Godfrey Phillips Ltd. ~ Sports Cigarettes - P50-152-2-12 Sportsmen (1954)

1954
P50-152-2-12 Sportsmen
Godfrey Phillips Ltd. ~ Sports Cigarettes
25 cards

This set is the last of the Sports cigarettes package issues to include footballers. There are also a couple of other series of Sportsmen which don't include any footballers, and other series on Cricketers and Radio Stars. This set can be collected in two ways: as individual cards trimmed to the back of the slide with 'Sports' printed at the top and 'Godfrey Phillips Ltd' at the bottom, or as complete slides but I don't have an example of a complete slide to show you. I'd like to thank Carl at www.rarecards.co.uk for allowing me to use some illustrations from his website, which is an amazing source of rare football cards.

P50-152-2-12 Sportsmen - on card - trimmed to slide - with 'Sports' at top and 'Godfrey Phillips Ltd' at the bottom
P50-152-2-12 Sportsmen - 'Sports' slide - on card - with 'Sports' at top and 'Godfrey Phillips Ltd' at the bottom

Sidney Allard
Sam Bartram
Alec Bedser
B. Bird
Freddie Brown
Chris Chataway
Ronnie Clayton
Denis Compton
Jaroslav Drobny
Juan Fangio
Tom Finney
Reg Harris
Lindsay Hassett
Ray Lindwall
Nat Lofthouse
Sammy McCarthy
E. McDonald Bailey
Stanley Matthews
Bill Nankerville
Jim Peters
Dai Rees
Frank Sedgman
Vic Seixas
Brian Statham
Billy Steel

Godfrey Phillips Ltd. ~ Sports Cigarettes - P50-152-2-10 Footballers (1952)

1952
P50-152-2-10 Footballers
Godfrey Phillips Ltd. ~ Sports Cigarettes
25 cards

These can be collected in two ways, as individual cards trimmed and therefore anonymous or as complete slides that have been opened and laid flat. This collection includes details of the players club and three of the cards are relating to cup competitions, showing a list of recent winners. Unfortunately, I don't have any illustrations of cards from this set.
UPDATE:  bmac has kindly sent in a scan of a complete slide for this collection.

P50-152-2-10 Footballers - on card - trimmed to folds of slide
P50-152-2-10 Footballers - 'Sports' slide - on card

F. Brennan (Newcastle United)
J. Cowan (Morton)
G. Farm (Blackpool)
K. Gee (Wigan)  -  Rugby League
W. Ivison (Workington Town)  -  Rugby League
W. Liddell (Liverpool)
T. McLain (Sunderland)
W. Mannion (Middlesbrough)
J. Mason (Third Lanark)
D. Metcalfe (Featherstone Rovers)  -  Rugby League
F. Miller (Featherstone Rovers)  -  Rugby League
C. Mitten (Fulham)
J. Mudge (Workington Town)  -  Rugby League
J. Paterson (Hibernian)
W. Taylor (Glasgow Celtic)
W. Telfer (St. Mirren)
C. Tully (Glasgow Celtic)
E. Ward (Bradford Northern)  -  Rugby League
C. Wayman (Preston North End)
H. Webster (Bolton Wanderers)
R. Williams (Leeds)  -  Rugby League
G. Young (Glasgow Rangers)
Winners of F.A. Cup
Winners of Scottish F.A. Cup
Winners of Rugby League Cup

Godfrey Phillips Ltd. ~ Sports Cigarettes - P50-152-2-8 Footballers (1951)

1951
P50-152-2-8 Footballers
Godfrey Phillips Ltd. ~ Sports Cigarettes
25 cards

These can be collected in four ways: as individual paper cards trimmed to the back of the packet and therefore anonymous or as complete packets that have been opened and laid flat. This collection was also issued printed on card that was used as a slide within the packet of cigarettes. Over the next day or so I'll be including all the different Sports collections issued between 1948 and 1954 and some of these will include illustrations of complete sheets. I'd like to thank Carl at www.rarecards.co.uk for allowing me to use some illustrations from his website, which is an amazing source of rare football cards. The paper versions have the players initial before the surname and the card versions have the initials after the surname.

