1948
SAA-040/SAB-1 Torry Gillick's Internationals
S & B Products, Glasgow
Scotland
64 cards
These were sold in booklets, I know of only five so far and these are detailed at the end of the checklist. Some numbers were not issued and these have been included in the listing. I've included details of two printers proof sheets, plus five booklets. These are numbered for reference purposes only. It looks as if there was no set pattern to which cards appear in the booklets. A couple of the cards appear more than once as the contents of the booklets differ.
I am no expert when it comes to these cards but they are available in a wide range of variations. The backs were printed in five different colours if you include light and dark versions. Also the details on the backs of the cards varied. I've no idea if all the back variations are available in all the colours, or whether any one back version only exists in a specific colour. If anyone has that information, then I'd love to hear from them.
Text on the back printed in the following colours:
Black, Blue, Light Blue, Green, Light Green
Details included on the back:
Copyright; Number; Title; * (Star); Name;
Copyright; Number; Title; * (Star); Name; Club;
Copyright; Number; Title; * (Star); Name; Club & Country;
Copyright; Number; Title; * (Star); Name; Club & Country; Position;
Copyright; Number; Title; * (Star); Name; Club; Position;
Copyright; Number; Title; * (Star); Name; Position;
Copyright; Number; Title; * (Star); Name; Position; Club;
Copyright; Number; Title; * (Star); Surname;
Copyright; Number; Title; Club;
Copyright; Number; Title; Club; Position;
Copyright; Number; Title; Name;
Copyright; Number; Title; Name; Club;
Copyright; Number; Title; Name; Club; Position;
Copyright; Number; Title; Name; Position;
Copyright; Number; Title; Name; * (Star); Club & Country;
Copyright; Number; Title; Name; * (Star); Position;
Copyright; Title; * (Star); Number; Name;
Copyright; Title; * (Star); Number; Name; Club;
Copyright; Title; * (Star); Number; Name; Club; Position;
Copyright; Title; * (Star); Number; Name; Club & Country;
Copyright; Title; * (Star); Number; Name; Position; Club;
Copyright; Title; * (Star); Number; Name; Position;
Copyright; Number; Title; • (Large Dot); Name; Position - added 20-05-2018 - thanks to Harry Greenmon
