The Cricket & Football Times, Bicycling and Athletics Journal - Sporting Personalities

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I have a Woodburytype card issued with "The Cricket & Football Times, Bicycling and Athletics Journal" which must have been formed following a merger of various magazines c.1880 which has an inscription identifying the subject as W. Pierce-Dix. From my research I believe he was one of the first football referees but haven't been able to confirm this. The illustrations were issued stuck to the centre of the front page, which had no cover. </i></span><i style="color: red;">Do you have any info that might help?</i></span><br /><span style="color: red;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Champion Football Eleven of Scotland</b> was given with </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">volume 1, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">issue no.1 of 'The Cricket & Football Times' dated May 2, 1878 - the magazine was merged with others after issue 36 to form the new magazine referred to above.</span></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /> It seems he was the referee at the 1881 F.A. Cup Final played at Kennington Oval where Old Carthusians beat Old Etonians by three goal to nil. He was also one of the main people behind the Sheffield Football Association. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />I found two more illustrations given away with this publication, both cricket items. None of them are mentioned in Cartophilic Society of Great Britain, nor in books about cricket cards.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before I could publish this item Mike came back to me with a lot more information, which I will include here:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>Magazine issue no. and card given</u></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1.  Champion Football Eleven of Scotland (The Cricket & Football Times 02/5/1978)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">?.  1876 Gloucestershire cricket team</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">?.  1878 Australian Touring Team (Cricket)  (published September 1878)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">?.  1878 Harris Touring Team (Cricket)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">?.  1879 USA Touring Team (Cricket)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">?.  1880 England Touring Team (Cricket)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">?.  Souvenir of the National Testimonial to Dr. W.G. Grace, July 22, 1879 (published 1879)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">?.  W. Pierce-Dix (Sheffield F.A., Referee)   (Published 1880)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">88.  W. Wallace, Esq. (Hon. Sec. RFU)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">89.  Arthur Bills (Bicyclist of Wolverhampton)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">90.  A.K. Butterworth (Capt. of Marlborough Nomads F.C. 1878 & RFU committee member)  (published 15/1/1880)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">91.  Hubert Heron (Wanderers F.C. & England player 1873-76 & 78)  (published 1880)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">92.  A.W. Hutt</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">93.  L. Stokes, Esq. (Capt. Blackheath F.C.)  (published 1880)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">94.  J.W. Beningfield (Hon. Treasurer Bicycle Union)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">95.  Master J.H. Iliffe (Bicyclist on a penny-farthing)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">96.  E. Tegetmeier, Esq. (Late London Bicycle Club)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">97.  F.W. Firminger, Esq. (LAC Blackheath Harriers)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">98.  Mr. F.G. Walker (athlete)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">99.  Arthur Hoare (cricketer)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">100.  C.B. Wilson (Vice-President Bicycling Touring Club)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>New Series</u></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">99.  F.E. Tobias (cyclist)  (48)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">100.  G.L. Hillier (cyclist)  (49)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">101.  The Oxford Crew (rowing)  (50)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">102.  C.B. Wilson (cyclist)  (51)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">103.  F.W. Firminger (athlete)  (52)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">104.  W. Pye-English (cyclist)  (53)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">105.  J.E. Dixon, Esq. (athlete)  (54)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">106.  H.M. Oliver, Esq. (athlete)  (55)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">107.  C.F. Turner, Esq. (athlete)  (56)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">108.  W.R. Itter (swimmer)  (57)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">108.  L. Stokes (football) ?</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">109.  C.W. Nairn (cyclist)  (58)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">110.  A. Shrewsbury (cricketer)  (59)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">111.  Canadian Cricket Team - unissued ?</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The following is a list of cards offered in one of the later magazines '</span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">price 3d each or 2/6d per dozen</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">'.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lord Harris</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hon. I. Keith-Falconer</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A.N. Hornby, Esq.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">H.L. Cortis, Esq.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">D.D. Bryson, Esq.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">W.G. George, Esq.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">G. Pinder</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">W.D. Welford</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">John Keen</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">J.A. Squires, Esq.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">S.H. Ineson, Esq.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">H. Davenport, Esq.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">H. McNeil, Esq.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">George Edlin</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">H. Venn, Jun.,, Esq.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">F. Cooper, Esq.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">J.T. Richmond, Esq.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Master John R. Dean</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">N.C. Bailey, Esq.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">W. Pierce-Dix, Esq.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">G.T. Mawby, Esq.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">C.W. Alcock, Esq.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">W. Wallace, Esq.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Arthur Bills</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A.K. Butterworth, Esq.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hubert Heron, Esq.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A.W. Hutt, Esq.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">More information on the Dr. W.G. Grace item:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Titled on the front, opening to reveal a mounted head-and-shoulders photographic portrait of W.G. Grace on the left and a record of his averages and scores of over 100, 1864-1878, on the right-hand page, printed in purple with gold borders.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>

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