P50-152-2-8 Footballers - on paper - trimmed to back of the packet - with blue frameline
P50-152-2-8 Footballers - on card - trimmed to folds of slide
P50-152-2-8 Footballers - 'Sports' packet - on paper 5s - with blue frameline

P50-152-2-8 Footballers - 'Sports' slide - on card

W. Bauld
C. Birkett
I. Black
J. Bowie
A. Brown
R. Campbell
W. Campbell
W.J. Charles
R. Davis
J. Delaney
R. Evans
J. Fairbrother
A. Forbes
W. Hewitt
W. Hogan
J. Kelly
W. Liddell
J. Mason
W. Moir
E. Quigley
G. Robledo
G. Twentyman
C. Wayman
J.B. Weir
W.A. Woodburn

Godfrey Phillips Ltd. ~ Sports Cigarettes - P50-152-2-6 Footballers (1950)

1950
P50-152-2-6 Footballers
Godfrey Phillips Ltd. ~ Sports Cigarettes
50 cards

These can be collected in five ways: as individual paper cards trimmed to the back of the packet and therefore anonymous or as complete packets that have been opened and laid flat. This collection was also issued printed on card that was used as a slide within the packet of cigarettes. Over the next day or so I'll be including all the different Sports collections issued between 1948 and 1954 and some of these will include illustrations of complete sheets.

P50-152-2-6 Footballers - on paper - trimmed to back of the packet - with blue frameline
P50-152-2-6 Footballers - on card - trimmed to folds of slide
P50-152-2-6 Footballers - 'Sports' packet - on paper 5s - with blue frameline

P50-152-2-6 Footballers - 'Sports' packet - on paper 10s - with blue frameline

P50-152-2-6 Footballers - 'Sports' slide - on card

G. Aitken
J. Aston
W. Barnes
T.H. Briggs
R. Brown
J. Cairns
H.S. (Raich) Carter
R. Clarke
D. Cochrane
J. Cowan
S. Cox
T. Finney
T. Ford
A. Glover
J. Govan
M.W. Griffiths
W. Griffiths
J. Hagan
L. Hughes
E. Jones
H. Kelly
W. Linacre
A. Linwood
J. McPhail
J. McPhie
J. Milburn
R. Mitchell
W. Moir
S.W. Montgomery
H. Morris
J. Morris
R. Paul
A. Powell
I.V. Powell
W. Redpath
F. Reves
L. Reilly
D. Revie
J. Shaw
A.T. Sherwood
C. Sidlow
G. Smith
W. Steel
A. Stott
H. Swift
C. Tully
W. Waddell
E.F. Wainwright
W. Watson
A. Woodruff

Godfrey Phillips Ltd. ~ Sports Cigarettes - P50-152-2-3 Footballers (1948)

1948
P50-152-2-3 Footballers
Godfrey Phillips Ltd. ~ Sports Cigarettes
25 cards

These can be collected in two ways, as individual paper cards trimmed to the back of the packet and therefore anonymous or as complete packets (this collection was only available with packets of 10 cigarettes) that have been opened and laid flat. I don't have any examples of complete packets for this set but over the next day or so I'll be including all the different Sports collections issued between 1948 and 1954 and some of these will include illustrations of complete sheets. I'd like to thank Carl at www.rarecards.co.uk for allowing me to use some illustrations from his website, which is an amazing source of rare football cards.

P50-152-2-3 Footballers - on paper - trimmed to back of the packet - with blue frameline
P50-152-2-3 Footballers - 'Sports' packet - on paper 10s - with blue frameline

A. Aikman
F. Brennan
A. Brown
H. Brown
W. Campbell
R. Combe
T. Duncanson
R. Evans
R. Flavell
M.M. Gillies
G. Hamilton
H. Johnston
L. Johnston
T.G. Jones
A. Kelly
V. Metcalfe
W. Miller
E. Murphy
J. Rowley
D. Shaw
P. Taylor
E. Turnbull
J.B. Weir
W.A. Woodburn
G. Young

Godfrey Phillips Ltd. ~ Sports Cigarettes - P50-152-2-1 Sportsmen (1948)

1948
P50-152-2-1 Sportsmen
Godfrey Phillips Ltd. ~ Sports Cigarettes
50 cards

These can be collected in three ways: as individual paper cards trimmed to the back of the packet and therefore anonymous or as complete packets that have been opened and laid flat. Two different packets were produced - 5s and 10s. Over the next couple of days I'll be including all the different Sports collections issued between 1948 and 1954 and some of these will include illustrations of complete sheets. Unfortunately I don't have one to show from this set. I'd like to thank Carl at www.rarecards.co.uk for allowing me to use some illustrations from his website, which is an amazing source of rare football cards.

