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TOPPS CHEWING GUM

     Topps Chewing Gum were a well-known producer of cards from the United States. Founded in 1938 they took over A&BC Gum in 1975 and issued there first series of footballers in 1975-76 and continued issuing until 1981-82 when they stopped. Topps acquired Merlin Publishing and now produce the successful Match Attax cards.

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1975-76 - Footballer

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This was the first series under the Topps name and covered the First and Second Division and totalled 330 cards this time. The cards had red and grey backs, measuring 88mm x 63mm in size and featured nine Wolves players as below.

44 - Willie Carr (Front).jpg
44 - Willie Carr (Rear).jpg
121 - Steve Kindon (Front).jpg
121 - Steve Kindon (Rear).jpg
133 - Derek Parkin (Front).jpg
133 - Derek Parkin (Rear).jpg
146 - Mike Bailey (Front).jpg
146 - Mike Bailey (Rear).jpg
157 - Frank Munro (Front).jpg
157 - Frank Munro (rear).jpg
167 - Barry Powell (Front).jpg
167 - Barry Powell (Rear).jpg
175 - Ken Hibbitt (Front).jpg
175 - Ken Hibbitt (Rear).jpg
178 - Alan Sunderland (Front).jpg
178 - Alan Sunderland (Rear).jpg
184 - John Richards (Front).jpg
184 - John Richards (Rear).jpg

1976-77 - Footballer

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This was a series again covering the First and Second Division and totalled 330 cards this time. The cards had blue and grey backs, measuring 88mm x 63mm in size and featured nine Wolves players as below.

33 - Mike Bailey (Rear).jpg
33 - Mike Bailey (Front).jpg
95 - John Richards (Front).jpg
95 - John Richards (Rear).jpg
165 - Ken Hibbitt (Front).jpg
165 - Ken Hibbitt (Rear).jpg
58 - Alan Sunderland (Front).jpg
58 - Alan Sunderland (Rear).jpg
103 - Frank Munro (Front).jpg
103 - Frank Munro (Rear).jpg
187 - Steve Kindon (Front).jpg
187 - Steve Kindon (Rear).jpg
79 - Gary Pierce (Rear).jpg
79 - Gary Pierce (Front).jpg
116 - Derek Parkin (Front).jpg
116 - Derek Parkin (Rear).jpg
288 - Willie Carr (Front).jpg
288 - Willie Carr (Rear).jpg

1977-78 - Footballer

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This series covered both the First and Second Division and totalled 330 cards. The cards had red backs, measuring 88mm x 63mm in size and featured nine Wolves players and a 'team leaders/history' card. Images of all of the Wolves cards are below.

24 - John Richards (Front).jpg
24 - John Richards (Rear).jpg
120 - Team Leaders (Front).jpg
120 - Team Leaders (Rear).jpg
203 - Frank Munro (Front).jpg
203 - Frank Munro (Rear).jpg
256 - Steve Daley (Front).jpg
256 - Steve Daley (Rear).jpg
281 - Garry Pierce (Front).jpg
281 - Garry Pierce (Rear).jpg
41 - Willie Carr (Front).jpg
41 - Willie Carr (Rear).jpg
142 - Steve Kindon (Front).jpg
142 - Steve Kindon (Rear).jpg
222 - Alan Sunderland (Front).jpg
222 - Alan Sunderland (Rear).jpg
272 - Ken Hibbitt (Front).jpg
272 - Ken Hibbitt (Rear).jpg
293 - Derek Parkin (Front).jpg
293 - Derek Parkin (Rear).jpg

1978-79 - Footballer

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The 78-79 series again covered both the First and Second Division with a further 11 cards covering the history of the World Cup, a total of 396 cards. The cards had orange backs, measuring 88mm x 63mm in size and featured eleven Wolves players as shown below.

