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Click here to subscribeCaricatures or racing personalities, original pen & ink drawing by an unknown but talented hand, subjects including J V Rank, Harry Wragg, Steve Donoghue, Joe Sime, Baron de Montalbo, Major J B Walker, Michael Beary, Colonel Harold Wernher, Harvey Leader, Sir A Gordon Smith and others, the sheet 23 by 16.5cm., 9 by 6 1/4in.; note the reverse has three football caricatures, two bearing autographs
An autograph book containing the signatures of cricketers circa 1903-4, primarily Kent, Middlesex, Derbyshire, Hampshire & Yorkshire county cricket clubs, subjects including Leonard J Moon, Sir Foster H E Cunliffe, William P Robertson, Richard N R Blaker, Kenneth L Hutchings, Edward W Dillon, Gregor MacGregor (also played rugby for Scotland), C J Burnup (also played football for England), Bernard J T Bosanquet, George R Gregory, A E Lawton, Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard (also explorer, adventurer, big-game hunter, sniper), Levi G Wright (also played football for Derby County), E Maynard Ashcroft, Ernest G Read, Alexander C Johnston, D A Steele, E M Sprott, Leslie Gay (also played football for England), Lord Hawke (also Chairman MCC), Ranjitsinhji (Maharaja Jam Sahib of Nawanagar), John Tunnicliffe, George H Hirst, Walker Wainwright, James W Rothery, David Hunter, Wilfred Rhodes, David Denton, Hubert Myers, Schofield Haigh, Lees Whitehead; the album also containing non-cricketing signatures including the following that have been identified, (Politics / Government) Arthur Bigge (Private Secretary to Queen Victoria and George V) John Taylor Smith (Chaplain to the Forces 1901 - 1925); (Music) Frederick Ranslow (singer), Gregory Hart (singer), Nadia Sylva (singer), Marian Mackenzie (singer), Oscar Beringer (composer). W Backhaus (composer). Ellaline Terris (music hall), Seymour Hicks (music hall); the academic Hastings Rashdall; and the authors Frederic William Farrar & L Eardley-Simpson
An autograph book with a good selection of 20th century sportsmen, including the 1921 Australian cricket team, the 1930 Arsenal football team, 1921 Worcestershire CCC, and many individuals including Jim Smith the first Wembley Cup Final winning captain, Jesse Pennington, George Kay, George Duncan (golfer), Percy Hendren, Gerald Patterson (Wimbledon Champion), Floyd Patterson, Freddie Mills, Jimmy Wilde, Bombardier Billy Wells, J B Hobbs, Charlie Buchan, Ted Kid Lewis, Jimmy Dimmock, Ted Drake, Nobby Stiles, Tom Finney and many others, the album modern, with transfers from older albums
A Dutch pottery beaker commemorating the football competition at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games, by Societe Ceramique factory, Maastricht, inscribed IXe OLYMPIADE, AMSTERDAM 1928, monochrome printed panel of a footballer surrounded by polychrome printed decoration, height 10cm., 4in. Illustrated front & reverse
A 9ct. gold 1921-22 Football League Division Two Championship medal awarded to Sam Hardy of Nottingham Forest, inscribed THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, CHAMPIONS, DIVISION 2, WINNERS, 1921-22, NOTTm. FOREST F.C., S. HARDY The Football League Div.2 1921/22 was won by Nottingham Forest with 56 points, 4 points ahead of Stoke. Both teams were promoted to Div 1.
A 9ct. gold Football League Midland Section 1918-19 wartime Championship medal awarded to Sam Hardy of Nottingham Forest. inscribed THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, MIDLAND SECTION, WINNERS, 1918-19, NOTTINGHAM FOREST F.C. During the 1st World War competition football was suspended and in its place regional league competitions were set up. This medal was awarded to Hardy at Nottingham Forest who were crowned Champions of the Midland Section.
