Friday 10 January 2014

Comptons Gravy Salt - COV-1-1/2/3/4/5/6 Football Clubs Series A/B/C/D


1924-25
COM-430-1a/COV-1-1 Football Clubs Series A ~ Colour
COM-430-2a/COV-1-2 Football Clubs Series B ~ Colour
COM-430-3/COV-1-3 Football Clubs Series C ~ Colour
1925-26
COM-430-4/COV-1-4 Football Clubs Series D ~ Colour
1926-27
COM-430-1b/COV-1-5 Football Clubs Series A ~ B&W ~ gift offer expiring Dec. 31st, 1926
COM-430-2ba/COV-1-6a Football Clubs Series B ~ B&W ~ plain back
COM-430-2bb/COV-1-6b Football Clubs Series B ~ B&W ~ gift offer ending June 30th, 1927
Comptons Gravy Salt
22 cards in each set

Roger Pashby posed a question - What do you know about the Compton’s Gravy Salts football sets?
Well here goes... Interesting cards that were issued over a few seasons in the mid-1920's. Many cards have creases as they were packed into tins of gravy salt. Some sets have plain backs some have printed backs.
The illustrations above shows examples of cards from all the known series.
The first row features the fronts of the coloured cards from Series A, B and C, and one back. These cards are acknowledge to have been issued during the 1924-25 season.
The second row shows the front and back of one coloured card from Series D, which was issued the following season.
The third row illustrates the front and back of one card from the black and white Series A.
The fourth row shows one front and one back design from the plain back version and the printed back version of the black and white Series B set.
I hope I've explained that satisfactorily.

COM-430-1a/COV-1-1 Football Clubs Series A ~ Colour (Division 1)

1.  Arsenal
2.  Aston Villa
3.  Birmingham
4.  Blackburn Rovers
5.  Bolton Wanderers
6.  Burnley
7.  Bury
8.  Cardiff City
9.  Everton
10.  Huddersfield Town
11.  Leeds United
12.  Liverpool
13.  Manchester City
14.  Newcastle United
15.  Notts County
16.  Nottingham Forest
17.  Preston North End
18.  Sheffield United
19.  Sunderland
20.  Tottenham Hotspur
21.  West Bromwich Albion
22.  West Ham United

COM-430-2a/COV-1-2 Football Clubs Series B ~ Colour (Division 2)

1.  Barnsley
2.  Blackpool
3.  Bradford City
4.  Chelsea
5.  Clapton Orient
6.  Coventry City
7.  Crystal Palace
8.  Derby County
9.  Fulham
10.  Hull City
11.  Leicester City
12.  Manchester United
13.  Middlesbrough
14.  Oldham Athletic
15.  Port Vale
16.  Portsmouth
17.  Southampton
18.  South Shields
19.  Stockport County
20.  Stoke
21.  The Wednesday
22.  Wolverhampton Wanderers

COM-430-3/COV-1-3 Football Clubs Series C ~ Colour (Division 3 North)

1.  Accrington Stanley
2.  Ashington
3.  Barrow
4.  Bradford
5.  Chesterfield
6.  Crewe Alexandra
7.  Darlington
8.  Doncaster Rovers
9.  Durham City
10.  Grimsby Town
11.  Halifax Town
12.  Hartlepools United
13.  Lincoln City
14.  Nelson
15.  New Brighton
16.  Rochdale
17.  Rotherham County
18.  Southport
19.  Tranmere Rovers
20.  Walsall
21.  Wigan Borough
22.  Wrexham

1925-26
COM-430-4/COV-1-4 Football Clubs Series D ~ Colour (Division 1)

1.  Arsenal
2.  Aston Villa
3.  Birmingham
4.  Blackburn Rovers
5.  Bolton Wanderers
6.  Burnley
7.  Bury
8.  Cardiff City
9.  Everton
10.  Huddersfield Town
11.  Leeds United
12.  Leicester City
13.  Liverpool
14.  Manchester City
15.  Manchester United
16.  Newcastle United
17.  Notts County
18.  Sheffield United
19.  Sunderland
20.  Tottenham Hotspur
21.  West Bromwich Albion
22.  West Ham United

1926-27
COM-430-1b/COV-1-5 Football Clubs Series A ~ B&W ~ gift offer expiring 31.12.26 (Division 1)

2.  Cardiff City
3.  Sheffield United   -  updated 07-07-2018
4.  Blackburn Rovers
5.  Everton
6.  Liverpool   -  updated 07-07-2018
7.  Bolton Wanderers   -  added 07-07-2018
8.  Manchester United   -  updated 07-07-2018
9.  Huddersfield Town   -  updated 07-07-2018
10.  Arsenal   -  added 07-07-2018
11.  West Bromwich Albion   -  updated 07-07-2018
12.  Tottenham Hotspur
Aston Villa
Birmingham
Burnley
Bury
Derby County
Leeds United
Leicester City
Newcastle United
Sunderland
West Ham United
The Wednesday

1926-27
COM-430-2ba/COV-1-6a Football Clubs Series B ~ B&W ~ plain back (Division 1)

1.  Arsenal
2.  Aston Villa
3.  Blackburn Rovers
4.  Bolton Wanderers
5.  Burnley
6.  Bury
7.  Cardiff City
8.  Everton
9.  Huddersfield Town
10.  Leeds United
11.  Derby County
12.  Birmingham City
13.  Liverpool
14.  Leicester City
15.  Manchester United
16.  Newcastle United
17.  Sheffield United
18.  Sunderland
19.  Tottenham Hotspur
20.  West Bromwich Albion
21.  West Ham United
22.  The Wednesday

1926-27
COM-430-2bb/COV-1-6b Football Clubs Series B ~ B&W ~ gift offer ending 30.6.27 (Division 1)

1.  Arsenal
2.  Aston Villa
3.  Blackburn Rovers
4.  Bolton Wanderers
5.  Burnley
6.  Bury
7.  Cardiff City
8.  Everton
9.  Huddersfield Town
10.  Leeds United
11.  Derby County
12.  Birmingham City
13.  Liverpool
14.  Leicester City
15.  Manchester United
16.  Newcastle United
17.  Sheffield United
18.  Sunderland
19.  Tottenham Hotspur
20.  West Bromwich Albion
21.  West Ham United
22.  The Wednesday


2 comments:

  1. I've still to find a Series 'B' 'Gift Offer' of B.9 Huddersfield Town - can anyone help, please?

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  2. I have a full set of 1926-27
    COM-430-2ba/COV-1-6a Football Clubs Series B ~ B&W ~ plain back (Division 1) for sale, if anyone is interested.

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