This first card was chosen for several reasons, starting with the fact that it was in October 1919 that Argentina beat Uruguay 6-1 to win the Copa Premier Honor Argentino.
It was also in this month, but in 1924, that the first goal was ever scored from a simple corner kick, oddly once more against Uruguay. Strangely, in the same year, Billy Smith did the same, for Huddersfield Town against Arsenal.
October is also the birth month of local players Diego Armando Maradona, and Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele
I am not sure whether anyone can identify the footballer shown on this card? It would be great fun if you could.
Also does anyone know the first card featuring the Argentina team. So far the winner is the 1925 "Empleados Nacionale Series" by Piccardo & Cia. Lets see if we can beat that!
It takes until the original British Trade Index part III, RB.31, published in 1986, for this set to make an appearance, where it is described as : "National Team Colours. 76 x 55. Football Colours, Nd. (56)".
This is almost identical in the updated Trade Index, RB.125, published in 2006, except that the date has been inserted between the title and the size.