Another piece of vintage football banter was the ‘Memorial Postcard’ common around the turn of the century in England. This particular postcard was stamped with the Aston Villa name after they were defeated 3 – 0 by Bury FC in […]
TW Ellison – “A Genuine Case” Football Cartoon
This cartoon was produced by TW Ellison, the resident cartoonist at the Birmingham Evening Mail between 1904 and 1947. At the time that the cartoon was published a government committee was conducting an official enquiry into door-to-door charitable collections as […]
TW Ellison – “Today’s Menu” Football Cartoon
Produced by Birmingham Evening Mail resident cartoonist Talbot Wilfrid Ellison, this cartoon was featured in the paper for a match between Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur. The cartoon shows the Tottenham Hotspur cockerel reading the Villa Park restaurant menu, advertising […]
