J. Baines - Football Cards (05) - F is for Football by Peter Blake

1991

F is for Football by Peter Blake

J. Baines

1 print

This silkscreen print is from Peter Blake's 1991 Alphabet Series, which is inspired by people and objects who have made their mark on British popular leisure culture.

Widely considered to be one of his finest series' of work, the collection epitomises Blake's signature style, namely the use of "found' imagery sourced from magazines, postcards and other popular ephemera.

In F for Football, Blake explores his interest in sport as a cultural force. The collage is crafted from his collection of cigarette cards, surrounded by badges depicting different football and rugby teams.

From a limited edition of 95, the print is signed by the artist. The size is 78cm x 102cm. The print is valued at around £2,000.

The inner section shows the League Colours by Godfrey Phillips Ltd. while there are various cards issued by John Baines around the border.

UPDATE (30-01-2023 00:51):  All the featured teams have now been listed.

J. Baines Cards

The four corner cards are all listed twice.

Top Row, Left to Right

Lancashire  -  Play Up

Scotland  -  Play Up; Scotland For Ever

Ireland  -  Play Up; Erin Go Brach

England  -  Play Up

Wales  -  Play Up, Welsh Pluck

Scotland  -  Play Up; Scotland For Ever

England  -  Play Up; England's Brightest Hope

Left Column, Top to Bottom

Lancashire  -  Play Up

Sheffield Wednesday  -  Well Played

Huddersfield  -  Well Played

Hull  -  Play Up

Crompton  -  Well Passed

Cardiff  -  

Everton  -  Play Up

Yorkshire  -  Play Up

Hull  -  Play Up

Yorkshire  -  Play Up

Right Column, Top to Bottom

England  -  Play Up; England's Brightest Hope

Warrington  -  Well Taken

Edinburgh University  -  Play Up

Cumberland  -  Play Up

Queens Park  -  Play Up

Coventry  -  Play Up

Castleford  -  Play Up

Bradford  -  

Hunslet  -  Play Up

Swansea  -  Play Up

Bottom Row, Left to Right

Yorkshire  -  Play Up

Halifax  -  To The Front

Brighouse Rangers  -  Play Up

Dewsbury  -  Well Won

Bradford  -  To The Front

Swansea  -  Play Up

Godfrey Phillips - Football Club Colours

First Row

Tottenham Hotspur

Salford

Rotherham County

Huddersfield Town

Hull Kingston Rovers

Second Row

Nottingham Forest

Leeds

Stockport County

Stoke

Brighton & Hove

Third Row

Keighley

Middlesbrough

Rohdale Hornets

Reading

Northampton

Fourth Row

Huddersfield

Blackpool

Swansea Town

Wigan

Wakefield Trinity

Fifth Row

Birmingham

Liverpool

Wolverhampton W.

Bolton Wanderers

Warrington