Gallaher Footballers — Willis Edwards #70 — Leeds United
late 1920s
Willis Edwards belongs to the interwar generation that helped establish Leeds United before the club’s later Revie-era fame. This Gallaher card is therefore less about nostalgia for a known legend than about preserving one of the earlier layers of the club’s identity and its England connections.
Read the catalogue note →- Season
- late 1920s
- Set
- Gallaher Footballers — Series of 100
- Subject
- Willis Edwards
- Club shown
- Leeds United
- Card number
- 70
- Grading
- Light age/handling and edge/corner wear; no numeric grade.
- Condition
- Light age/handling and edge/corner wear; no numeric grade.
- Completeness
- Complete as supplied.
Catalogue note
Willis Edwards belongs to the interwar generation that helped establish Leeds United before the club’s later Revie-era fame. This Gallaher card is therefore less about nostalgia for a known legend than about preserving one of the earlier layers of the club’s identity and its England connections.
Archive significance: Pre-war Gallaher card of a major early Leeds and England player; interwar club/international context supports Gold.
Historical context: Early Leeds and England context preserved through interwar cigarette-card culture.
Research caution: Exact issue year unresolved.
Why this object matters
The Edwards card is a useful interwar Leeds and England object. Retain its current score while the precise Gallaher issue year remains provisional; no unsupported early-date or rare-variant enhancement is made.
Evidence limits: Precise Gallaher issue year remains provisional.
Historical context
Early Leeds and England context preserved through interwar cigarette-card culture.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8.5 / 10.
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