P50-152-2-1 Sportsmen - on paper - trimmed to back of the packet - with blue frameline
P50-152-2-1 Sportsmen - 'Sports' packet - on paper 5s - with blue frameline
P50-152-2-1 Sportsmen - 'Sports' packet - on paper 10s - with blue frameline

L. Aston
E. McDonald Bailey
R. Burgess
J. Carey
W.H. Carr
H. Carter
H. Cook
P. Doherty
Vic Duggan
D.O. Finlay
T. Finney
N. Franklin
K. Gethin
G. Hardwick
Oliver Hart
Vince Hawkins
A. Johnson
Peter Kane
Bill Kitchen
Eric Langton
T. Lawton
W. Liddell
Danny Linton
T. Lowry
A. MacAuley
Doug MacLachlan
W. Mannion
S. Matthews
Freddie Mills
S. Mortensen
C.R. Mountford
Jack Parker
Al Phillips
W.G. Ratcliffe
"Ricky" Richard
G. Richards
Ernie Roderick
L. Scott
L. Shackleton
E. Smith
W. Steel
A. Stubbins
F. Swift
W. Thornton
T. Walker
F. Whitcombe
A.S. Wint
Bruce Woodcock
S. Woderson
W. Wright

Topps - 1981 Topps Football (NFL)

1981
1981 Topps Football
Topps
USA
528 cards (2 Football?!?)

American Football card set, that includes two players that player professional 'soccer' in the United States and this fact is featured on the backs of the two cards via a small cartoon. Topps have recently been selling off the original artwork, with one of the two soccer ones shown here.

107.  Chris Bahr (Los Angeles Raiders)  -  Philadelphia Atoms (Soccer - NASL), Cincinatti Benglas (NFL), Oakland Raiders (NFL), Los Angeles Raiders (NFL), San Diego Chargers (NFL)
417.  Matt Bahr (Pittsburgh Steelers)  -  Colorado Caribous (Soccer - NASL), Tulsa Roughnecks (Soccer - NASL), Pennsylvania Stoners (Soccer - American Soccer League), Pittsburgh Steelers (Football), San Francisco 49ers (Football), Cleveland Browns (Football), New York Giants (Football), Philadelphia Eagles (Football), New England Patriots (Football)

Blackpool Programme & Memorabilia Collectors Club / Nick Oldham - Blackpool Legends

2004
Blackpool Legends
Blackpool Programme & Memorabilia Collectors Club / Nick Oldham
13 cards

A set of cards drawn by Nick Oldham. The backs include career details. Also available as a set of postcards.

Title / Certificate card
1.  Jimmy Armfield
2.  Alan Ball
3.  Ray Charnley
4.  Jock Dodds
5.  George Farm
6.  Tony Green
7.  Jimmy Hampson
8.  Harry Johnston
9.  Stanley Matthews
10.  Stan Mortensen
11.  Bill Perry
12.  Alan Suddick

S.A. Brain & Co. Ltd. ~ Brains Brewery - Cardiff City Football Club beermat

1995-96
Cardiff City Football Club beermat
S.A. Brain & Co. Ltd. ~ Brains Brewery
1 beermat

Cardiff City Football Club

Sport in View / Tony Sheldon - Pro’s and Poetry (2)

2012
Pro’s and Poetry
Sport in View / Tony Sheldon
25 cards

Here's an illustrated checklist.

