Year of issue: 1923
Issued by: Adventure (DC Thomson & Co. Ltd.)
Trade reference number(s): ZJ5-31 / THO-325
Number in set: 12 sheets, 108 footballers/clubs
Size: approximately 215mm x 145mm
Approximate value: Murrays – uncatalogued; FCCM £30.00 per sheet
A series of beautiful full-colour plates given free over a twelve week period. Sadly complete sheets are quite rare as these are almost always cut up and the individual players appear on eBay for about a fiver each. The backs were plain so there was absolutely no biographical information for each player.
Once again I am indebted to Alan Jenkins who has researched the issue dates and which sheet came with which issue.
Sheet 1 – issue no. 75, dated 17 February, 1923
- F. Knowles (Stockport County)
- S. Furniss (Bristol Rovers)
- Cliff Jones (Burnley)
- R.H. Hill (Millwall)
- M. Gilhooley (Sunderland)
- Bob Wallace (Linfield)
- J. McDougall (Airdrieonians)
- S.W. Abbot (Portsmouth)
- Thomas Robb (Hamilton Accies)
Sheet 2 – issue no. 76, dated 24 February, 1923
- P. Sutcliffe (Darlington)
- H. Wilkinson (Southport)
- Ellis Hall (Halifax Town)
- A. Rawlings (Preston North End)
- F.G. Craig (Plymouth Argyle)
- W. Ashurst (Notts County)
- A. Bradford (Ashington)
- R. McFarlane (Partick Thistle)
- J. McColl (Hibernian)
Sheet 3 – issue no. 77, dated 3 March, 1923
- R.C. Britton (Cardiff City)
- J. McCrae (Bury)
- Wm. Bradbury (Rochdale)
- E. Crompton (Exeter City)
- W. Gibson (Ayr United)
- David Pratt (Bradford City)
- James Hodge (Norwich City)
- F. Hopkins (Liverpool)
- Wm. Culley (Kilmarnock)
Sheet 4 – issue no. 78, dated 10 March, 1923
- R. Freeman (Oldham Athletic)
- H. Baverstock (Blackpool)
- Albert Sturgess (Sheffield United)
- J. Osmond (Clapton Orient)
- L. Banfield (Bristol City)
- Syd Puddefoot (Falkirk)
- Chas. Deacey (Grimsby Town)
- Dennis Jones (Leicester City)
- R. McGregor (Greenock Morton)
Sheet 5 – issue no. 79, dated 17 March, 1923
- Stewart Davidson (Middlesbrough)
- Arthur Grimsdell (Tottenham Hotspur)
- B. Manderson (Rangers)
- W. McCracken (Newcastle United)
- F. Barson (Manchester United)
- G. Kay (West Ham United)
- Joe Kitchen (Hull City)
- A. Wright (Hearts)
- F. Moss (Aston Villa)
Sheet 6 – issue no. 80, dated 24 March, 1923
- J. Crosbie (Birmingham)
- Clem Stephenson (Huddersfield Town)
- W.R. Wainscoat (Barnsley)
- J. Armstrong (Notts Forest)
- Andy Ducat (Fulham)
- H. Hart (Everton)
- David Howie (Bradford)
- Victor Milne (Aberdeen)
- Craig Brown (Motherwell)
Sheet 7 – issue no. 81, dated 31 March, 1923
- A.E. Maitland (South Shields)
- Frank Reilly (Blackburn Rovers)
- M. Hamill (Manchester City)
- W. Paterson (Derby County)
- W. Feebury (Crystal Palace)
- D. Thomson (Dundee)
- G. Wilson (Sheffield Wednesday)
- P. Gallacher (Glasgow Celtic)
- Arthur Dominy (Southampton)
Sheet 8 – issue no. 82, dated 7 April, 1923
- J. Seddon (Bolton Wanderers)
- J.H. Harrow (Chelsea)
- F. Bradshaw (Arsenal)
- Sid Bowser (West Bromwich Albion)
- Val Gregory (Wolverhampton)
- Samuel Currie (Wigan Borough)
- Bert Emmett (Rotherham)
- Tom McGregor (Alloa Athletic)
- Billy Inglis (Raith Rovers)
Sheet 9 – issue no. 83, dated 14 April, 1923
- E.W. Perry (Crewe Alexandra)
- J. Loney (Dumbarton)
- R. Thomson (Tranmere Rovers)
- Jas. Baker (Leeds United)
- J. McAlpine (Queens Park)
- H. Fleming (Swindon Town)
- Wm. Hopkins (Hartlepool’s United)
- J. Broad (Stoke)
- M.J. M’Cullouch (Nelson)
Sheet 10 – issue no. 84, dated 21 April, 1923
- A. Whalley (Charlton Athletic)
- J. Connor (Newport County)
- J.H. Evans (Southend)
- W. Dennis (Stalybridge Celtic)
- Pat Hendren (Brentford)
- Harry Rae (Clyde)
- S. Stevens (Coventry City)
- D. Lawson (St. Mirren)
- Harry Leddy (Chesterfield)
Sheet 11 – issue no. 85, dated 28 April, 1923
- J. Feebury (Brighton & Hove Albion)
- Andy Walker (Accrington Stanley)
- Chas. White (Watford)
- W. Lockett (Northampton Town)
- Michael Nimmo (Barrow-in-Furness)
- Jas. Birch (Queens Park Rangers)
- J. Walker (Reading)
- John Scraggs (Clydebank)
- J. Archibald (Aberdare)
Sheet 12 – issue no. 86, dated 5 May, 1923
- T. M’Inally (Third Lanark)
- A. Tirrell (Luton Town)
- W. Cope (Wrexham)
- Teddy Peers (Port Vale)
- W. Pillinger (Merthyr Town)
- J. Roulson (Swansea Town)
- J. M’Colgan (Albion Rovers)
- G. Hendry (Belfast Distillery)
- T. Davison (Durham City)
1920s Heaven 