A 9ct. gold Football Association England v Wales 1919 Victory International medal, inscribed THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, ENGLAND v WALES, 1919, VICTORY INTERNATIONAL There were two England Victory Internationals v Wales. The first was at Ninian Park on 11th October 1919 with Wales winning 2-1. However, Arsenal's Ernest Williamson was in goal for England that day. This medal was awarded for the second match on 19th October at the Victoria Ground, Stoke. Villa's Sam Hardy kept goal during England's 2-0 win.
A 9ct. gold Football Association England v Scotland 1918-19 Victory Internationals medal, inscribed THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, ENGLAND v SCOTLAND 1918-19, VICTORY INTERNATIONALS, S. HARDY, GOODISON PARK, LIVERPOOL, APRIL 26th 1919, HAMPDEN PARK, GLASGOW, MAY 3rd 1919 In an exciting match, England beat Scotland 4-3 having been 3-0 up at half-time. England's goals came from braces by Spurs' Arthur Grimsdell & West Han's Sydney Puddefoot.
A 15ct. gold Football League representative medal, inscribed THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, ENGLAND v SCOTLAND, THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE v THE SCOTTISH LEAGUE, MARCH 1908, S. HARDY It is believed that this medal relates to the match at Villa Park played on Leap Day 29th February 1908. It would seem the medal engraver did not take the extra day into account believing the match to have been played 1st March.
Four 9ct. gold football medals awarded to Sam Hardy, i) 1910 Robey Charity Cup ii) The Football League National War Fund 1918-19, winners iii) Nottinghamshire Football Association, 1924-25, Senior Cup, runners-up iv) an uninscribed issue ; the lot also including a referee's whistle inscribed PAST & PRESENT, 1938, S. HARDY (not illustrated)
A medal for the second edition of the Torneo Internazionale Stampa Sportiva also known as the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy held in Torino in April 1909 a tournament sometimes referred to as “The First World Cup”, In gilt, the obverse struck with a football scene, signed with initials S.J., the reverse inscribed II TORNEO INTERNAZIONALE DI FOOT-BALL, INDETTO DALLA STAMPA SPORTIVA, TORINO, APRILE 1909 In 1908 the Italian sports magazine La Stampa Sportiva organised an international football tournament featuring teams from Italy, France, Switzerland and Germany. FC Servette defeated Torino 3-1 in the final. The following year Sir Thomas Lipton, the Scottish-born tea merchant, put up a trophy for the competition. This was competed for twice, in 1909 and 1911, with Torino hosting these international tournament. Italy, Germany & Switzerland sent their most prestigious professional club sides to the competition, but The Football Association refused to endorse it and declined the offer to send a team. Not wishing to have England unrepresented in the competition, Sir Thomas Lipton invited West Auckland FC, an amateur side from Co Durham, and mostly made up of coal miners to take part. West Auckland won the tournament beating the Swiss team FC Winterthur 2-0. The County Durham team returned to Italy in 1911 to defend their title. In this second competition, West Auckland beat Juventus 6-1 in the final and were awarded the trophy outright. In January 1994 the trophy, which was being held in West Auckland Workingmen's Club, was stolen and never recovered. An exact replica of the original trophy was commissioned and is now held by West Auckland FC. Tyne Tees Television produced a TV dramatisation of the story in 1982, “The World Cup: A Captain's Tale”, starring Dennis Waterman.
