A very rare and early programme for the match between the Everton `A` Team & Blackpool South Shore Team on 8th February 1890, in the form of a 4-page match card This programme must surely rank amongst the group of earliest surviving Everton programmes and dates to three seasons before Everton began playing at their newly built Goodison Park ground. It must also be one of the earliest surviving programmes involving Blackpool FC, whose history began in 1887. At this time there were two clubs Blackpool St. Johns and South Shore. At a meeting at the Stanley Arms Hotel on 26th July 1887a breakaway group then formed Blackpool FC. The two teams played against one another in the Lancashire Combination and although more successful than South Shore on the pitch they did not enjoy the same level of support. After a difficult period in League Two between 1896-97 and 1898-99, when they were not re-elected. In 1899 it was decided that the two teams should amalgamate. The name Blackpool FC was kept, but they moved into South Shore`s ground, which was Bloomfield Road. The newly combined club re-entered the Football League in 1900-01. In their own right South Shore`s greatest moment came in season 1885-86 when they pulled of the giant-killing feat of beating Football League founding member Notts County 2-1 in the 5th Round of the F.A. Cup. The cup run ended in the quarter-final with a 2-1 defeat to Swifts.
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A collection of 13 Ipswich Town 1930s home programmes, comprising: v Tunbridge Wells Rangers, souvenir edition official programme marking Ipswich`s first match as a professional football club 29th August 1936; three F.A. Cup tie programmes v Spennymoor United 12.12.36, Street 10.12.38 & Torquay 10.12.38; and nine editions from Ipswich`s first Football League season of 1938-39, comprising F.L. fixtures v Southend United 27th August (first match), Bristol Rovers, Northampton, Torquay United, Newport County, Cardiff City & Port Vale, together with the Ipswich Hospital Cup match v Aston Villa 8th May, and Ipswich reserves v Colchester United 6th May
The very scarce unnumbered Manchester United v Leyton Orient postponed programme 19th January 1963, a four page emergency edition printed in black & white, inscriptions to front cover. The 1962-63 football season was savaged by a severe winter and on publication of this programme United hadn`t played since Boxing Day. As a result of producing a number of full prints runs for postponed matches, United took the precaution of producing an `emergency edition.` On the front page Matt busby apologises to supporters asking them "to accept this condensed edition of the United Review as a sign of the times!" He adds "When the weather allows us to forecast matches with some degree of certainty the full page edition will be back again!" However, there was no let up in the weather and the Leyton Orient fixture was postponed. The match was eventually rescheduled as United`s final match of the season and played on 18th May. This programme is in a group of United`s scarcest post-war issues together with the Wolves postponed from the Munich season, the Sarajevo away from the 1968 European Cup winning campaign and the away leg of the 1968 World Club Championship v Estudiantes of Argentina.
Four bound volumes of Manchester United programmes for seasons 1961-62, 1963-64, 1964-65 & 1965-66, the 1961-62 volume containing the 4-page special edition for the Liverpool v Preston F.A. Cup 2nd replay, the Football League v Italian Football League match 8th November and the United friendly v Real Madrid 13th December; the 1963-64 volume including the George Best debut match; sold together with 14 loose Manchester United programmes including issued from the Treble Winning Season, pre-season friendlies, a Youth away and a 2003 Champions World Series programme v Barcelona played in Philadelphia (18)
A Runcorn v Preston North End F.A. Cup 3rd Round programme 7th January 1939, a special edition souvenir programme printed with a club history; sold together with a related press cutting (2) Runcorn attracted a crowd of 10,111 to watch this game against giants of the Football League Preston North End generating record receipts of
A collection of 85 programmes dating from the 1940s and 1950s, the lot including 2 charity matches played at Slough Centre, Berks & Bucks v Football Association 18.4.45 and Slough Centre v QPR 5.5.48, plus 32 Reading (plus a small qty of fixture & membership cards), 12 Arsenal, 7 Maidenhead United (including Berks & Bucks Senior Cup final played at Marlow), 6 Chelsea, 6 Lincoln City, 5 Fulham, 4 Brentford, 2 Boston United, 2 Ipswich Town including v Chelsea 21.8.48, 2 Slough Town, 1 Luton, 1 Portsmouth, 1 QPR (incomplete), 1 West Ham & 1 Wolves (a qty.)
