Mystery card - Norman Sykes (Bristol Rovers)

[martino]

Anyone know what series this card is from?




Thanks in anticipation.

M

[corneli_blue]

Footballers issued by Chix - known as the 'Double Picture' series. Probably issued in 1960.

There are 3 different backs to the cards. The one you've got, another version with some pink shading on the drawing, plus another version that has 'Ask For Chix' replacing the illustration on the back.



Alan

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[martino]

Alan

Thanks for the quick response and the details.

Looking at my reference book they are probably the Chix Portrait and Action Series.

Shame issuers did not put their name on some issues.

Martin

[silkman1]

Blimey - didn't he go on to play for Stockport County?

[pastpirate]

You are right Silkman1
Wiki says.
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Norman A.J. Sykes (16 October 1936 – 9 December 2009) was a professional footballer who played in The Football League for Bristol Rovers, Plymouth Argyle, Stockport County, and Doncaster Rovers between 1953 and 1967.

Sykes played youth football for various teams in his home town of Bristol before signing his first professional contract with Bristol Rovers on his seventeenth birthday, with whom he spent twelve years, including one year as a youth team player. In 1961 he had an unsuccessful trial with Chelsea and returned to Bristol Rovers until in 1964 he joined Plymouth Argyle for a transfer fee of £2,000, but during his time there he was dogged by injury and made just three League appearances for them.

He played 52 League games for Stockport County in seventeen months between September 1965 and February 1967, before spending the remainder of the 1966–67 season with Doncaster Rovers. Following that he dropped down to non-League football, where he played for Altrincham.

After his footballing career Sykes opened a teetotal nightclub in Manchester in 1975, and later lived and worked in Doncaster.
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[silkman1]

Thanks for that - I well remember coming down to Eastville for the cup game around 1964 - ended in a draw and we beat Rovers 3-2 up here in a hell of a game. Went on to play Liverpool and earned a draw at Anfield.

The one sheet programme for the replay always seemed to be a rare one.

I think we had over 17000 for the replay. I remember Eastville was a mighty stadium.