John Allen Cards - Sportsmen

1997
Sportsmen
John Allen Cards
50 cards (18 Footballers)

There were two series, each made up of 25 cards, though there is nothing on the cards to indicate two different series. The cards were numbered on the front and unfortunately, I never bothered to list the other sportsmen in the series.

Sportsmen - Series 1

3.  Raich Carter
5.  Jack Stamps
7.  Billy Wright
9.  Frank Swift
12.  Stanley Matthews
14.  Denis Compton (Cricket)
16.  Bert Williams
19.  Fred Kean
22.  Leon Leuty

Sportsmen - Series 2

26.  Joe Mercer
30.  Len Duquemin
32.  Dixie Dean
34.  Stan Mortensen
37.  Jack Barker
40.  Joe Smith
42.  Jack French
45.  Horace Gager
49.  Jack Froggatt
50.  John Charles

Football Card Collector Magazine - Festival of Britain Footballers ~ Players of 1950

1997-98
Festival of Britain Footballers ~ Players of 1950
Football Card Collector Magazine
71 cards

John Allen issued these small cards through the Football Card Collector Magazine. I'm not sure where the photos came from, probably some contemporary booklet.

UPDATE:  The images come from the Stars of Today section of the Stanley Matthews Picture Album book.

Pearson (Aberdeen)
L. Compton (Arsenal)
D. Compton (Arsenal)
Scott (Arsenal)
Lishman (Arsenal)
Ford (Aston Villa)
Mortensen (Blackpool)
Johnston (Blackpool)
Shimwell (Blackpool)
Moir (Bolton Wanderers)
Gorman (Brentford)
Worthington (Bury)
Sherwood (Cardiff City)
Miller (Celtic)
B. Evans (Celtic)
Lock (Charlton Athletic)
Bentley (Chelsea)
Harris (Chelsea)
Steel (Derby County)
Morris (Derby County)
Leuty (Derby County)
Doherty (Doncaster Rovers)
Aitken (East Fife)
Jones (Everton)
Thomas (Fulham)
Taylor (Fulham)
G. Smith (Hibs)
Reilly (Hibs)
Metcalfe (Huddersfield Town)
Carter (Hull City)
Revie (Leicester City)
Stubbins (Liverpool)
Westwood (Manchester city)
Delaney (Manchester United)
Rowley (Manchester United)
Carey (Manchester United)
Aston (Manchester United)
Cockburn (Manchester United)
Mannion (Middlesbrough)
Hardwick (Middlesbrough)
Robinson (Middlesbrough)
Cowan (Morton)
Milburn (Newcastle United)
Brennan (Newcastle United)
Lawton (Notts County)
Harris (Portsmouth)
Dickinson (Portsmouth)
Finney (Preston North End)
Langton (Preston North End)
Houliston (Queen of the South)
Allen (Queens Park Rangers)
Young (Glasgow Rangers)
Thornton (Glasgow Rangers)
Waddell (Glasgow Rangers)
Woodburn (Glasgow Rangers)
Hagan (Sheffield United)
Quigley (Sheffield Wednesday)
Wayman (Southampton)
Kellerington (Southampton)
Franklin (Stoke City)
Broadis (Sunderland)
Mason (Third Lanark)
Burgess (Tottenham Hotspur)
Ditchburn (Tottenham Hotspur)
Vernon (West Bromwich Albion)
Walsh (West Bromwich Albion)
Parsons (West Ham United)
Wright (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Mullen (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Hancocks (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Pye (Wolverhampton Wanderers)

John Allen Cards - Blue is the Colour

1997
Blue is the Colour
John Allen Cards
25 cards

In 1997 John Allen reprinted pages from the Champion Album of Famous Footballers' Autographs and Photographs booklet issued by The Champion in 1937 as individual cards. A few years ago Quess Cards used photos of some of the players to create individual cards in a series called Football Stars 1936.

