top of page

1927-28 Memorabilia

BOYS MAGAZINE
Transfer Photos of Famous Footballers
Series of 48 footballers, issued as 12 sheets of 4 players over 12 weeks between 29 October 1927 and 14 January 1928.
Player portraits printed in reverse
No.296 - 5 November 1927
(Gibbins / Chambers / Halliday / Walker)
Images courtesy of Jim Donnelly
No.302 - 17 December 1927
(Bishop / Barrett / Jennings / Tunstall)
No.305 - 7 January 1928
(Pym / Bradford / Collins / Bower)
BOYS MAGAZINE
Photo Plate Football Team
The Seventh Series dated 1928. Sepia gravures, series of team groups. Plain backs. Sheet size 197x145mm​
No.314 - 10 March 1928
boys006a - Magazine.jpg
boys006 - Team Group 1928.jpg
GALLAHER Ltd
Footballers In Action
Numbered series of 72. Wax paper issue depicting club colours and crest. Given free with "Bellboy" Bubble Gum.
Album issued to accompany the series.
43. West Ham v. Sunderland
JOHN PLAYER & Sons
Football Caricatures by "Mac"

Numbered series of 50 caricature footballers drawn by 'Mac'.

Inscribed on reverse "Issued by John Player & Sons Branch of the Imperial Tobacco Co. (of Great Britain & Ireland) Ltd

Size 68x36mm

29. James Ruffell
ROCHE & Co Ltd
Famous Footballers
An unusual source of football cards came from Roche & Co. Ltd of London, who gave away a series of 50 Famous Footballers with their ‘Rising Sun’ Safety Paraffin matches. These smallish brown portrait cards were quite distinctive and featured three Hammers’ stalwarts Vic Watson, William Moore and George Kay. Moore had captained the side after the unfortunate Kay while on an end of season club tour to Spain suffered a haemorrhage. For three weeks first team trainer Charlie Paynter nursed his skipper back to health before they could return to England. 
The set was also of interest for the Phillumeny collector. Phillumeny is the name given to collectors of matchbox related memorabilia including collecting matchbox labels, the hobby has been with us since pre Edwardian times. Inscribed on reverse "The Rising Sun Best Paraffin Matches"
6. Victor Watson
38. William Moore
47. George Kay
Matchbox Label
D.C. THOMSON & Co Ltd
The Rover Sheet of Football Jerseys
The Rover boys comic issued 2 sheets of 'Football Jerseys'.
Sheet 1 was issued with no. 289, dated 29 October 1927. Each sheet comprised of the English and Scottish Division sides.
The example below is minus the Scottish League Division One sides. Sheet 2 was issued with comic no. 290, dated 5 November 1927
D.C. THOMSON & Co Ltd
Football Mystery Cards [Mystro - Mind Reader]

Coloured unnumbered series of 10 cards. Each card featured 10 teams / players of the day - albeit as tiny representations in black and red

Size: 64x35mm

Sorry No Image

Danny Shone
Stanley Earle
bottom of page