This clue was the name of the footballer Ron FLOWERS, Wolves [Wolverhampton Wanderers} and England
Barratt's first set of Famous Footballers "A" was issued in 1935-36, the cards measured 62 x 44 m/m and there were 100 cards in it. Similar cards were issued for several years, the last being "E" which covered 1939-40. Obviously the Second World War stopped play but the next set of "Famous Footballers" did turn up, in 1947-50. These "A" series cards began with "A1" in 1953-54, and remained black and white. The first colour set was "A8" covering 1960-61, whilst "A9" was the first set to have an album. The final series was A.15 in 1967.
Ron Flowers also appears on many other trade cards, but we have just selected two to look for, these being
Chix Confectionery Co. of London “Footballers” (CHI-380 : CGO-3 – 1959/60) card 44/48, an attractive card with a dual portrait to the front, portrait and action, and the back also being split with a caricature and with text; these were actually issued in two stages, cards 1-24 and cards 25-48, and with different backs, one says “Ask for Chix”, whilst the other is anonymous, like most of the Chix issues, and can be collected with the caricature in black and white or in a kind of pinky tint.
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Kellogg Company of Great Britain Ltd “International Soccer Stars” (KEL-290 : KEO-3 - 1961) 5/12, where he is called Ronald Flowers. These fitted into a folder, not an album