England's Centre-Forward
S.F. Tilson (Manchester City)

Popular Captains
J. McIlwane (Southampton)
Alex. James (Arsenal)

Brilliant Right-Backs
G.E. Shaw (West Bromwich Albion)
F. Channell (Tottenham Hotspur)

Hot-Stuff Left-Halves
W. Kingdon (Aston Villa)
E. Keen (Derby County) 
J. McClelland (Bradford)
S. Weaver (Newcastle United)

Scottish Internationals
J. Dealney (Celtic)
A. Massie (Aston Villa)
G. Brown (Rangers)

Crack Inside-Lefts
F. O'Donnell (Preston North End)
J.F. Easson (Portsmouth)
J.N. Cunliffe (Everton)
H. Houghton (Bristol Rovers)

Arsenal "Big Gunners"
W.J. Crayston (Arsenal)
E.R. Bowden (Arsenal)
G. Male (Arsenal)

Expert Defenders
W.G. Roughton (Huddersfield Town)
W. Milne (Swansea Town)
H. Trentham (West Bromwich Albion)

Welsh Internationals
L. Jones (Coventry City)
T.P. Griffiths (Aston Villa)
R. John (Sheffield United)

Celebrated Centre-Forwards
A. Lythgoe (Huddersfield Town) 
D. Wilson (West Ham United)
N. Dewar (Sheffield Wednesday)
W.J. Harthill (Everton)

Touchline Flyers
R. Spence (Chelsea)
J. Milne (Arsenal)
E. Toseland (Manchester City)

Noted 'Keepers
R.A. Scott (Burnley)
J. Gilfillan (Portsmouth)
H. Holdcroft (Preston North End)

Super Centre-Halves
A. Rowe (Tottenham Hotspur)
H. Betmead (Grimsby Town)
W. Millership (Sheffield Wednesday)

English Internationals
R.J. Birkett (Middlesbrough)
S.Smith (Manchester City)
G. Hodgson (Liverpool)
R. Guerney (Sunderland)
E. Sagar (Everton)

Aston Villans'
H. Morton (Aston Villa)
D. Blair (Aston Villa)
D.J. Astley (Aston Villa) 

Great Goal-Getters
T. Bamford (Manchester United)
R. Finan (Blackpool)
R.S.L. Allen (Charlton Athletic)

Famous Left-Backs
C.E. Shaw (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
A. Feebury (Notts County)
H. Jacobson (Doncaster Rovers)
A.M. Keeping (Fulham)

Star Outside-Rights
I.M. Hopkins (Brentford)
S. Matthews (Stoke City)
A. Geldard (Everton) 

Wizards of Ball Control
E. Dodds (Sheffield United)
J. Hallows (Bradford City)
H. McMenemy (Newcastle United)
E. Matthews (Bury)

Superb Inside-Rights
J. Marshall (West Ham United) 
T. Walker (Hearts)
E. O'Callaghan (Leicester City)

They Cost Fortunes in Transfer Fees
J. Bruton (Blackburn Rovers)
J.P. Allen (Aston Villa)
E. Drake (Arsenal)

Tip-Top Outside-Lefts
J.W. Ruffell (West Ham United)
L.B. Fishlock (Southampton)
W. Evans (Tottenham Hotspur)
H. Hobbis (Charlton Athletic)

?
Mills (Aberdeen)
Anderson (Hearts)
MacFayden (Motherwell)

Renowned Right-Halves
C. Britton (Everton)
J.D. Gibson (Aston Villa)
A.H. Strange (Bradford Park Abenue)

Two Footballing Brothers
G.W. Milburn (Leeds United)
J. Milburn (Leeds United)

Fine Goalies
A. Tootill (Fulham)
D. Yuill (Millwall)

Amalgamated Press / The Champion - AMC-32 Champion Album of Famous Footballers' Autographs and Photographs

1937
AMC-32 Champion Album of Famous Footballers' Autographs and Photographs
Amalgamated Press / The Champion
1 booklet

This booklet included printed photographs of footballers, with spaces, either on that page or on the facing pages, for autographs cut from sheets provided free with the magazine.

