Baines Football Trade Card, Brotherton, Well Centred

Baines football trade card, South Liverpool. A rare circular football trade card in the shape of a leather football ball. Made by the toy shop owner from Bradford, John Baines. Bain...

Baines football trade card, Rochdale. Well Centred. A rare circular football trade card in the shape of a leather football ball. Made by the toy shop owner from Bradford, John Baines. Baines went on to produce not only football cards but eventually covered scores of different sports, from golf, cricket, tennis to horse racing and bowls, and just about any kind of sporting affiliations in just about every city, town and village in the UK. The cards were promoted in various prize competitions like finding certain "medal cards", collection a certain amount of empty packets. One could always submit a mini essay on sport with the winner having their writing printed on the backs of the cards. Hence why the backs are so varied and different. The baines card offered for sale is printed in a yellow tone with a picture of a young boy playing football, 'The Village Champion', to the front with the words 'Well Centred, Rochdale'. To the reverse 'BAINES' gold medal football cards, We guarantee to give every week during our three months' Competition, 50 Jerseys, Shirts or Sweaters. Boys are requested to carefully read show bills...

Baines football trade card, yeadon green lane. Well played. A rare circular football trade card in the shape of a leather football ball. Made by the toy shop owner from Bradford, John Baines. Baines went on to produce not only football cards...

Baines football trade card, bare. Well dribbled. A rare circular football trade card in the shape of a leather football ball. Made by the toy shop owner from Bradford, John Baines. Baines went on to produce not only football cards...

Antique sepia photograph of a 19th Century football player in a rectangular walnut frame.

Original vintage workplace motivational poster - Teamwork means goals! Combined effort seldom loses Join in Help win Be in Bill Jones - featuring a d...

This is the 1889 William H. Overend (1851-1898) and Lionel Smythe (1839-1918) first edition, photogravure of the Calcutta Cup – a Rugby match between Scotland and England, that has been played over 100 times, the first match...

Original vintage sport themed 1935 General Election political propaganda poster for the British Conservative Party - It's Team Work That Counts Support Natio...