Encyclopedia of British Football
~ Churchman Football Cigarette Cards ~
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Churchman began producing
cigarettes in the 18th century. Based in Ipswich the company had a large
factory in Portman Road. In 1898 the company launched two new brands,
Top Score and Tenner, with cigarette cards.
In 1909 Churchman published its first set of football cards, Football
Club Colors. The following year saw the publication of "Footballers
Portraits". In 1914 it published a series that was very different from
what had previously appeared. These were colored action pictures with
individual portraits as insets.
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Churchman, Footballers (1914) |
Churchman ignored the subject of football until 1938. It went against
the trend of color portraits by producing a set of action shots in black
and white. The first series featured Frank O'Donnell, George Roughton,
Bob Iverson, Len Goulden and John Morton.
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Churchman, Association Footballers (1938) |
Churchman produced a second series in 1939. This series included Stan
Foxall, Bob Pryde, Beaumont Asquith and Raich Carter. The first series
can be obtained for only £35. However, the second series was not
produced in such large numbers and you will probably have to pay twice
as much for that set.
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Churchman, Association Footballers (1939)
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