A group of twelve Edwardian football medals awarded to Harold A. ("Toby") Milton, comprising: i) a 9ct. gold F.A. Amateur Cup runners-up medal, season 1904-05; ii) a 15ct. gold medal London F.A. Challenge Cup, New Crusaders F.C., 1905-06; iii) an unhallmarked medal inscribed TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR F.C., CHAMPIONS, DIV. I., HAROLD A. MILTON, THE WESTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, 1903-04; iv & v) a 9ct.gold medal inscribed WEST HAM CHARITY CUP, WINNERS, 1903-04; and a gold-mounted silver medal for the same competition, inscribed FINALISTS, 1904-5; vi, vii & viii) two similar 9ct. gold & enamel medals for the Eastbourne Charity Cup, undated but will with hallmarked date letters for 1906 & 1907; and a 9ct. gold medal for the same competition in season 1908-09; ix) an unhallmarked continental medal inscribed SAN SEBASTIAN, 1911; x) a gold-mounted silver medal inscribed FOSSE v CLAPTON, 1903; xi) a silver & enamel medal inscribed LONDON CHARITY CUP, 1902-03; xii) a bronze medal inscribed AMATEUR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION SENIOR CUP, WINNERS 1908-09 Harold Aubrey Milton was born at Hackney, London, 15th January 1882. The amateur played for University College School & Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, New Crusaders, Tottenham Hotspur, Clapton and Casuals. Milton originally played at outside right before switching to half back whilst at Cambridge University and twice played in the annual varsity match v Oxford. He signed amateur forms for Tottenham Hotspur during February, 1904 along with his University captain SS Harris and another Cambridge team mate AF Leach-Lewis. Milton made four first-team appearances for Tottenham Hotspur were April 5, 1904 v New Brompton (now Gillingham) home won 1-0 Southern League; April 18, 1904 v West Ham United away won 1-0 Western League; April 20, 1904 v Plymouth Argyle away drew 0-0 Western League February 27, 1905; and v Millwall Athletic home won 4-1 Western League. Known familiarly as "Toby", Milton followed his father A.G. in playing for the Clapton club and helped them reach the 1905 FA Amateur Cup Final at Shepherds Bush where they were defeated 3-2 by West Hartlepool watched by a 4,000 crowd. Harold had moved on to the Casuals club by the time Clapton won the trophy two years later. In January, 1906 Harold played for the Amateurs of the South against their professional counterparts in an international trial match and was twice selected by the AFA (Amateur Football Association) to play for England during his time with the Casuals. He faced Wales in a 4-3 win at Tufnell Park on January 6, 1910 and France (USFSA) in a 3-1 win at Paris on March 23, 1911. "Men Famous in Football" 1905 described him as "A very strong bustling player". During the Great War Harold Milton served with the London Regiment, mainly in Salonika, as a Lieut. Colonel and was awarded the M.C. He was an able cricketer as well playing for Southgate CC from 1909 and as captain between 1919 and 1924. He was later a Ground Trustee from 1932 to 1958 and the Club President between 1945 and 1952. Harold Milton died in East London, March 14 1970.
Two silver miniature Ellis Cup trophy presentations, double-handled cups & covers with gilt interiors, inscribed ELLIS CUP, 1910 and 1912, height 6cm., 2 1/4in. The Ellis Cup, otherwise known as The South Bank Amateur Challenge Cup, is one of the oldest football competitions in the world, having been first competed for in the Middlesbrough area in 1889. The 1910 Cup was won by Eston United and in 1912 by Eston Church Parish.
An early and rare Scottish Football Association junior international cap awarded for the match v Ireland in 1911, with an identical design to the full senior international cap but in red as opposed to the normal dark blue, inscribed S v I, 1911 This match was played at Cliftonville, Belfast, on 18th March 1911. The game ended as a 1-1 draw.
A Newcastle United Director's Football League Division One Championship medal season 1926-27, in 9ct. gold, inscribed THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NEWCASTLE UNITED, LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP, 1926-27, WON BY N.U.F.C., J. GRAHAM, DIRECTOR, in original fitted case Newcastle United won the First Division title in season 1926-27 with a total of 56 points, five clear of Huddersfield Town.
A shield made to commemorate Arsenal's first appearance in a F.A. Cup Final in 1927, in the form of a varnished wooden shield inscribed gilt ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB, set with a shelf mounted with a gunmetal miniature replica of a cannon and inscribed THE GUNNERS, all on a rectangular wooden backboard with wall fittings, the reverse dated, signed and inscribed 1927, J. HARRIS, WOOLWICH, 84 by 58.5cm., 33 by 23in.
