1910
Noted Footballers - Clips Cigarettes
Cope Bros.
471

Backs have various series numbers, detailed on the 4th/5th line on the back stating series consisting of:
120 players
282 players
nearly 500 players
I always presumed that the cards numbered 111-120 were rugby players, but I have just found an article on the Cartophilic Society of Great Britian website - Card World, by Derek Jenkins that proves that this batch of cards feature association footballers not rugby players.
The player shown on card no. 119 is Moses Russell. He won his first Welsh cap in 1912 after moving to Merthyr Town. He later played 314 times for Plymouth Argyle and won a total of 23 Welsh caps. You can read more about him here - Dial M For Merthyr.
Here's the list.
111. Jones, J.H. (Ton Pentre F.C.)
112. Fyfe (Ton Pentre F.C.)
113. Evans, A. (Ton Pentre F.C.)
114. Williams, H. (Ton Pentre F.C.)
115. Roberts, T. (Ton Pentre F.C.)
116. Williams, J. (Ton Pentre F.C.)
117. Percival, J. (Ton Pentre F.C.)
118. Davies, T. (Ton Pentre F.C.)
119. Russell, M. (Ton Pentre F.C.)
120. Curtis, A. (Ton Pentre F.C.)


I am the Grandaughter of Chick Jenkins Welsh rugby player on Copes cards no:74. I would love to know if there are any still in existance that I could purchase. Many thanks.Patricia Jones.
ReplyDeleteHi Patricia,
ReplyDeleteThank you for getting in touch but I don't think I can help you. These cards are very rare, especially those featuring the Welsh rugby clubs. I have done an exhaustive search and the only one I could find is the image of his card used on Wikipedia. I've checked with a number of auction sites but I haven't been able to find the card for sale. I'm very sorry.