1.  Ernie England (Sunderland)
2.  Albert Barrett (Fulham)
3.  Tommy Urwin (Newcastle United)
4.  Joe Sykes (Swansea Town)
5.  Tom Glidden (West Bromwich Albion)
6.  Tom Browell (Blackpool)
7.  Jimmy Blair (Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic)
8.  Len Graham (Millwall)
9.  Bert White (Walsall)
10.  Joe Hills (Glamorgan C.C.C., Swansea Town) also played for Cardiff City
11.  Alec Kennedy (Hampshire C.C.C.)
12.  Pat Hendren (Brentford, Middlesex C.C.C.)
13.  Clem Stephenson (Huddersfield Town)
14.  Jimmy Sloan (Cardiff City)
15.  W. Rawlings (Southampton)
16.  J. Campbell (West Ham United)
17.  Phil Mead (Hampshire C.C.C.)
18.  Jack Hearne (Middlesex C.C.C.)
19.  Wilf Rhodes (Yorkshire C.C.C.)
20.  Harry Nuttall (Bolton Wanderers)
21.  Jack Leslie (Plymouth Argyle)
22.  Harry Wilding (Chelsea)
23.  Clem Swan (Hull City)
24.  Joe Cassidy (Dundee)
25.  George Green (Sheffield United)

Manchester United F.C. - Winners (Scratch cards)

2002-03
Winners
Manchester United F.C.
20 cards?

I only know of 20 cards in this collection, but there may be more as there is only one David Beckham in this list, no Ryan Giggs nor Dwight Yorke.

Matt Busby
Matt Busby collage with other players
Noel Cantwell
Pat Crerand and Bobby Charlton
George Best and Nobby Stiles
Jesper Blomqvist and Phil Neville
David Beckham
Steve Bruce
Steve Bruce and Bryan Robson
Nicky Butt
Eric Cantona
Eric Cantona
Eric Cantona and Steve Bruce
Alex Ferguson
Roy Keane
Roy Keane (with the European Cup)
Bryan Robson
Peter Schmeichel (with the European Cup)
Peter Schmeichel (with the FA Cup)
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Mobil Oil - MLO-6 Football Club Badges (4)

1983
MLO-6 Football Club Badges
Mobil Oil
30 cards

Another item relating to this collection kindly supplied by Bob Thomas, a complete poster showing all the cards in situ.

Everton Former-Players' Foundation - Everton ~ 100 Seasons at the Top

2003
Everton ~ 100 Seasons at the Top
Everton Former-Players' Foundation
103 cards

The original checklist included only 100 cards, but 103 cards were issued.

