. Whitley - Grapnel
J.E. Windridge - Imperial
Clapton Orient
15 cards
Mark Bell - ImperialW. Bower - Grapnel
W. Candy - Imperial
G. Gates - Imperial
R. Goffin - Grapnel
W. Hind - Grapnel
J. Johnstone - Grapnel
E. Liddell - Grapnel
J. O'Gara - Imperial
F. Oliver - Grapnel
F. Parker - Grapnel
H. Reason - Imperial
L. Shelley - Imperial
B. Thompson - Grapnel
F. Ward - Imperial
Crystal Palace
15 cards
R. Baker - ImperialH. Balding - Imperial
J. Brearley - Grapnel
H. Collyer - Grapnel
W. Innerd - Grapnel
J. Johnson - Imperial
Lawrence - Grapnel
F. Lewis - Grapnel
A. Needham - Grapnel
R.J. Roberts - Grapnel
C. Ryan - Grapnel
H. Swann - Grapnel
G. Walker - Imperial
A.J. Wilson - Imperial
G. Woodger - Imperial
Devonport Albion R.F.C.
4 cards
Everton
6 cards
G. Couper - ImperialH. Dawson - Grapnel
J. Donnachie - Grapnel
B.C. Freeman - Imperial
Val. Harris - Imperial
Thos. Jones - Grapnel
Fulham
15 cards
A. Collins - ImperialR. Dalrymple - Grapnel
W. Freeman - Grapnel
J. Fryer - Grapnel
F. Harrison - Imperial
T. Leigh - Imperial
A. Lindsay - Imperial
H.B. Lipsham - Grapnel
C. Millington - Grapnel
W. Morrison - Imperial
F. Mouncher - Grapnel
H. Ross - Imperial
L. Skene - Grapnel
T. Threlfall - Grapnel
A. Wilkes - Imperial
Hull City
4 cards
E. Gilbenthorpe - GrapnelJ. Lindley - Grapnel
J. Nevins - Imperial
W. Stephenson - Imperial
Leeds City
12 known cards
A. Bowman - ImperialH. Bromage - Grapnel
J. Burnett - Imperial
S. Cubberley - Imperial
D. Dougal - Grapnel
J. Gemmell - Grapnel
R. Joynes - Grapnel
McKeown - Imperial
H. Pickard - Grapnel
T. Rodger - Grapnel
J. Watson - Imperial
H. Williams - Grapnel
Leyton
15 cards
W. Busby - ImperialE. Cresser - Imperial
J. Denman - Imperial
J. Diss - Grapnel
J. Gray - Grapnel
H.C. Kingaby - Grapnel
E. Longworth - Imperial
J. McDougall - Grapnel
S. Meredith - Grapnel
J. Moles - Grapnel
S.F. Morrison - Imperial
R. Peake - Imperial
G.F. Ryder - Imperial
H. Simons - Grapnel
A. Tait - Grapnel
Liverpool
2 cards
T. Charlton - ImperialA. Goddard - Grapnel
Luton Town
15 cards
E. Bradley - ImperialN. Brown - Imperial
W. Dimmock - Grapnel
F. Hawkes - Grapnel
R. Hawkes - Grapnel
G.F. Haycock - Imperial
R.T. Jarvis - Grapnel
J. Johnson - Imperial - amended - thanks to Mark Hughesdon
A. Jones - Imperial
W. McCurdy - Grapnel
A. Menzies - Grapnel
H. Moody - Grapnel
P. Platt - Imperial
W. Rigate - Grapnel
H. Stansfield - Imperial
Manchester City
15 cards
J. Blair - ImperialJ. Buchan - Grapnel
C. Burgess - Imperial
J. Conlin - Grapnel
G. Dorsett - Imperial
W.P. Eadie - Grapnel
T. Holford - Grapnel
H.B. Jackson - Grapnel
Lot Jones - Imperial
T. Kelso - Imperial
F. Norgrove - Imperial
D. Ross - Grapnel
W. Smith - Imperial
G. Stewart - Grapnel
J. Thornley - Grapnel
Manchester United
3 cards
J. Bannister - ImperialE. Dalton - Grapnel
G. Stacey - Imperial
Middlesbrough
4 cards
T. Dixon - ImperialJ.H. Hall - Grapnel
H. Kent - Imperial
E. Verrill - Grapnel
Millwall
15 cards
A. Archer - GrapnelJ. Blythe - Grapnel
H. Carmichael - Imperial
G. Crombie - Grapnel
D. Cunliffe - Imperial
A. Dean - Imperial
S. Frost - Grapnel
W.B. Hunter - Grapnel
J. Joyce - Grapnel
J. Riley - Grapnel
H. Shand - Imperial
G. Stevenson - Grapnel
A. Sutherland - Imperial
A. Twigg - Grapnel
F. Vincent - Imperial
New Brompton (later to become Gillingham F.C.)
