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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 1974/75). 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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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.
Set size: 44.
Click here for
set image gallery. |
 
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| 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 final 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.
Set size: 44. Click here for
set image 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).
Set size: 44. Click here for
set image
gallery.
Click
here for the 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.
Set size: 44. Click here for
set image
gallery.
Click
here for the Rules. |
 
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