1888/89.  Nick Ross 
1889/90.  Fred Geary
1890/91.  Andrew Hannah 
1891/92.  Johnny Holt 
1892/93.  Dickie Boyle 
1893/94.  Jack Southworth 
1894/95.  Alex Latta
1895/96.  Alf Milward 
1896/97.  Jack Taylor
1897/98.  John Bell 
1898/99.  Edgar Chadwick
1899/1900.  Billy Balmer 
1900/01.  Walter Abbott 
1901/02.  Jimmy Settle
1902/03.  Tom Booth
1903/04.  Sam Wolstenholme 
1904/05.  Jack Sharp
1905/06.  Sandy Young
1906/07.  Harry Makepeace 
1907/08.  Harold Hardman
1908/09.  Bert Freeman 
1909/10.  Val Harris 
1910/11.  John Maconnachie 
1911/12.  Billy Scott 
1912/13.  Frank Jefferis
1913/14.  Tom Fern 
1914/15.  Bobby Parker 
1919/20.  Tom Fleetwood 
1920/21.  Joe Clennell 
1921/22.  Bobby Irvine
1922/23.  Jack Cock 
1923/24.  John McDonald 
1924/25.  Sam Chedgzoy 
1925/26.  Neil McBain
1926/27.  Albert Virr
1927/28.  Dixie Dean 
1928/29.  Alec Troup 
1929/30.  Hunter Hart
1930/31.  no card
1931/32.  Warney Cresswell 
1932/33.  Albert Geldard
1933/34.  Cliff Britton 
1934/35.  Jackie Coulter 
1935/36.  Jock Thomson 
1936/37.  Tommy White
1937/38.  Joe Mercer 
1938/39.  Tommy Lawton 
1946/47.  T G Jones
1947/48.  Gordon Watson 
1948/49.  Alex Stevenson
1949/50.  Peter Farrell 
1950/51.  Ted Sagar 
1951/52.  no card
1952/53.  no card
1953/54.  no card
1954/55.  Dave Hickson 
1955/56.  Tommy Eglington 
1956/57.  T E Jones 
1957/58.  Brian Harris 
1958/59.  Bobby Collins 
1959/60.  Alex Parker
1960/61.  Jimmy Gabriel
1961/62.  Gordon West
1962/63.  Roy Vernon 
1963/64.  Alex Young 
1964/65.  Fred Pickering
1965/66.  Ray Wilson
1966/67.  Colin Harvey 
1967/68.  Alan Ball 
1968/69.  Howard Kendall 
1969/70.  Brian Labone
1970/71.  Joe Royle 
1971/72.  John Connolly 
1972/73.  Roger Kenyon
1973/74.  Mick Buckley 
1974/75.  Gary Jones 
1975/76.  Duncan McKenzie
1976/77.  Mike Lyons
1977/78.  Bob Latchford 
1978/79.  Andy King 
1979/80.  Asa Hartford 
1980/81.  Graeme Sharp 
1981/82.  Neville Southall
1982/83.  Kevin Sheedy 
1983/84.  Andy Gray 
1984/85.  Kevin Ratcliffe 
1985/86.  Gary Lineker 
1986/87.  Peter Reid 
1987/88.  Trevor Steven
1988/89.  Stuart McCall 
1989/90.  Tony Cottee
1990/91.  Norman Whiteside
1991/92.  Peter Beardsley 
1992/93.  Dave Watson
1993/94.  Barry Horne 
1994/95.  Joe Parkinson 
1995/96.  Andrei Kanchelskis
1996/97.  Duncan Ferguson 
1997/98.  Don Hutchison 
1998/99.  Olivier Dacourt
1999/00.  Kevin Campbell
2000/01.  David Weir
2001/02.  Paul Gasgoine 
2002/03.  Wayne Rooney 
2002/03.  Richard Wright 
2002/03.  Joseph Yobo
2002/03.  Lie Tie

Milo (Australia) - NE4-20 Great Moments in Sport

1970
NE4-20 Great Moments in Sport
Nestlé Milo
Australia
12 cards

Probably the worst Pele card ever produced.

1.  Jim Thorpe (Athletics)
2.  Mark Spitz (Swimming)
3.  Pele
4.  Juan Fangio (Motor Racing)
5.  Nadia Comaneci (Gymnastics)
6.  Paavo Nurmi (Athletics)
7.  Muhammed Ali (Boxing)
8.  Dawn Fraser (Swimming)
9.  Fanny Blankers-Koen
10.  Jesse Owens (Athletics)
11.  Johnny Weissmuller (Swimming)
12.  Roger Bannister (Athletics)

Topps / Poca (Vietnam) - Match Attax 2013-14 (2)

2013-14
Match Attax 2013-14
Topps / Poca
Vietnam
68 cards

Mark Avenell has sent in a scan of a packet of crisps that included the cards, with Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie cards shown on the front.

Grimsby Town F.C. - Grimsby Town Official 2014/15 Sticker Album

2014-15
Grimsby Town Official 2014/15 Sticker Album
Grimsby Town
60 stickers

Mariner tony alerted me to this collection. In total there will be 60 stickers to collect and four will be included in every edition of the matchday programme; starting with the Dartford game on Saturday, 1st November, 2014.
If you don’t want to wait until the end of the season to complete your album, fans will be able to purchase specially made up ‘packs’ of five from the club shop at £1 each from this weekend.
UPDATE: The club have announced the players featured on two cards that were originally marked as T.B.A. Thanks to Mariner Tony

01.  Badge

We Are Town

02.  The Manager - Paul Hurst
03.  The Ground
04.  The Ground
05.  The 2014/15 Squad
06.  The 2014/15 Squad
07.  2014/15 Home Shirt
08.  2014/15 Away Shirt

Master Mariners

09.  Matt Tees
10.  John McDermott
11.  Tony Ford
12.  Kevin Drinkell

Classic Moments

13.  Wayne Burnett runs off towards the 31,000 Mariners supporters after scoring the 'Golden Goal' that won the Auto Windscreen Sheild in April 1998.
14.  Wayne Burnett runs off towards the 31,000 Mariners supporters after scoring the 'Golden Goal' that won the Auto Windscreen Sheild in April 1998.
15.  A sea of inflatable 'Harry Haddocks' take over the away end at Plough Lane during The Mariners' FA Cup Round 5 game against Wimbledon in 1989.

