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     Primrose Confectionery of Slough were prolific suppliers of cards from around the end of the second world war through to the 1970's. These cards ranged from sports to film and cartoons to the Wild West.
     They issued 3 football sets in their 'sweet cigarettes'. The first series was 'Famous Footballers' in 1961,  followed by 'Cup-Tie Quiz' in 1972-73 and 'Football Funnies' in 1973-74.
     The 'Famous Footballers' was a series of 50 cards measuring 65mm x 32mm in size and contained six cards of Wolves players, the most of any team. All Wolves cards are shown below.

02 - Norman Deeley - Front.jpg
02 - Norman Deeley - Rear.jpg
04 - Jimmy Murray - Front.jpg
04 - Jimmy Murray - Rear.jpg
23 - Gerry Harris - Front.jpg
23 - Gerry Harris - Rear.jpg
28 - Peter Broadbent - Front.jpg
28 - Peter Broadbent - Rear.jpg
44 - Bill Slater - Front.jpg
44 - Bill Slater - Rear.jpg
49 - Billy Wright - Front.jpg
49 - Billy Wright - Rear.jpg
88 page issue - 240 x 165 in size - £3.00

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

Sat 17th April 1948

Wolves Res. v Manchester United Res.

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