13 cards
C.H. Arthurs - GrapnelE. Bateup - Imperial
R. Boyle - Imperial
D. Fullarton - Grapnel
W.H. Hales - Imperial
W. Henderson - Grapnel
W.P. Henderson - Imperial
A.E. Pickett - Grapnel
H. Powell - Grapnel
J. Reid - Imperial
J. Reynolds - Grapnel
A. Whyman - Grapnel
W. Wood - Grapnel
Newport R.F.C.
6 cards
15 cards
R.P. Bonthron - Grapnel
R.C. Brittain - Grapnel
E. Freeman - Imperial
G. Gooch - Grapnel
W.R. Hickleton - Grapnel
F. Kilsby - Imperial
G.F. Lessons - Imperial
A. Lewis - Imperial
Lloyd-Davies - Imperial
J. Manning - Grapnel
D. McCartney - Imperial
F. McDiarmid - Imperial
A. Rawlings - Grapnel
R.W. Walker - Grapnel
Norwich City
6 known cards
E. Coxhead - Grapnel
J. Flanagan - Imperial
W. Silor - Grapnel
J. Smith - Imperial
J. Tomlinson - Grapnel
Notts Forest
1 card
J. Iremonger (wearing cricket cap and blazer)
Plymouth Argyle
15 cards
S. Atterbury - GrapnelJ. Butler - Imperial
C. Clark - Grapnel
J. Cook - Imperial
J. Evenson - Imperial
R. Hindmarsh - Grapnel
A. Holden - Imperial
W. Horne - Grapnel
W.E. Ingham - Imperial
H. Leavey - Grapnel
J. McCormick - Imperial
J.E. McIntyre - Grapnel
J.W. Sutcliffe - Imperial
F. Warburton - Grapnel
H. Wilcox - Imperial
Portsmouth
6 cards
Cameron - ImperialG.W. Churchill - Grapnel
W. Gisborne - Grapnel
L.A. Louch - Grapnel
E. Williams - Imperial
W. Yates - Imperial
Preston North End
3 cards
J. McCall - Imperial
A. Winterhalder - Imperial
Queens Park Rangers
15 cards
F. Cannon - Imperial
S. Downing - Grapnel
H. Duff - Grapnel
J. Fidler - Imperial
A. Gittins - Grapnel
E.H. Lintott - Grapnel
J. MacDonald - Grapnel
J. McLean - Imperial
A. Mitchell - Imperial
S. Morris - Grapnel
A. Nicholls - Imperial
A. Rogers - Grapnel
C. Shaw - Grapnel
P.G. Skilton - Imperial
Reading
10 cards
F. Burch - Grapnel
F. Grimster - Grapnel
G. Hancocks - Imperial
A. Leonard - Grapnel
A. Newbigging - Imperial
S. Newbigging - Imperial
W. Traplin - Grapnel
F. Wilkes - Grapnel
G. Willis - Imperial
Sheffield United
5 cards
R. Benson - Grapnel
J. Hobson - Grapnel
J. McGhie - Imperial
J.G. Peart - Grapnel
Sheffield Wednesday
15 cards
T. Bolland - Grapnel
F. Bradshaw - Imperial
T. Brittleton - Grapnel
H. Burton - Grapnel
H. Chapman - Imperial
F. Foxall - Grapnel
W. Layton - Grapnel
W. Lloyd - Grapnel
J. Lyall - Grapnel
F. Rollinson - Imperial
G. Simpson - Imperial
H. Slavin - Imperial
J. Stewart - Grapnel
A. Wilson - Grapnel
Southampton
6 cards
W. Layton - Imperial
H. Lock - Grapnel
Shearer - Imperial
A.H. Truman - Grapnel
A. Ward - Imperial
Sunderland
7 cards
T. Allan - Imperial
A. Brown - Imperial
W. Clark - Imperial
J. Mordue - Grapnel
C. Thomson - Grapnel
W.E. Worrall - Grapnel
Swansea R.F.C.