UPDATE (06-04-2025 12:50):  The album and first sheet of stickers was included with the issue 18 January, 1936, information provided in a comment added below.

England's Centre-Forward
S.F. Tilson (Manchester City)

Popular Captains
J. McIlwane (Southampton)
Alex. James (Arsenal)

Brilliant Right-Backs
G.E. Shaw (West Bromwich Albion)
F. Channell (Tottenham Hotspur)

Hot-Stuff Left-Halves
W. Kingdon (Aston Villa)
E. Keen (Derby County) 
J. McClelland (Bradford)
S. Weaver (Newcastle United)

Scottish Internationals
J. Dealney (Celtic)
A. Massie (Aston Villa)
G. Brown (Rangers)

Crack Inside-Lefts
F. O'Donnell (Preston North End)
J.F. Easson (Portsmouth)
J.N. Cunliffe (Everton)
H. Houghton (Bristol Rovers)

Arsenal "Big Gunners"
W.J. Crayston (Arsenal)
E.R. Bowden (Arsenal)
G. Male (Arsenal)

Expert Defenders
W.G. Roughton (Huddersfield Town)
W. Milne (Swansea Town)
H. Trentham (West Bromwich Albion)

Welsh Internationals
L. Jones (Coventry City)
T.P. Griffiths (Aston Villa)
R. John (Sheffield United)

Celebrated Centre-Forwards
A. Lythgoe (Huddersfield Town)
D. Wilson (Hamilton Academicals)   -   amended 06-04-2025
N. Dewar (Sheffield Wednesday)
W.J. Harthill (Everton)

Touchline Flyers
R. Spence (Chelsea)
J. Milne (Arsenal)
E. Toseland (Manchester City)

Noted 'Keepers
R.A. Scott (Burnley)
J. Gilfillan (Portsmouth)
H. Holdcroft (Preston North End)

Super Centre-Halves
A. Rowe (Tottenham Hotspur)
H. Betmead (Grimsby Town)
W. Millership (Sheffield Wednesday)

English Internationals
R.J. Birkett (Middlesbrough)
S.Smith (Leicester City)   -   amended 28-02-2024
G. Hodgson (Liverpool)
R. Gurney (Sunderland)
E. Sagar (Everton)

Aston Villans'
H. Morton (Aston Villa)
D. Blair (Aston Villa)
D.J. Astley (Aston Villa)

Great Goal-Getters
T. Bamford (Manchester United)
R. Finan (Blackpool)
R.S.L. Allen (Charlton Athletic)

Famous Left-Backs
C.E. Shaw (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
A. Feebury (Notts County)
H. Jacobson (Doncaster Rovers)
A.M. Keeping (Fulham)

Star Outside-Rights
I.M. Hopkins (Brentford)
S. Matthews (Stoke City)
A. Geldard (Everton)

Wizards of Ball Control
E. Dodds (Sheffield United)
J. Hallows (Bradford City)
H. McMenemy (Newcastle United)
E. Matthews (Bury)

Superb Inside-Rights
J. Marshall (West Ham United) 
T. Walker (Hearts)
E. O'Callaghan (Leicester City)

They Cost Fortunes in Transfer Fees
J. Bruton (Blackburn Rovers)
J.P. Allen (Aston Villa)
E. Drake (Arsenal)

Tip-Top Outside-Lefts
J.W. Ruffell (West Ham United)
L.B. Fishlock (Southampton)
W. Evans (Tottenham Hotspur)
H. Hobbis (Charlton Athletic)

Pride of Scotland  -  updated 03-05-2020

W. Mills (Aberdeen)  -  updated 03-05-2020
A. Anderson (Hearts)  -  updated 03-05-2020
W. MacFayden (Motherwell)  -  updated 03-05-2020

Renowned Right-Halves
C. Britton (Everton)
J.D. Gibson (Aston Villa)
A.H. Strange (Bradford Park Avenue)

Two Footballing Brothers
G.W. Milburn (Leeds United)
J. Milburn (Leeds United)

Fine Goalies
A. Tootill (Fulham)
D. Yuill (Millwall)