Checklist
1. Carey (Manchester United)
2. Hardwick (Middlesbrough)
3. Swift (Manchester City)
4. Lawton (Notts County)
5. Mullen (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
6. not issued
7. Hagan (Sheffield United) - Hagen on the front, Hagan on the back
8. Stubbins (Liverpool)
9. Mannion (Middlesbrough)
10. Scott (Arsenal)
11. Mortensen (Blackpool)
12. Carter (Hull City)
13. not issued
14. Flavell (Heart of Midlothian)
15. McKennan (West Bromwich Albion)
16. Mitchell (Third Lanark)
17. Matthews (Blackpool)
18. Liddell (Liverpool)
19. McAuley (Arsenal)
20. Kippax (Burnley)
21. Young (Glasgow Rangers)
22. J. Shaw (Glasgow Rangers)
23. Woodburn (Glasgow Rangers)
24. Govan (Hibernian)
25. H. Johnston (Blackpool)
26. Westcott (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
27. Taylor (Liverpool)
28. Franklin (Stoke City)
29. not issued
30. Campbell (Morton)
31. Redpath (Motherwell)
32. Cowan (Morton)
33. Combe (Hibernian)
34. Miller (Glasgow Celtic)
35. Waddell (Glasgow Rangers)
36. Delaney (Manchester United)
37. Lowrie (Coventry City)
38. Rowley (Manchester United)
39. McAlinden (Stoke City)
40. Jones (Arsenal)
41. Steel (Derby County)
42. D. Shaw (Hibernian)
43. Smith (Hibernian)
44. Thornton (Glasgow Rangers)
45. Ford (Aston Villa)
46. Barnes (Arsenal)
47. Cox (Glasgow Rangers)
48. not issued
49. Vernon (West Bromwich Albion)
50. Eglinton (Everton)
51. Stevenson (Everton)
52. Cochrane (Leeds United)
53. not issued
54. Smyth (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
55. D. Walsh (West Bromwich Albion)
56. Hughes (Wales)
57. Martin (Leeds United)
58. Doherty (Huddersfield Town)
59. Hinton (Fulham)
60. Farrell (Everton)
61. Burgess (Tottenham Hotspur)
62. Ditchburn (Tottenham Hotspur)
63. Finney (Preston North End)
64. Lowe (Aston Villa)
65. Mercer (Arsenal)
66. Bogan (Celtic)
67. Duncanson (Glasgow Rangers)
68. Husband (Partick Thistle)
69. W. Walsh (Manchester City)
Printers Proof Sheets
Sheet 1
1. Carey (Manchester United)
2. Hardwick (Middlesbrough)
3. Swift (Manchester City)
4. Lawton (Notts County)
5. Mullen (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
7. Hagan (Sheffield United)
8. Stubbins (Liverpool)
9. Mannion (Middlesbrough)
10. Scott (Arsenal)
11. Mortensen (Blackpool)
12. Carter (Hull City)
14. Flavell (Heart of Midlothian)
15. McKennan (West Bromwich Albion)
16. Mitchell (Third Lanark)
17. Matthews (Blackpool)
18. Liddell (Liverpool)
19. McAuley (Arsenal)
20. Kippax (Burnley)
21. Young (Glasgow Rangers)
22. J. Shaw (Glasgow Rangers)
23. Woodburn (Glasgow Rangers)
24. Govan (Hibernian)
25. H. Johnston (Blackpool)
26. Westcott (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
27. Taylor (Liverpool)
28. Franklin (Stoke City)
30. Campbell (Morton)
31. Redpath (Motherwell)
32. Cowan (Morton)
65. Mercer (Arsenal)
66. Bogan (Celtic)
67. Duncanson (Glasgow Rangers)
Sheet 2
33. Combe (Hibernian)
34. Miller (Glasgow Celtic)
35. Waddell (Glasgow Rangers)
36. Delaney (Manchester United)
37. Lowrie (Coventry City)
38. Rowley (Manchester United)
39. McAlinden (Stoke City)
40. Jones (Arsenal)
41. Steel (Derby County)
42. D. Shaw (Hibernian)
43. Smith (Hibernian)
44. Thornton (Glasgow Rangers)
45. Ford (Aston Villa)
46. Barnes (Arsenal)
47. Cox (Glasgow Rangers)
49. Vernon (West Bromwich Albion)
50. Eglinton (Everton)
51. Stevenson (Everton)
52. Cochrane (Leeds United)
54. Smyth (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
55. D. Walsh (West Bromwich Albion)
56. Hughes (Wales)
57. Martin (Leeds United)
58. Doherty (Huddersfield Town)
59. Hinton (Fulham)
60. Farrell (Everton)
61. Burgess (Tottenham Hotspur)
62. Ditchburn (Tottenham Hotspur)
63. Finney (Preston North End)
64. Lowe (Aston Villa)
68. Husband (Partick Thistle)
69. W. Walsh (Manchester City)
Booklet 1
27. Taylor (Liverpool)
22. J. Shaw (Glasgow Rangers)
33. Combe (Hibernian)
16. Mitchell (Third Lanark)
1. Carey (Manchester United)
21. Young (Glasgow Rangers)
15. McKennan (West Bromwich Albion)
14. Flavell (Heart of Midlothian)
Booklet 2
18. Liddell (Liverpool)
31. Redpath (Motherwell)
43. Smith (Hibernian)
41. Steel (Derby County)
24. Govan (Hibernian)
65. Mercer (Arsenal)
7. Hagan (Sheffield United)
8. Stubbins (Liverpool)
