A card can still count toward a FUT Gallery Set after you sell it or use it in an SBC. Fan guides also report a First Owner Tag for cards you got yourself, which market buys don't carry. FC Helper's Cards I had lets you add the cards you no longer own and mark which ones you got first-hand, so each Set counts them.
What counts toward a Gallery Set
EA's FUT Deep Dive, which introduced the Gallery in EA SPORTS FC 27, sets three rules:
- Cards you own now count.
- Cards you sold or used in an SBC count too: EA says they "can still contribute to Gallery Sets".
- Loans never count. EA: "Loan Items are not eligible".
What is First Owner?
On top of each card's score, EA says Tags reward combinations of item properties within a Set. EA's articles don't define a First Owner Tag; fan sites describe it like this:
- Packs: FUT.GG reports that "players you packed yourself score extra".
- SBCs, objectives and rewards: other guides add these. games.gg says "Cards obtained directly from packs, objectives, SBCs, or rewards carry this tag".
- Market buys: guides such as timesaver.gg say a card bought on the transfer market doesn't carry it. Loans don't count toward a Set at all.
If the guides are right, the market can't sell you that Tag: the only way to have it is to have got the card yourself.
Why it matters before you sell or quick sell
Because sold cards still count, a card you packed is not lost to the Gallery when it leaves your club. But someone has to remember that you had it and, for First Owner, how you got it. That is what Cards I had is for. Our fodder guide covers what to keep, store or sell.
Add your old cards with Cards I had
Open FC Helper's Gallery from the club bar on the Web App's Home page and pick a Set:
- On the Set page, press Cards I had.
- Search a card by name, or pick it from Cards for this Set.
- It appears under Added by you. Turn on First Owner for each card you packed or earned, and leave it off for market buys.
- Added a card by mistake? Press Remove.
You only need this for cards you sold or used before you installed FC Helper. After that, cards you sell or use in an SBC are remembered for you and marked "Remembered: sold or used in an SBC".
How the Set page shows it
The Set then counts the cards you had beside the ones you own, in its progress and its grade, with First Owner where you turned it on. With Premium, Find cheapest cards searches the transfer market only for the slots still empty.
FC Helper is an independent browser extension for the EA FC Web App, not made or approved by EA. Cards I had is free: see the Gallery on the Features page and our Gallery tokens guide.
Every Web App extension carries a ban risk, FC Helper included. EA's FC rules advise players to avoid browser extensions and forbid automation and auto-buyers. Read our honest take on solver ban risk before you use one.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do market buys count as First Owner?
Fan guides say no: they describe First Owner as a Tag for cards you got yourself. EA's articles don't define the Tag. A card you bought still counts toward a Set as a normal card.
Do loan cards count in the Gallery?
No. EA says Loan Items are not eligible.
Do cards I sold still count?
Yes. EA says items you sold or submitted into an SBC can still contribute to Gallery Sets.
Is Cards I had free?
Yes. Adding cards you had and marking First Owner is free. The Token planner and Find cheapest cards are Premium.