16.  A sea of inflatable 'Harry Haddocks' take over the away end at Plough Lane during The Mariners' FA Cup Round 5 game against Wimbledon in 1989.

14/15 Squad

17.  James McKeown
18.  Paul Bignot
19.  Aswad Thomas
20.  Scott Brown
21.  Shaun Pearson
22.  Carl Magnay
23.  Jack Mackreth
24.  Craig Disley

Classic Moments

25.  Kevin Donovan scores the goal ultimately earns The Mariners promotion to Division One in the play-off victory against Northampton Town at Wembley.
26.  Kevin Donovan scores the goal ultimately earns The Mariners promotion to Division One in the play-off victory against Northampton Town at Wembley.
27.  Local hero John Cockerill celebrates putting Town ahead in a tense day promotion showdown at Blundell Park against Exeter City in 1991.
28.  Local hero John Cockerill celebrates putting Town ahead in a tense day promotion showdown at Blundell Park against Exeter City in 1991.

Master Mariners

29.  Dave Boylen
30.  Paul Groves
31.  Pat Glover
32.  Kevin Moore

14/15 Squad

33.  Ross Hannah
34.  Scott Neilson
35.  Chris Doig
36.  Lenell John-Lewis
37.  Ellis Humble
38.  Craig Clay
39.  Jon-Paul Pittman
40.  Nathan Arnold

Classic Moments

41.  Paul Wilkinson heads a last minute winner past Neville Southall to send the mighty Everton crashing out of the League Cup 1984.
42.  Paul Wilkinson heads a last minute winner past Neville Southall to send the mighty Everton crashing out of the League Cup 1984.
43.  Kevin Drinkell and Joe Waters celebrate winning the Division Three title on the last day of the 1979/80 season.
44.  Kevin Drinkell and Joe Waters celebrate winning the Division Three title on the last day of the 1979/80 season.

Master Mariners

45.  Nigel Batch
46.  Clive Mendonca
47.  Jackie Bestall
48.  Joe Waters

14/15 Squad

49.  Aristote Nsiata
50.  Paul Walker
51.  Caine Winfarrah
52.  Patrick McLaughlin
53.  Lewis Bemrose
54.  Callum Bastock
55.  Gregor Robertson   -   updated   -   thank to Mariner Tony
56.  Christian Jolley   -   updated   -   thank to Mariner Tony

Master Managers

57.  Franck Womack
58.  Alan Buckley
59.  George Kerr
60.  Lawrie McMenemy

Uncut sheet - free with the album

18.  Paul Bignot
37.  Ellis Humble
54.  Callum Bastock
53.  Lewis Bemrose

Uncut sheet - Matchday Programme v FC Halifax Town, 11 November, 2014

47.  Jackie Bestall
51.  Caine Winfarrah

40.  Nathan Arnold

09.  Matt Tees

Quaker Oats - Footie Hero Revealers (Sugar Puffs)

2001
Footie Hero Revealers
Sugar Puffs / Quaker Oats
5 cards

I've no idea what to call these. They aren't cards but they still fall into the cartophilic domain. Plastic books is perhaps the best way to describe them. If you hold it up to the light the image of the footballer will be revealed - like magic!

UPDATE (10-10-2022 06:58):  Steve Marsh has provided a scan from the back of a box of Sugar Puffs showing these cards.

Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
Dion Dublin (Aston Villa)
Nigel Martin (Leeds United)
Emile Heskey (Liverpool)
Roy Keane (Manchester United)

Vanderhout International (Belgium) - World Cup? (1970)

1970
World Cup?
Vanderhout International
Belgium

Mark Avenell has sent in some scans of stickers that probably come from Belgium, showing three England players. I've added three Brazilian players. Neither of us know who issued them. The country name is printed in two languages - French and Dutch - and the stickers also include the currency symbol of the players country. Can anyone help?