Encyclopedia of British Football
~ Ogden's Football Cigarette Cards ~
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Thomas Ogden established a
tobacconist shop in Park Lane, Liverpool in 1860. When Ogden died in
1890 the firm was operating from six different factories and warehouses
and was one of the largest tobacco companies in Britain.
In 1894 Ogden's decided to provide free photographic cards with its new
brand of Guinea Gold. In 1906 the company published its first set of
football cards. Football Club Colors showed the club's star player in
his full kit. This was one of the first sets of cards in full color. The
set featured Everton, Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanders, Newcastle
United, Blackburn Rovers, Middlesbrough, Tottenham Hotspur, Sheffield
United and Arsenal.
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In 1910 Ogden's published a set
of Football Club Badges. After a long absence Ogden's returned to the
subject of soccer with its "Captains of Association Football Clubs and
Colours" set in 1926. The series includes paintings of Donald McKinlay
(Liverpool), Henry Healless (Blackburn Rovers), Charlie Parker
(Sunderland), Frank Barson (Manchester United), William Caddick
(Wolves), Frank Moss (Aston Villa), Fred Reed (West Bromwich Albion),
Clem Stephenson (Huddersfield Town), Thomas Hamilton (Preston North End)
and George Kay (West Ham United). They are currently valued at £3.00 a
card and £130 a set.
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| Frank Moss |
Charlie Parker |
Henry Healless |
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| George Kay |
Thomas Hamilton |
Frank Barson |
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| William Caddick |
Clem Stephenson |
Donald McKinlay |
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Captains of Association Football Clubs and Colours, Ogdens (1926)
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A series of caricatures by
"Mac" (Douglas Machin) were published by Ogdens in 1935. A set of these
cards are currently valued by the Cigarette Card Catalogue (2007) at
£130. The series included Dai Richards, Alex Stevenson, Dai Richards,
Charlie Phillips, David Martin, Albert Geldard, Henry Hibbs, Bob Gurney,
George Male, Ray Westwood, Jackie Bray, Eric Brook, Cliff Britton, Wilf
Copping, and Eddie Hapgood.
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| Dai Richards |
Alex Stevenson |
Eddie Hapgood |
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| Eric Brook |
Henry Hibbs |
Jackie Bray |
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"Mac" (Douglas Machin), Ogdens (1935)
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In 1935 Ogdens produced a new
series of Club Captains. This included portraits of Daniel Blair, Jack
Bruton, Sam Cowan, Dai Richards, Dixie Dean, Tom Cooper and William
Tremelling. A set of these cards are currently valued by the Cigarette
Card Catalogue (2007) at £110.
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| Daniel Blair |
Jack Bruton |
William Tremelling |
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| Sam Cowan |
Tom Cooper |
Dai Richards |
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Club Captain, Ogdens (1935)
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The outbreak of the Second
World War caused a severe shortage of paper and tobacco companies were
forced to bring an end to the production of cigarette cards. This
shortage remained after the war and it was too expensive to provide free
cards in packets of cigarettes. In 1962 Ogden's ceased manufacturing
tobacco products.
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