16 - Steve Daley (front).jpg
16 - Steve Daley (rear).jpg
86 - Geoff Palmer (rear).jpg
86 - Geoff Palmer (front).jpg
227 - Martin Patching (rear).jpg
227 - Martin Patching (front).jpg
36 - Derek Parkin (front).jpg
36 - Derek Parkin (rear).jpg
159 - John McAlle (front).jpg
159 - John McAlle (rear).jpg
286 - Kenny Hibbitt (front).jpg
286 - Kenny Hibbitt (rear).jpg
65 - John Richards (front).jpg
65 - John Richards (rear).jpg
211 - Maurice Daly (front).jpg
211 - Maurice Daly (rear).jpg
308 - Paul Bradshaw (front).jpg
308 - Paul Bradshaw (rear).jpg
324 - Norman Bell (rear).jpg
324 - Norman Bell (front).jpg
375 - Willie Carr (front).jpg
375 - Willie Carr (rear).jpg

1979-80 - Footballer

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This was a series covering the First and Second Division and totalled 396 cards and had Pale Blue Backs. Wolves were represented by 16 cards all of which are displayed below.

5 - Willie Carr (front).jpg
5 - Willie Carr (rear).jpg
59 - Bob Hazell (front).jpg
31 - Derek Parkin (rear).jpg
98 - Billy Rafferty (front).jpg
98 - Billy Rafferty (rear).jpg
122 - Steve Daley (front).jpg
122 - Steve Daley (rear).jpg
195 - Kenny Hibbitt (front).jpg
195 - Kenny Hibbitt (rear).jpg
252 - Martin Patching (front).jpg
252 - Martin Patching (rear).jpg
313 - Paul Bradshaw (front).jpg
313 - Paul Bradshaw (rear).jpg
372 - George Berry (front).jpg
372 - George Berry (rear).jpg
31 - Derek Parkin (front).jpg
31 - Derek Parkin (rear).jpg
70 - Geoff Palmer (front).jpg
70 - Geoff Palmer (rear).jpg
103 - Peter Daniel (front).jpg
103 - Peter Daniel (rear).jpg
186 - Gary Pierce (front).jpg
186 - Gary Pierce (rear).jpg
231 - Mel Eves (front).jpg
231 - Mel Eves (rear).jpg
310 - John Richards (front).jpg
310 - John Richards (rear).jpg
352 - Norman Bell (front).jpg
352 - Norman Bell (rear).jpg
396 - Team Group (front).jpg
396 - Team Group (rear).jpg

1980-81 - Footballer 81

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This series saw a radical change for although they were still the same overall size at 88mm x 63mm they each contained three cards which were separated by perforation with 198 footballers represented. Wolves players featured on 7 cards as below.

47 - John Richards (front).jpg
47 - John Richards (rear).jpg
73 - Andy Gray (rear).jpg
73 - Andy Gray (front).jpg
74 - Emlyn Hughes (front).jpg
74 - Emlyn Hughes (rear).jpg
75 - Willie Carr (front).jpg
75 - Willie Carr (rear).jpg
76 - John Richards (rear).jpg
76 - John Richards (front).jpg
114 - Emlyn Hughes (front).jpg
114 - Emlyn Hughes (rear).jpg
116 - Andy Gray (rear).jpg
116 - Andy Gray (front).jpg

1981-82 - Footballer

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     This was the last series issued by Topps and again the cards were split into three as the previous series (see image to the right) with 187 footballers represented. Wolves players featured on 6 cards as below. Size 63 x 30mm each individual card (63 x 90mm for the trio)

Typical Card.jpg
Andy Gray (front).jpg
84 - Andy Gray (rear).jpg
85 - John Richards (rear).jpg
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86 - Paul Bradshaw (rear).jpg
Paul Bradshaw.jpg
Kenny Hibbitt (front).jpg
87 - Kenny Hibbitt (rear).jpg
Wayne Clarke (front).jpg
88 - Wayne Clarke (rear).jpg
Scan_20231105 1.jpg
165 - John Richards - Top Scorer (rear).jpg
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Sat 5th April 1947

Wolves Res. v Preston North End Res.

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88 page issue - 240 x 165 in size - £3.00

Mon 7th April 1947

Wolves Res. v Derby County Res.

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88 page issue - 240 x 165 in size - £3.00

Sat 19th April 1947

Wolves Res. v Liverpool Res.

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88 page issue - 240 x 165 in size - £3.00

Fri 26th March 1948

Wolves Res. v Barnsley Res.

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88 page issue - 240 x 165 in size - £3.00

Sat 3rd April 1948

Wolves Res. v Preston North End Res.

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Sat 17th April 1948

Wolves Res. v Manchester United Res.

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