Year of issue: 1925
Issued by: Lacey’s Chewing Wax
Trade reference number(s): LAC-040-2 / LAG-1
Number of cards in set: 50
Size: standard (approx. 69mm x 35mm)
Approximate value (per card): Murrays £32.50; FCCM £40.00
Murray has these cards dated 1925, whereas FCCM has them as 1923; I believe the former to be correct. Jack Swan(n) joined Watford from Leeds United on 1st September 1925, so this set must have been produced late in 1925. A spanner in the works however, is Bob Kelly who appears as a Burnley player even though he had left over the summer to join Sunderland. The original cards came with two different back designs; one simply reads “Lacey’s Chewing Wax” whilst the second reads “Lacey’s Chewing Wax and Chewing Gum“. These originals are now very hard to find, especially in good condition and are very expensive. The set was also reprinted in the early 2000s, and these are easily distinguished as the back clearly states “The Nostalgia Classic Collection (Limited Edition)” at the bottom of the card.
- S. Seymour (Newcastle United)
- C. Buchan (Arsenal)
- R. McGrory (Stoke)
- J. Swan (Watford)
- J. Richmond (Leeds United)
- T.G. Bromilow (Liverpool)
- W. McStey (Glasgow Celtic)
- A. Fairclough (Derby County)
- W. Gillespie (Sheffield United)
- F. Tunstall (Sheffield United)
- J. Rutherford (Arsenal)
- V. Watson (West Ham United)
- G. Kay (West Ham United)
- C. A. Cross (Crystal Palace)
- A.S. Moulie (Millwall)
- L. Davies (Cardiff City)
- A. Morton (Glasgow Rangers)
- T. Phillipson (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
- J.F. Leslie (Plymouth Argyle)
- S. Chedgzoy (Everton)
- J. McColl (Hibernian)
- J. McGovern (Bristol City)
- A.R. Dorrell (Aston Villa)
- H. Bedford (Blackpool)
- J. Cringan (Birmingham)
- T.E. Fern (Port Vale)
- T. Farquharson (Cardiff City)
- E. Taylor (Huddersfield Town)
- W.H. Walker (Aston Villa)
- S. Puddefoot (Falkirk)
- R. Sewell (Blackburn Rovers)
- G. Wilson (Sheffield Wednesday)
- J. Mackie (Portsmouth)
- W. Hole (Swansea Town)
- F. Barson (Manchester United)
- C. Stephenson (Huddersfield)
- N. Bullock (Bury)
- J. Silcock (Manchester United)
- H. Barnes (Preston North End)
- T.C.F. Johnson (Manchester City)
- T. Clay (Tottenham Hotspur)
- J. Bradford (Birmingham)
- W.A. Flint (Notts County)
- J. Duncan (Leicester City)
- P. Gallaher (Glasgow Celtic)
- E.T. Vizard (Bolton Wanderers)
- R. Kelly (Burnley)
- W.H. Woodall (Bristol Rovers)
- J. Smith (Bolton Wanderers)
- H. Gallacher (Airdrieonians)
I am still short of several images here – can YOU help, please?