1959 Cadet Sweets Footballers — Bobbie Robson #1 — West Bromwich
1959
Bobby Robson is pictured here as a West Bromwich player on card number 1 of a 1959 Cadet Sweets series. The confectionery origin is part of the story: before Robson became one of England’s best-known managers, his image was already circulating through the everyday world of sweets and children’s collecting.
Read the catalogue note →- Season
- 1959
- Set
- Cadet Sweets Footballers — Series of 50
- Subject
- Bobby Robson
- Club shown
- West Bromwich Albion
- Card number
- 1
- 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
Bobby Robson is pictured here as a West Bromwich player on card number 1 of a 1959 Cadet Sweets series. The confectionery origin is part of the story: before Robson became one of England’s best-known managers, his image was already circulating through the everyday world of sweets and children’s collecting.
Archive significance: 1959 playing-era Bobby Robson confectionery card, #1; early-object and post-war football-culture significance support Gold.
Historical context: 1959 West Bromwich playing-era Robson image, long before his managerial career.
Research caution: 1959 small-title Cadet back identified as CAD-600 / CAF-10-1.
Why this object matters
The Cadet Robson card supplies a confectionery-distribution counterpart to the early A&BC portrait. The small-title back and playing-era identity sustain outstanding comparative value, with no numerical-position rarity assumption.
Evidence limits: No new physical inspection or collation was performed. Copy-specific conclusions remain limited to the retained catalogue and accession evidence.
Historical context
1959 West Bromwich playing-era Robson image, long before his managerial career.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8.7 / 10.
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