A&BC CHEWING GUM LTD.

A&BC Chewing Gum Ltd. formed in 1949, are one of the best remembered card producers from the last century. Their sets included amongst many other things pop stars, film stars, TV stars and cricketers. The company produced their first set of sports cards in 1954 - ‘All Sport’.  The 120 card set of sporting personalities included 36 footballers. Their first all-football card set followed in 1958 and the company would issue at least one set of football cards each year for the next 16 years before being taken over by American company Topps Chewing Gum in 1975.

1973/74 FOOTBALLER (BLUE BACKS)

This set was issued in two series - cards 1 to 131, and cards 132 to 264. Three cards - 235, 262 and 264 were never issued so there were actually 261 to collect. There were however two variations of the number 182 checklist card meaning in total there were 262 different cards. Each packet of cards / chewing gum cost 2p.

Number of cards in set: 261
Number of Albion cards in set: 11

The card backs are enlargeable by clicking on them
 

47 - WILLIE JOHNSTON	60 - GORDON NISBET	71 - TONY BROWN

95 - ASA HARTFORD	108 - JOHN WILE	119 - RAY WILSON

143 - ALISTAIR BROWN	154 - ALAN MERRICK	176 - JEFF ASTLE

201 - DAVID SHAW	225 - LEN CANTELLO

Card Dimensions: H 80mm x W 55mm