Private company

John Player & Sons

Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

English manufacturer of tobacco products

John Player & Sons, most often known simply as Player's, was a tobacco and cigarette manufacturer based in Nottingham, England. In 1901 the company merged with twelve other companies to become a branch of the Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain and Ireland.2 It is part of Imperial Brands.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1877Founded1
  • Industrytobacco industry1
  • HeadquartersNottingham1
  • Founded inNottingham1

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Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

John Player & Sons, most often known simply as Player's, was a tobacco and cigarette manufacturer based in Nottingham, England. In 1901 the company merged with twelve other companies to become a branch of the Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain and Ireland.2

Corporate structure

John Player & Sons is part of a group headed by Imperial Brands. 16 entities, 7 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Imperial Brands Bristol, United Kingdom
    • John Player & Sons Nottingham
    • Altadis Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
    • Reemtsma Subsidiary · Hamburg
    • Rizla Subsidiary
    • British Tobacco Company (Australia) Subsidiary · Australia
    • Imperial Brands CR Subsidiary · Czechia
    • IMPERIAL BRANDS FINANCE PLC Subsidiary · Bristol, United Kingdom
    • IMPERIAL TOBACCO LIMITED Subsidiary · Bristol, United Kingdom
    • Imperial Tobacco Management Luxembourg Subsidiary · Luxembourg
    • United Tobacco Companies (South) Subsidiary

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by John Player in 1877, in Nottingham.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • cigarette

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

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Timeline

  1. 1877Founded Founded in Nottingham1

Sources

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