Tunstall / Alvis Racer - The Wizard

[redwine]

I'm thinking mid 1920s.  Since a Fred Tunstall played for Sheffield Utd then and also captained Engerland. And The Wizard comic started in 1922.  I may well be wrong and look forward to being corrected.
Can find absolutely no trace on t'internet 
I'm hoping you can help.  Many thanks! 

Aluminium
Medal aligned
23.49mm
1.37g

[malj1]

How Wizard! 

I found this  Wizard site! this shows lot of freebies given away with comics, there are some coins listed but I did not find your particular one.

The Wizard was launched as a weekly British comic on 22nd September 1922, published by D.C. Thomson, It was merged with The Rover in September 1963, becoming Rover and Wizard, renamed to The Rover in August 1969. The Wizard was relaunched on 14th  February 1970, and continued until 10th  June 1978, by which time 1,970 issues had been produced.

This page shows some Wizard comics! too but seems the earliest in the collection dates to 1935; four pages of these in total. click images to enlarge.

Here is a typical Wizard comic picture. Note details of a free gift mentioned in mast-top most weeks.

[malj1]

This page showing Free Gifts of D.C. Thomson has six of these football coins. [including your piece] How wizard! 

I note they are all taken from eBay!

[andyg]

this quite clearly shows H Tunstall, yet like Redwine I can only find a Fred Tunstall.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Sheffield_United_F.C._players&pagefrom=Tudor%2C+John%0AJohn+Tudor+%28footballer%29#mw-pages

[andyg]

A.E Quantrill -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alf_Quantrill

A. Troup
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Troup

H. Chambers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Chambers

1920's also.
Two of these played in the English national team, the third (A Troup) in the Scottish national team.

[malj1]

  this page says full name Fred Tunstall but I doubt that, perhaps it was H. Frederick Tunstall?

listed as being at Sheffield United 1920–1931

[andyg]

Robert Roxburgh...

http://www.11v11.com/matches/newcastle-united-v-west-ham-united-13-october-1923-62336/

Final appearance for Newcastle in May 1924.

[malj1]

Alan Lauder Morton (24 April 1893 – 12 December 1971) was a Scottish international footballer and "Wembley Wizard". He was known for his stirring wing play as an outside-left and commitment to Rangers. He retired from active play in 1933.

'The Wee Blue Devil', as he was nicknamed went onto receive winners' medals as Scottish Football League champion in 1921, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927–31.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Morton

[redwine]

Wizard effort guys
Many thanks indeed! 
So, circa October 1923. 

[malj1]

Dredged up from the recesses of my mind was the hazy memory of one of these, a search in my junk box confirmed this, a very poor specimen that I feel may benefit from a touch of soap and water; perhaps for the first time since he left the playing field in the 1920's!

One that has been shown before, Harry Chambers, Liverpool with makers initials JRG below bust of J. R. Gaunt & Son Ltd., of London and Birmingham [I see the others also have these initials]

The reverse has another racer this time a Lanchester. Presented with the Wizard. Aluminium, 23.5mm.

We now need details of the other reverses and how many other types were issued in this series.

[redwine]

We're missing "Coin George Wilson. Date: Oct 5 1923 NO108" from one of the links above.

1920–1925 Sheffield Wednesday. Twelve appearances for England, seven as captain.

[malj1]

I shall have to study that listing again! even now we only have seven.

George Wilson (14 January 1892 – 25 November 1961) was an English footballer who played in his club career at Blackpool and Sheffield Wednesday between 1912 and 1925. He made twelve appearances for England, seven as captain.

Sheffield Wednesday 1920–1925

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wilson_%28English_footballer%29

[malj1]

Harry Chambers, Liverpool - again - looking much better after a bath in soap and water. [a wee drop of dish-washing liquid]

[malj1]

I located his Flickr page, this adds Frank Roberts of Manchester City. In October 1922, Manchester City paid £3,400 for him (a huge sum at the time).

Manchester City 1922–1928 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Roberts_%28footballer%29

His Flickr page has thumbnails for seven coins see below. No image there of George Wilson.


Redwine can you add link you found to dates of these footballers?

[redwine]

Your link Malcolm 
http://kellyscomics.com/list-of-dc-thomson-freebies.php

It's in date order. Go down to October 1923

Apparently a Peugeot Racer was on the back of Man City's Frank Roberts (source ebay - piccies gone  )

Malcolm, can you ask the chap with the Flickr page what's on the other side of the pieces?