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CARD SET DETAILS
Famous Footballers
Year of issue: 1954 Teams represented in this collection:
Overview This is a fairly common set made up of two series of 24 cards given away with boxes of Subbuteo accessories in 1954. A further set of 50 cards made up of the first two sets plus another 2 cards was also issued. This subsequent set is very rare with the cards being slightly bigger than the originals and on photographic paper rather than card. The original set has 'A series of 24' on the back, the second series has 'Second series of 24' on the back, and the third set simply 'A series of 50' Each card features a black and white photo of the player in action, either in a game or in training. Most are obviously posed with some used in other sets featuring the player. The pictures are all in the portrait format apart from number 23, which is a landscape shot of Plymouth's Bill Shortt diving for the ball. 39 teams have a player featured across the two sets, with some having a couple of players. Most of the immediate post-war big names feature, including some who had dropped down the leagues, such as Tommy Lawton at Brentford and Peter Doherty at Doncaster. The back of each card is a composite of a template frame featuring the name and address of the company and set, and then the player's name, team and card number slotted in. Cards from both sets of 24 sell for around 99p each, depending on their condition. Full sets sell for £15 - £25. Cards from the rare third set of 50 can fetch up to £25 on their own. Example of the three sets:
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