Booklet 3
28. Franklin (Stoke City)
27. Taylor (Liverpool)
22. J. Shaw (Glasgow Rangers)
33. Combe (Hibernian)
16. Mitchell (Third Lanark)
1. Carey (Manchester United)
21. Young (Glasgow Rangers)
15. McKennan (West Bromwich Albion)
Booklet 4
20. Kippax (Burnley)
17. Matthews (Blackpool)
18. Liddell (Liverpool)
31. Redpath (Motherwell)
43. Smith (Hibernian)
41. Steel (Derby County)
58. Doherty (Huddersfield Town)
46. Barnes (Arsenal)
Booklet 5
27. Taylor (Liverpool)
61. Burgess (Tottenham Hotspur)
11. Mortensen (Blackpool)
23. Woodburn (Glasgow Rangers)
47. Cox (Glasgow Rangers)
16. Mitchell (Third Lanark)
8. Stubbins (Liverpool)
62. Ditchburn (Tottenham Hotspur)
Errors/varieties
2. Hardwick (Middlesbrough) - Ltef Back; 2 sentence biography - thanks to Harry Greenmon
2. Hardwick (Middlesbrough) - Left Back; 3 sentence biography - thanks to Harry Greenmon
19. McAuley (front)
20. A F. Kippax (back)
30. Campbell (Morton) - last line of text omitted
30. Campbell (Morton) - text corrected
40. Jones (Arsenal) - text "Arsenal and Dales inside left."
40. Jones (Arsenal) - text "Arsenal and Wales inside left."
51. Stevenson (Everton) - text 1st line "He joined Everton"; 4th sentence "… Grand Old Mann…"
51. Stevenson (Everton) - text 1st line "Joined Eerton"; 4th sentence "… Grand Old Man…"; loses last but one sentence which starts "Small but..."
20. A F. Kippax (back)
30. Campbell (Morton) - last line of text omitted
30. Campbell (Morton) - text corrected
40. Jones (Arsenal) - text "Arsenal and Dales inside left."
40. Jones (Arsenal) - text "Arsenal and Wales inside left."
51. Stevenson (Everton) - text 1st line "He joined Everton"; 4th sentence "… Grand Old Mann…"
51. Stevenson (Everton) - text 1st line "Joined Eerton"; 4th sentence "… Grand Old Man…"; loses last but one sentence which starts "Small but..."
58. Doherty (Huddersfield Town) - correct - thanks to Roger Pashby
58. Doherty (Huddersfield Town) - Last name Docherty; "roaming activities" becomes "roaming tactics"; Last sentence missing - thanks to Roger Pashby
60. Farrell (Everton) green jersey and grass
60. Farrell (Everton) no green on jersey or grass
62. Ditchburn - text begins "Spurs..." (8 lines of text) - thanks to Indefatigable
62. Ditchburn - text begins "Tottenham Hotspur..." (10 lines of text) - thanks to Indefatigable
I have no 62 Ted Ditchburn with the first word of the text showing Spurs (green back) giving only 8 lines of text and 2 other cards (green and blue backs) showing Tottenham Hotspur as the first two words giving 10 lines of text. In additiontThe "Spurs" back has the series title above the number whereas the other two have it below.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I've added that variation to the list.
DeleteNo.42 is D Shaw, No.55 D Walsh and No.69 W Walsh.
ReplyDeleteNumber 25 should be in reality H Johnston.
Thank you, just amended those.
DeleteNo.65 Mercer Arsenal,No.66 Bogan Celtic, No.67 Duncanson Rangers
ReplyDeleteIsn't that how I have them listed?
DeleteNo.25 is Johnson but should be Johnston
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteHi folks, found out Torry Gillick was an ancestor of mine and seen these cards come up a few times in my research on him. Does anyone know why his name was put to this series? Did he draw some of these and does the man himself have a card I haven't seen. Any help gratefully received, darrengillick@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteThank you for leaving a comment. Torry Gillick didn't draw them, I presume he was involved in selecting the players to be used in the collection, though he doesn't feature in it himself. The only card I can recall of his is a Topical Times card from the late 1930's.
DeleteAlan
Gillick also has......
Delete1946 - A. & J. Donaldson (Sport Favourites - large heads) card (No. 24).
1947 - Kiddy's Favourites (Football Stars) card (No.94).
1948 - A. & J. Donaldson (Sport Favourites - small heads) card (No. 24).
All can be viewed at www.therangerscollection.com
Thanks for the information about Torry Gillick.
DeleteNo.7 is spelt Hagen on the front , Hagan on the back
ReplyDeleteThank you.
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