J. Baines - Football Cards (99) - Black Lion Inn, Halifax

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 is printed by Alf Cooke, Leeds.

UPDATE (16-02-2023 10:33):  Thanks to a comment left below, the team involved here is junior rugby club Halifax Free Wanderers.

J. Baines - Football Cards - Black Lion Inn, Halifax

Pull Together Wanderers - Jack Hitchen, Captain