Sunday, 15 March 2026

The Boy’s Own Paper - Some Well-Known Amateur Footballers


1899
Some Well-Known Amateur Footballers
The Boy’s Own Paper
2 plates

Paul Bowditch has provided these scans the pre-dates the “Our leading Footballers” plates and includes Nicholas Lane Jackson, the founder of the Corinthians Football Club. They come from the number 1059 of The Boy’s Own Paper, dated Saturday, April 29, 1899.

W.E. Bromel
G.O. Smith
Bosworth Smith
W.R. Moon
J. Fegan
R. Gosling
N.L. Jackson
C. McGahey
F.J. Wall (Sec. Football Assoc.)
E. Field
R.R. Sandilands
R.R. Barker

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