12 football programmes, comprising: England Victory international v France 1945; War Cup finals (South) for 1943, 1944 & 1945; F.A. Cup final for 1950; F.A. Amateur Cup finals for 1950 & 1951, England internationals v Switzerland 1948, Wales 1952, Belgium 1952 & Spain 1955 and a wartime `pirate` v Scotland 19.2.44; sold together with an Arsenal club handbook for 1947-48 signed to the front cover by Tom Whittaker (13)
Football programmes and ticket stubs, including a programme, ticket and luncheon menu for the Scotland v England international at Hampden Park 15.4.39, the reverse of the menu bearing numerous signatures believed to be friends of the original owner who attended the auction; programmes for Aston Villa v Charlton played at Chelsea 20.5.44, England v Brazil 8.5.63 & 1972 F.A. Cup final; a programme plus a ticket stub for England v Scotland 19.2.44 & 12.4.47 & England v Austria 4.4.62; ticket stubs for England v Scotland wartime internationals 4.10.41, 10.10.42 & 17.1.42, and three for Charlton Athletic games v Burnley 20.9.47 (a pair) and v Blackpool 21.12.46 (18)
A collection of 110 reserves and other programmes dating between seasons 1948-49 and 1960-61, comprising: 42 Football League teams reserves 48-49 to 58-59; 11 F.A. Youth Cup 56-57 to 59-60; 37 County Cup etc. 47-48 to 59-60; 13 Schoolboy matches 48-49 to 60-61; 4 Scottish & Welsh Cup games 55-56 to 59-60; and three Edinburgh Select matches v Newcastle United, Birmingham & Preston North End between 55-56 and 57-58
Football ephemera, including: an original photograph of a group of footballers circa mid 1880s, one identified as being Dr Tinsley Lindsey (2nd from right, back row) wearing Trinity Hall Cambridge colours, possibly even an England team with the players all posing in their club kits; together with a 1934 World Cup edition of the Italian magazine Il Calcio Illustrato; a 20 by 30in. British Movietone News cinema poster featuring the 1950 F.A. Cup final amongst other news items; and a Mail on Sunday news stand poster for the 1986 World Cup (4)
1950s Chelsea memorabilia, comprising: a pottery dish, signed by Brenda Cole of Chelsea, celebrating the club`s Golden Jubilee 1905-1955, 14cm., 5 1/2in. diameter; a programme, ticket and Green `Un newspaper for the Chesterfield v Chelsea FAC5 match 11.2.1950; a telegram sent to Frank Blunstone by his parents; a letter on club letterhead sent on behalf of club secretary W M Birrell 30.10.51; three original b&w press photographs of Saunders, Brabrook and of Chelsea conceding a goal to West Ham 19.9.1959; and a small signed colour magazine photo of Brabrook; four books on Chelsea, Lawton, Finn, Bentley & Sewell; the lot also including an official F.A. list of entrants for the 1950-51 F.A. Cup competition; and one non-Chelsea football book; a club handbook for the 1955-56 season; and a Tribute to Frank Blunstone publication (18)
SCARCE: The Northern Football Annual 1876, For Lancashire, Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire, Westmoreland etc., edited by the author of "Football In The North", contents including a preface, The Rugby Game by Ernest E. Marriott, The Forthcoming Season of 1876-77 by the Editor, The Association Game by "Verona", The Sheffield Association, The Rugby Football Union, Principal Matches Played in the North during the Season 1875-76, List of Secretaries` Names & Addresses, List of about 450 Noted Players with one-line summaries of their playing style etc., printed by E. Hulton & Co., Manchester, 1876, rebound by R. Riviere & Son Ltd, with original paper wrappers preserved, for Henry Sotheran Ltd., London. This extremely scarce annual was the first to focus on football in the North of England-with football at this time meaning equally the Association and Rugby Union games. Its scarcity means that it is not recorded in John M. Jenkins authoritative work A Rugby Compendium, published by The British Library, 1998; or Peter Seddon`s A Football Compendium, published by The British Library, 1999. The only earlier football annuals are the seldom seen John Lilywhite`s Football Annual, edited by C.W. Alcock, published in London in 1868, with this single issue then being continued by The Football Annual, edited by Alcock, and first published in London in 1869. Whilst north of the border the Scottish Football Association produced their first annual in 1875-76. The content of Alcock`s annuals tended to be south-centric and focusing on the Public Schools. It seems certain that as a response to this, a rival publication was launched in Manchester in 1876 focusing on the already heavily evolved football scene in the north of England. In The Northern Football Annual`s preface it is stated "Considering the number and importance of Football organisations throughout the Northern, as distinct from the Southern, Counties, it seems strange that our task has not long ago been anticipated ... It gives us great pleasure to lay before the Football players of the North of England the first issue of an Annual devoted to their favourite sport, and which we believe will be a compendium of the utmost value to those whose interest in the game is not bounded by the limits of the particular club to which they belong." Despite its good intentions, perhaps it was not a commercial success and abandoned after the inaugural publication. This would certainly go a long way to explaining the scarcity of The Northern Football Annual.