A Birmingham City wartime Football League (South) Champion's medal 1945-46 awarded to Frank Mitchell, in 9ct. gold & enamel, inscribed BIRMINGHAM CITY FOOTBALL CLUB, FOOTBALL LEAGUE (SOUTH) CHAMPIONS, 1945-46, F. MITCHELL 1945-46 was the final season of wartime football. Birmingham City won the Football League South regional title. The title chase went down to the final playing day of the season. Aston Villa had already completed their fixtures and topped the table with 61 points. Both Birmingham and Charlton Athletic were two points behind them but both with superior goal differences. Birmingham won at Luton 3-0 whilst Charlton were held to a 1-1 draw by Wolves, and so Birmingham claimed the title on goal difference from Villa.
Medals, photographs & ephemera relating to the career of Frank Mitchell, five medals comprising: a silver & enamel 1958-59 winner's medal for the Birmingham & District Works Amateur Football Association 'Aston Villa Cup'; another medal from the same Association for winning the Black & White Cup in 1957-58, named to F. Mitchell; a wartime medal inscribed ROSYTH SOCCER SIXES; and two uninscribed medals; the lot also including a Swedish silver medal plaque, uninscribed; a few original photographs, two pin badges and a little paper ephemera (a qty.)
A silver-gilt London Football Association Challenge Cup winner's medal won by a Chelsea footballer in season 1949-50, inscribed LONDON FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP COMPETITION, WINNERS, 1949-50, in original paper box The 1949-50 London Challenge Cup Final was won by Chelsea who defeated Brentford 3-0 in a replay at Fulham, after a 4-4 draw at Arsenal.
Stanley Matthews's 1953 F.A. Cup Final winner's medal, in 9ct. gold, the reverse inscribed THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, CHALLENGE CUP, WINNERS, in original case; sold with a Sotheby's Olympia auction catalogue 21st September 2001, with the medal featuring on the front cover (2) In Coronation Year of 1953 and after 21 years as a professional footballer, Stanley Matthews finally won the F.A. Cup medal that had eluded him for so long. After a dramatic match in which Blackpool defeated Bolton Wanderers 4-3, Stanley Matthews was presented with this, the most fabled medal in the long and romantic history of the Football Association Challenge Cup by Her Majesty The Queen. Twice in three years (1948 and 1951) Matthews was on the losing side in classic final encounters, and with 55 minutes of the 1953 final elapsed, when Bolton were 3-1 ahead, there could have been few in the country who believed his quest for a winner's medal would be resolved on that afternoon. Then the 100,000 crowd packed into Wembley, with countless more at home watching the first televised broadcast of the Cup final by the B.B.C., witnessed the 'Wizard of Dribble' turn the game around with a vintage right- wing display. First, an outswinging centre to the far post deceived the Bolton keeper, Hanson, whose fumbled catch dropped in the path of Stan Mortensen to score. With a minute of the game left, yet another Matthews' centre found Mudie, who was fouled close to the penalty box. From a rehearsed free kick routine, Mortensen rescued the game for Blackpool crashing home the equaliser. In injury time Matthews embarked on yet another run, and with a trademark jink to the outside and a cut to the inside he fooled Banks, rolled the ball past Barrass, and crossed for Perry to score a last- gasp winner. The world's most famous footballer playing on the game's most famous stage had his medal. Almost lost in the excitement of the occasion was Stan Mortensen's achievement of becoming the first player to score a hat-trick in a Cup final, although not to Matthews. With the endearing modesty that characterised the great man, he always asserted that the game should be known as the 'Mortensen Final'. This unforgettable match, however, will always be remembered as the Stanley Matthews Cup Final. Provenance: Consigned by Stanley Matthews junior to Sotheby's Olympia football memorabilia auction, 21st September 2001. Purchased by the present vendor.
