J. Baines - Football Cards (99) - J. Richardson, Shambles, Leeds

1880s/1890s

Football Cards

J. Baines

20,000+ cards

J. Baines was not the first to sell football and cricket cards in the North of England in the late 1880's but he was the most prolific and the business survived into the 1920's. I've always been interested in the various issuers and the businesses that took advantage of craze of collecting football and cricket cards. I thought I would delve into my database and shows some of these interesting cards from a bygone age.

This card was produced by J. Richardson of The Shambles, Leeds, who was operating before John Baines started producing his own cards. The Bradford Rovers card is very interesting as it is rare to find any produced on coloured card.

J. Baines - Football Cards - J. Richardson, Shambles, Leeds

Play Up - Levenshulme

Play Up - Bradford Rovers

Play Up - Mirfield