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S. Bloomer

1902 · W.D. & H.O. Wills Football Series · #9

The S. Bloomer #9 reference in Wills’s 1902 Football Series.

Sport: Soccer
Year / season: 1902
Set: W.D. & H.O. Wills Football Series
Number: #9
Format: Card

About this card

S. Bloomer’s 1902 W.D. & H.O. Wills Football Series card is number 9 in that release. This is an early tobacco card. Cards like it were packed with cigarettes, partly to stiffen the pack and partly to advertise the brand, and collectors assembled the series by hand.

It carries no rookie label. That is not a claim either way: the catalog adds the label only when a cited source supports it.

How to identify it

Cards this old vary in size, trimming and paper toning, and some have been reproduced. Compare the back printing, the card stock and the exact dimensions with a trusted example before relying on the front alone.

In S. Bloomer’s run

This is the only S. Bloomer entry in the catalog so far.

In the 1902 checklist

The catalog’s selected checklist for the 1902 W.D. & H.O. Wills Football Series release also includes L. Bell and Alex Raisbeck. It is a partial checklist of cataloged cards, not the full release.

What to know about this issue

The primary PSA image gallery records the printed subject as S. Bloomer.
The full Wills title and #9 identify the issue without assigning a back-brand variant.

Inspect the source

Source reviewed 2026-10-08. The source describes this issue; it does not verify any item offered by a third party.

PSA Set Registry: 1902 Wills Football Series issue gallery (opens in a new tab)

No assigned grade, market value or verified offer is supplied by this reference entry.

Read the soccer collecting guide

S. Bloomer’s 1902 Wills front: Football Series No. 9 and Derby County caption. — **Historical reference scan**
The front visibly prints Football Series No. 9 and S. Bloomer, Derby County. PSA’s registry gallery corroborates the 1902 Wills #9 identity. No reverse establishes a Wild Woodbine, Cinderella, or other back variant. Physical authenticity, original-versus-reprint status, and condition remain unverified.
Wills Football Series artwork; printed photo credit Russell, Crystal Palace, via Wikimedia Commons (Fma12). UK anonymous-work and US expired-copyright notices.
Public domain in the United Kingdom and the United States, per file notices · Original source (opens in a new tab) · Image credits

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The issue stays 1902 · W.D. & H.O. Wills Football Series. These are research checks, not a condition assessment of a specimen.

Raw / ungraded

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