A bronze medal presented to John Downie of Manchester United in 1952, the reverse inscribed GAZET VAN ANTWERPEN, DANKT U, IN HERINNERING, AAN DE ONTMOETING, AUSTRIA WIEN F.K., MANCHESTER UNITED F.C.; sold with a signed and hand written letter of authenticity from John Downie (2) The Austria Wien v Manchester United freindly match was played in Antwerp on 11th November 1952. United won 1-0 through a goal by Pearson. United were reigning champions of England and Wien were champions of Austria. John Downie was a Scottish player born at Lanark 19th July 1925. He began his senior career at Bradford Park Avenue before signing for Manchester United in 1949, as a direct replacement for Johnny Morris, for a then record club fee of £18,000.The inside forward made a total of 116 League & Cup appearances for United before transferring to Luton Town for £10,000 in 1953. Johnny Downie then had spells at several League & non-League clubs before retiring in 1962. Post-career he worked as a newsagent in Bradford before moving to Tynemouth where he followed local football with a keen interest and was a regular at North Shields and Whitley Bay. He died in Tynemouth 19th February 2013 aged 87.
A 9ct. gold 1968 F.A. Cup winner's medal awarded to John Talbut of West Bromwich Albion, inscribed THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, CHALLENGE CUP, WINNERS, in original case; sold together with a silver plated dish presented to members of the WBA Cup winning team on the 20th anniversary in 1988; and a signed photograph of John Talbut (3) West Bromwich Albion defeated Everton 1-0 in the 1968 F.A. Cup final, the winning goal scored by Jeff Astle.
John Talbut memorabilia, comprising two framed England U-23 shirt badges and a framed shirt badge from his 1970 Football League Cup Final jersey; an England blazer badge; a small AS Roma presentation silver dish; a West Bromwich Albion official party itinerary for the 1968 F.A. Cup Final; a group of 7 good luck telegrams sent to John Talbut at Wembley Stadium on Cup Final Day in 1968; and (not illustrated) two modern limited edition WBA team-signed photographic prints of the 1968 F.A. Cup final, one with 10 signatures, the other nine (15)
A Football League Division Two Championship winner's plaque awarded to Alex Stepney of Manchester United in season 1974-75, in 9ct. gold, inscribed DIVISION II, CHAMPIONS, 1974-75, ALEX STEPNEY, MANCHESTER UNITED, set on a wooden backboard with easel support; sold together with a celebration dinner & dance menu for the Championship win, held at the Midland Hotel, Manchester, 5th May 1975 (2) Alex Stepney made a total of 539 appearances as Manchester United goalkeeper between 1966 and 1978. His career spanned United's rise to European Champions in 1968 and gradual decline to relegation in the proceeding years. Stepney did, however, help United regain their place in England's top league in season 1974-75 and have their name on the F.A. Cup trophy once more in 1977.
Ray Kennedy's Liverpool Football League Division One Championship medal season 1981-82, gold and enamel, inscribed FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP, DIVISION 1 WINNERS, the medal has been mounted in a frame together with a colour photograph of Kennedy and printed career biography, 56 by 27cm., 22 by 10 3/4in.; the original medal case has been preserved and is also offered with the lot (2) Provenance: The Ray Kennedy Collection, Christie's, 20th October 1993 In a highly successful career Ray Kennedy won honours at every senior domestic and European level with Arsenal and Liverpool. The present medal was awarded for his sixth and final Championship win, and his fifth for Liverpool during his final season at Anfield. The reds finished the 1981-82 season with a total of 87 points, four clear of Ipswich Town. After short spells at Swansea and Hartlepool Ray Kennedy was forced to retire from the game having started to suffer the initial symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
A silver & enamel 1991 Football League Cup runners-up medal awarded to Mal Donaghy, inscribed THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP, FINALISTS, 1990-91, in original case inscribed THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, FOUNDED 1888 In the 1991 Football League Cup Final Sheffield Wednesday beat Manchester United 1-0 through a goal by John Sheridan in the 37th minute.