5 cards
Swindon Town
6 cards
J. Hogan - Grapnel
R. Innes - Imperial
R.W. Jefferson - Imperial
H. Kay - Grapnel
J. Lavery - Grapnel
Tottenham Hotspur
15 cards
W. Bull - Grapnel
W. Bulloch - Grapnel
Oliver. Burton - Imperial
J. Darnell - Imperial
T. Gipps - Grapnel
R. Hewiston - Grapnel
T. Leslie - Grapnel
D. MacFarlane - Imperial
T. Morris - Grapnel
R. Steel - Imperial
J. Walton - Imperial
R. Watt - Grapnel
N.A. Wood - Grapnel
V.J. Woodward - Grapnel
Watford
15 cards
W. Biggar - Grapnel
A. Farrow - Imperial
T. Fayers - Grapnel
G.M. Furr - Grapnel
G. Fyfe - Imperial
A. Hubbard - Imperial
Kelly - Grapnel
A. Lockett - Imperial
J. MacLaine - Grapnel
D. McKinley - Imperial
J. Moffat - Grapnel
J. Richardson - Grapnel
H.J. Saunders - Imperial
H. Smith - Imperial
West Bromwich Albion
8 cards
W.C. Davies - Imperial
A.J. Evans - Imperial
P. Kelly - Grapnel
S. Legge - Grapnel
Robson - Imperial
W. Thompson - Grapnel
Young - Grapnel
West Ham United
15 cards
F. Blackburn - Grapnel
J.H. Burton - Grapnel
D. Clark - Imperial
W. Grassam - Grapnel
A. Harwood - Imperial
L. Jarvis - Grapnel
G. Kitchen - Grapnel
T. Lee - Imperial
W. Miller - Grapnel
F. Pierey - Imperial
F. Shreeve - Imperial
A. Taylor - Imperial
W. Yenson - Grapnel
R. Young - Grapnel
Wolverhampton Wanderers
13 cards
P. Collins - Imperial
W. Harrison - Imperial
G. Hedley - Grapnel
K.R.G. Hunt - Grapnel
J. Jones - Grapnel
A. Lloyd - Imperial
T. Lunn - Imperial
J. Pedley - Grapnel
W. Radford - Grapnel
J. Shelton - Grapnel
S. Ward - Grapnel
W. Woolridge - Imperial
Woolwich Arsenal
15 cards
J. Dick - Imperial
A. Ducat - Grapnel
A. Gray - Imperial
H.G. Lee - Grapnel
C. Lewis - Grapnel
H. McDonald - Imperial
R. McEachrane - Grapnel
D. Neave - Imperial
S. Raybould - Imperial
P.R. Sands - Grapnel
C. Satterthwaite - Imperial
J. Satterthwaite - Grapnel
J. Shaw - Imperial
S. Theobald - Grapnel
Again, a lovely series, but too early for my team which was only founded in 1908.
ReplyDeleteHi Alan,
ReplyDeleteI've just got a Taddy, G Henderson Chelsea. Its 1908 as it has Myrtle Grove on the back. It is though Imperial not Grapnel as listed above.
I'm not sure if that means there's 2 out there or that Imperial is the only one. To add to the confusion the reprints have Grapnel.
many thanks
Andrew
Hi Andrew,
DeleteI've found photos of both versions of the Henderson card. I'll need to do a little research to see if this is a one-off or of there are other cards. I've gone through the list here and there aren't any listed with both versions but I'll need to go back to the reference books. I'll add a new post when I've done that.
Cheers,
Alan