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Pepys OK, so before anyone points out the obvious I should confess that none of these Pepys cards fit within the timeframe for this site (1965/66 to 1979/80). However, they are excellent football cards and quite unique so I thought it would be good to show them to other collectors. It would be nice to know more about the Pepys company, since they produced playing cards on a lot of subjects for a very long time. If anyone knows more, please contact me. |
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| 1946/47 | |||
| It's a Goal. A pack of 44
cards plus set of rules in a box. The teams are divided into First Division
(red) and Second Division (blue) teams. I've used the team lists to date
this game, since the teams in the Divisions line up with the positions from
the 1946/47 season. With the benefit of hindsight I'm not sure that this
is actually a Pepys game, since there is no mention of Pepys anywhere on
the box or cards. However, it is such a beautiful set that I'll leave it
here with the image gallery for your enjoyment. Number in set: 44 Gallery: Gallery |
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| 1947/48 | |||
| International Football Whist.
A classy set of 44 playing cards, with 11 each from England, Ireland, Scotland
and Wales. The complete game includes the cards, set of rules, bronze football
disc and playing pitch in a box. The date of this game is based on the playing
dates for the featured players e.g. Witcomb of Wales only played in 1947. Number in set: 44 Gallery: Gallery |
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| 1950s | |||
| Penalty. Advertised as the
World Famous Football Game. The cards are not of particular players or teams,
so they are not very collectable. The complete game comprises 52 cards,
a playing pitch and a ball marker in a box. At least two editions of the game were produced in England by arrangement with Ernesto Scola, Milan. |
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| 1959/60 | |||
| Goal - The Soccer Card Game - 1st
Edition. A super set of high quality cards. The complete set should
comprise the 44 cards in a box, plus rules booklet and card formation sheets. I've dated this set as 1959 since all of the English teams in the set were in the First or Second Divisions at the end of the 1958/59 season, and never after that (Grimsby and Barnsley being relegated from the Second Division in that year).The 1st edition cards can be easily confused with the 2nd edition (see below). Number in set: 44 Gallery: Set gallery Gallery: Rules (2nd Edition) |
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| 1964/65 | |||
| Goal - The Soccer Card Game - 2nd
Edition. An almost identical edition, except that the cover has changed,
the backs have been rearranged (see photo), and these cards have been updated:-
Ipswich Town shirt sleeves have changed from white to blue.- Celtic shirt
strip has changed from full green to green hoops.- Liverpool socks and trim
have changed from white to all red.- Leeds United's strip (pictured) has
been changed from blue shirts to white. This change occurred in 1963.- Leicester
City's strip has been changed from blue shirt with white trim to white shirt
with blue trim; and- Bristol Rovers' strip has been changed from blue and
white quarter shirts to blue. This change also occurred in 1963.The teams
are all the same as in the previous edition. Number in set: 44 Gallery: Set gallery Gallery: Rules |
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