Arthur Adams, Chesterfield / Adams' "Sports" Virginia Cigarettes - ZJ5-54/H775 Chesterfield Football Club

1923-24
ZJ5-54/H775 Chesterfield Football Club
Arthur Adams, Chesterfield / Adams' "Sports" Virginia Cigarettes
28 cards

Matt Stevens has kindly sent in photos of this set of anonymous photographic cards, issued by Arthur Adams, Chesterfield. They were originally listed by the Cartophilic Society as a 'Trade' item, but as you can see from the advert in a contemporary Chesterfield F.C. programme the photos were available with cigarettes - Adams' "Sports" Virginia. They are unnumbered, and there are two different types of card:
Black and white, name below photo, followed by 'Chesterfield F. C.'
Sepia, name within photo, followed by 'Chesterfield F. C.'
The Cartophilic Society handbooks list a total of 52 cards, so some of Matt's cards listed here are unrecorded and are duly noted as such. I've added League appearances for all the players listed and noted those that failed to play any League games while at the club. It helps to support Matt's thoughts that the 28 cards he has were issued in 1923-24, but it's obvious that Arthur Adams issued cards over a number of seasons

Matt Stevens set

Numbered for reference purposes only

1.  W. Bailey  (1922-23 - 3 appearances and may have been at the club 1923-24)
2.  L. Barnett  (did not play any League games)  UNRECORDED
3.  A. Birch  (1923-24 to 1926-27 - 141 appearances)  UNRECORDED
4.  J. Bradley  (1923-24 - 8 appearances; 1922-23 at Manchester City, 1924-25 at Wigan Borough)
5.  C.H. Cochrane  (did not play any League games)  UNRECORDED
6.  F. Dent  (1923-24 to 1926-27 - 0 appearances; 1922-23 at Halifax Town, 1924-25 at Mid-Rhondda United)  UNRECORDED
7.  W. Edwards  (1922-23 to 1924-25 - 70 appearances)
8.  C. Goddard  (did not play any League games)  UNRECORDED
9.  W. Hampson  (1923-24 - 12 appearances; 1922-23 at Hartlepools United)  UNRECORDED
10.  H. Henshall  (1923-24 - 33 appearances; 1922-23 at Sheffield Wednesday)  UNRECORDED
11.  W.T. Ingham  (1923-24 - 8 appearances)
12.  J. Johns  (did not play any League games)  UNRECORDED
13.  J.W. Lane  (1923-24 to 1924-25 - 65 appearances; 1920-21 to 1922-23 at Burnley)  UNRECORDED
14.  J. Massey  (did not play any League games)  UNRECORDED
15.  T.A. McIntyre  (1923-24 - 4 appearances; 1922-23 at Wigan Borough)  UNRECORDED
16.  D. J. Mellon  (1923-24 - 1 appearance; 1922-23 at Aston Villa)
17.  H. Milner  (1923-24 - 4 appearances)
18.  H. Parkes, Manager
19.  J. Potts  (1923-24 to 1924-25 - 53 appearances)
20.  A. Saxby  (1921-22 to 1927-28 - 12 appearances)
21.  F. Sharp  (1922-23 to 1923-24 - 22 appearanes)  UNRECORDED
22.  F. Thacker, Trainer  UNRECORDED
23.  O. Thompson  (1922-23 to 1927-28 - 218 appearances)  UNRECORDED
24.  I. Turner, Groundsman  UNRECORDED
25.  H. E. Tyler  (1923-24 to 1924-25 - 32 appearances)
26.  H. Wass  (1923-24 to 1936-37 - 413 appearances)
27.  N. Whitfield  (1927-28 - 17 appearances)
28.  J. Whitworth  (1921-22 to 1925-26 - 59 appearances)  UNRECORDED

Black and white, name below photo, followed by 'Chesterfield F. C.'
Numbered as per the Cartophilic Society Tobacco Hanbook

1.  H. Askin  (did not play any League games)
3.  J. R. Black  (did not play any League games)
5.  H. Crockford  (1923-24 to 1924-25 - 52 appearances)
6.  W. Dennis (W, full picture)  (1923-24 to 1927-28 - 166 appearances; 1922-23 at Manchester United)
7.  J. Fisher  (1922-23 to 1926-27 - 153 appearances; 1922-23 at Burnley)
8.  S. Hopkinson (head & shoulders)  (1924-25 to 1926-27 - 76 appearances)
9.  R. Humphrey  (did not play any League games)
10.  R. Hutchinson  (1924-25 - 13 appearances; 1923-24 at Stockport County)
11.  P. Irvine  (did not play any League games)
12.  W. Jenkins  (did not play any League games)
14.  J. Mellor  (did not play any League games)
15.  C. Oxley  (1923-24 to 1925-26 - 31 appearances)

Sepia, name within photo, followed by 'Chesterfield F. C.'
Numbered as per the Cartophilic Society Tobacco Hanbook

1.  S. Abbott  (1924-25 to 1927-28 - 117 appearances; 1923-24 at Queens Park Rangers)
2.  J. E. Addenbrooke  (1924-25 to 1925-26 - 21 appearances)

3.  A. Allison  (did not play any League games)

4.  H. Bailey  (did not play any League games)

5.  C. Baker  (1925-26 - 2 appearances)

6.  L. N. Bedford  (did not play any League games)

7.  A. Billcliffe  (1925-26 to 1928-29 - 60 appearances)

8.  A. Birch  (1923-24 to 1926-27 - 141 appearances)

9.  J. B. Black  (1924-25 to 1925-26 - 21 appearances)

10.  J. Cookson

11.  W. Dennis (head & shoulders, vignette)  (1923-24 to 1927-28 - 166 appearances; 1922-23 at Manchester United)

12.  L. Dye  (1924-25 - 3 appearances)

13.  J. Hallam  (did not play any League games)

14.  J. Hopkinson (W, arms folded)  (did not play any League games)

15.  T. Lyall  (1922-23 - 0 appearances)

16.  J. Meeds  (1925-26 to 1926-27 - 13 appearances)

17.  E. Roseboom  (1925-26 to 1928-29 - 124 appearances, 1023-24 at Nelson, 1920-21 at Cardiff City)

18.  E. Ryalls  (did not play any League games)

19.  T. Smelt  (1925-26 - 3 appearances; 1924-25 at Exeter City)

20.  O. Thompson  (1922-23 to 1927-28 - 218 appearances)

21.  W. Waring  (did not play any League games)

22.  J. W. Whitworth  (1921-22 to 1925-26 - 59 appearances)

23.  G. Widdowson  (did not play any League games)

24.  F. Yates  (did not play any League games)

The following subjects have been reported but not studied, and could belong to either of the groups above:-
Numbered for reference purposes only

1.  J.C. Goddard
2.  R. D. Mellors  (1924-25 - 0 appearances)
3.  W. Shaw  (1923-24 - 3 appearances; 1922-23 at Bradford City, later player for Cardiff City)
4.  J. W. Walker  (did not play any League games)