1925
THO-275/THO-12 Adventure and Vanguard Football Photos
D.C. Thomson ~ Adventure / The Vanguard
40 cards
Each week five cards were issued, but only one card in any one of the two comics. I should have thought that it would have made it difficult to complete a set.
26 September, 1925
1. F. Tunstall (Sheffield United)
2. A. Jackson (Huddersfield Town)
3. R.F. John (Arsenal)
4. S.R. Bennion (Manchester United)
5. W. Dean (Everton)
3 October, 1925
6. J.T. Williams (Middlesbrough)
7. R.M. Rock (Kilmarnock)
8. J.E. Townrow (Clapton Orient)
9. J.J. Williams (Huddersfield Town)
10. H. Adcock (Leicester City)
10 October, 1925
11. W. Bradshaw (Bury)
12. W. Devlin (Cowdenbeath)
13. H.S. Miller (Chelsea)
14. H. Hardy (Stockport County)
15. L. Barry (Notts County)
17 October, 1925
16. J. Fleming (St. Johnstone)
17. R. Forshaw (Liverpool)
18. T. Cook (Brighton & Hove Albion)
19. R. Bennie (Airdrie)
20. J. Hulme (Blackburn Rovers)
24 October, 1925
21. F. Barson (Manchester United)
22. G. James (West Bromwich Albion)
23. H. Skitt (Tottenham Hotspur)
24. R. Gillespie (Queens Park)
25. R. McKenzie (Newcastle United)
31 October, 1925
26. A. McInroy (Sunderland)
27. J. McIntyre (Derby County)
28. O. Brown (Darlington)
29. J. Kennedy (Everton) (sic) - actually F. Kennedy (Everton) - shown in Manchester United colours - thank to Paul Chauveau
30. J. McGrory (Celtic)
7 November, 1925
31. J. Meredith (Blackpool)
32. W. Gillespie (Sheffield United)
33. W.D. Williams (West Ham United)
34. Ramage (Hearts)
35. R. Kelly (Burnley)
14 November, 1925
36. W. Davies (Cardiff City)
37. D. Halliday (Sunderland)
38. D. Meikeljohn (Rangers)
39. C.H. Green (Sheffield United)
40. S. Cowan (Manchester City)
1923
THO-725/THO-31 Vanguard Photo Gallery
D.C. Thomson / The Vanguard
10 gatefold cards
Really nice gatefold cards, each depicting four contemporary footballers. The top picture shows the front and back and the second picture shows the two inside players. You'll find three more of these cards illustrated on Roger Pashby's Huddersfield Town website - Huddersfield Town Cards & Stickers.
issue no. 9, dated 08 December, 1923
1. J. Low (Newcastle United), R.E. Yorke (Aston Villa), A. Archibald (Glasgow Rangers), J. Irvine (Everton)
issue no. 10, dated 15 December, 1923
2. N. Dinsdale (Notts County), S.R. Castle (Chelsea), E. Taylor (Huddersfield Town), W. Tempest (Stoke City)
issue no. 11, dated 22 December, 1923
3. H. Healless (Blackburn Rovers), S. Haden (Arsenal), W. Rankin (Motherwell), J. Carr (Middlesbrough)
issue no. 12, dated 29 December, 1923
4. W. Jennings (Bolton Wanderers), J. Young (West Ham United), M. Forsyth (Aberdeen), F. Morris (West Bromwich Albion)
issue no. 13, dated 05 January, 1924
5. N. Bullock (Bury), H. Morris (Manchester City), A. McLean (Glasgow Celtic), T. Roberts (Preston North End)
issue no. 14, dated 12 January, 1924
6. P. Bell (Raith Rovers), T. Wilson (Huddersfield Town), J. Cooper (Notts County), J.A. Mackie (Arsenal)
issue no. 15, dated 19 January, 1924
7. F. McPherson (Manchester United), J. McKay (Blackburn Rovers), A.L. Kennedy (Arsenal), W. Cook (Sheffield United)
issue no. 16, dated 26 January, 1924
8. G.S. Seymour (Newcastle United), E. Scott (Queens Park), C. Walters (Tottenham Hotspur), E. Barkas (Huddersfield Town)
issue no. 17, dated 02 February, 1924
9. T. Urwin (Middlebrough), W. Smith (Huddersfield Town), H. Shaw (Hibernian), J. Gill (Cardiff City)
issue no. 18, dated 09 February, 1924
10. W. Brown (Everton), A. Wood (Clapton Orient), C. Pringle (Manchester City), W. Morgan (Burnley)
1924
THO-315 / THO-15 Footballers ~ Gilt borders
D.C. Thomson / Vanguard
8 cards
Very nice gilt-edged cards, with a player biography on the back. Each card measures 3.6" x 2.7".
W. Cowan (Newcastle United) - 13 September, 1924 - issue no. 49
S. Bishop (West Ham United) - 20 September, 1924 - issue no. 50
G.E. Shaw (Huddersfield Town) - 27 September, 1924 - issue no. 51
G. Blackburn (Aston Villa) - 4 October, 1924 - issue no. 52
J. Elwood (Manchester City) - 11 October, 1924 - issue no. 53
J. Nelson (Cardiff City) - 18 October, 1924 - issue no. 54
F. Hargreaves (Everton) - 25 October, 1924 - issue no. 55
J. Elkes (Tottenham Hotspur) - 1 November, 1924 - issue no. 56
