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WOLVES IN DETAIL
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.
Sat 5th April 1947
Wolves Res. v Preston North End Res.
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Mon 7th April 1947
Wolves Res. v Derby County Res.
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Sat 19th April 1947
Wolves Res. v Liverpool Res.
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Fri 26th March 1948
Wolves Res. v Barnsley Res.
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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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