The match ball used when Ryan Giggs made his first full start and scored his first goal in senior football, Manchester United v Manchester City at Old Trafford, Football League Division One, 4th May 1991, An Adidas Etrusco Unico, sold with a signed letter of authenticity from the match referee on that occasion, Peter Tyldesley; and a DVD with highlights of the game (3)
The official FIGC Report for the 1934 World Cup in Italy, "Coppa Del Mondo, Cronistoria Del II Campionato Mondiale Di Calcio, published by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Del Calcio, extensive coverage, 232 pages, numerous illustrations, original pictorial wrappers, in good condition; the volume has a presentation card for the President of the Italian Football Association (FIGC) Giorgio Vaccaro (2)
1954 World Cup publications, i) Jules Rimet's book Histoire Merveilleuse De La Coupe du Monde, paper wrappers, by Union Europeenne D'Editions, Monaco, and Rene Kister and Godefroy Schmid in Geneva & Zurich, overall in very good condition; ii) Championnat Du Monde De Football 1954, Coupe Jules Rimet, international edition, blue cloth gilt; iii & iv) match programmes for England v Switzerland Group Match & Uruguay v Hungary semi-final; v) and a souvenir autograph album with player portraits of all teams ready for signing, none were collected
Ray Wilson's England 1966 World Cup winner's medal, .750 continental gold by Peka, inscribed F.I.F.A., WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, WINNERS, JULES RIMET CUP, IN ENGLAND, 1966, RAY WILSON, in replacement case Provenance: Bought at Christie's 27th March 2002, lot 70. Ray Wilson was born at Shirebrook, Derbyshire, 17th December 1934. His skills as a left-back were first spotted by a scout at Huddersfield Town and Wilson signed professional forms at the Yorkshire club in 1952. He made his first-team debut after his National Service v Manchester United in 1955. Ray Wilson made a total of 266 League appearances for Huddersfield, including during the management spell of Bill Shankly, and had been capped 30 times for England - a record for Huddersfield Town - by the time Everton secured his services in 1964. A torn muscle, however, meant that he missed most of the 1964-65 season at Everton. By comparison 1965-66 proved to be the high watermark of his career. Having secured a F.A. Cup winner's medal at Wembley, when Everton beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-2, Wilson was selected by Alf Ramsey for the England's 1966 World Cup squad. Undoubtedly Ramsey's first-choice for the No.3 shirt, Ray Wilson played in all six games during England's 1966 World Cup winning campaign. The semi-final v Portugal marked Wilson's 50th international cap and at 32 Ray Wilson was the oldest member of the team that beat West Germany 4-2 (aet) in the final on 30th July. . Post-World Cup, Alf Ramsey continued to select Wilson as England progressed through the qualification process for the 1968 European Championships, ultimately going out in the semi-finals and finishing third overall. Wilson's 63rd and final England cap came in the third-place play-off against USSR. At club level, Wilson appeared at another F.A. Cup final in 1968 this time on a losing Everton side to West Bromwich Albion. Injuries began to take their toll and he was granted a free transfer by Everton in 1969. After a season at Oldham and then at Bradford City, he retired in 1971 following a brief spell as caretaker manager. Ray Wilson then left the world of football completely and built up a successful undertaker's business in Huddersfield. He lives in Slaithwaite near Huddersfield with his wife Pat. They have two children.
A yellow Brazil jersey signed by the 2002 World Cup winning squad, signatures in black marker pen, mounted, framed and glazed, 103 by 88cm., 40 ½ by 34 ½in., sold together with a letter of authenticity signed by Ricardo Terra Teixeira, President of the Brazilian Football Association, dated 16/12/2002 (2) Provenance: Christie's 26th March 2003 lot 153
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![A group of 25 Watsonian [Rugby] Football Club selection cards/postcards circa 1903,
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