An illustrated history of football trade cards, an epic saga of 1,000
brands and myriad collections. The A-Z traces the earliest cards and
stickers - British inventions, both - through a century of sports cards
from tobacco cards to Panini stickers, via everything that came in
between: footballers issued with chewing gum and sweet cigarettes, lucky
bag mementoes, football teams cut from packets of tea, and many more. It
chronicles the epoch of our forefathers and the very first football
cards, dating back to the 1880s, followed by the era of their children
and the earliest stickers - and so the rise of cigarette cards and paper
soccer star adhesives. These days, along with our Panini stickers and
trading cards, we appreciate these vintage treasures not only for their
beauty but also for their value. Fond recollections of childhood
passions past and present will warm hearts, while enchanting galleries
of rarely seen cards will captivate football fans and collectors alike.
Incorporating a guide to values, the A-Z is priceless.