Two 1878 editions of the rare The All England Cricket & football Journal and Athletic Review, for October and November, published by Martin Hurst, Sheffield, a short-lived journal, only 29 issues were published between April 1877 and August/September 1879, football coverage in the present lot includes fixtures for Notts v Sheffield, Glasgow Rangers v Clapham Rovers played at the Kennington Oval, Nottingham Forest v Glasgow Rangers, Partick v Blackburn Rovers, Queen`s Park v Nottingham, Sheffield v London & London v Birmingham, and results for Birmingham, Stoke, Notts, Walsall, Forest and the F.A. Cup winning trio of Wanderers, Old Etonians and Clapham Rovers, also a report on a floodlit football match at Sheffield 14th November 1878
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Four volumes on Arsenal, Chapman (Herbert) Herbert Chapman on Football, with dust-jacket, Garrick Publishing, 1934; Jack (David) Soccer, green cloth, Putnam, London, 1934; Allison (George F.) Allison Calling, with dust-jacket, Staples Press, 1948; A SIGNED COPY OF Bastin (Cliff) Cliff Bastin Remembers, with dust-jacket, The Ettrick Press Ltd, 1950;
Jockeys autographs, the lot comprising: an autograph album with signatures of jockeys circa 1947, in pencil, including Gordon Richards, Charlie Elliott, Harry Carr, Doug Smith, Eph Smith, Edgar Britt, Billy Nevett, Joe Sime, Frankie Durr, Harry Blackshaw, G Littlewood, Tommy Lowrey and others, the book also containing the signatures of the Middlesbrough football team from the same period; together with postcards/cigarette cards signed by Gordon Richards (5), Lester Piggott (2), Willie Carson (3) and the trainer Noel Murless
A gold medal presented to the English cricketer Harry Charlwood on the occasion of the first ever official Test Match that commenced 15th March 1877 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between Australia and England, the obverse engraved with crossed cricket bats, stumps and a ball, with a cricket field beyond, the reverse inscribed PRESENTED TO, H. CHARLWOOD, BY, GE0. BROWNE C.E., ARCHITECT, M.C.C. GRAND STAND, MELBOURNE, 1877. This exciting discovery of a gold medal offers a unique opportunity to acquire a presentation made on the occasion of the first official Test Match in cricket history, the game between Australia and James Lillywhite`s England side played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground commencing 15th March 1877. Australia won the game by 45 runs, a result that, extraordinarily, was duplicated precisely when Australia and England competed in the Centenary Test Match, played March 12th to 17th 1977 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The medal was presented by George Browne, the Melbourne architect, responsible for the Grand Stand built at the MCG for the Test Series against England in 1877. This is the only known extant medal from Browne`s commemoration, but presumably he presented a gold medal to every visiting England player, and perhaps the home team too, as a suitable souvenir of his achievements in developing a ground more than worthy of hosting Test Match cricket. Browne is known to have socialised heavily with James Lillywhite`s English cricketers during the 1876-77 Tour. "The Australasian", Saturday December 2, 1876, p.715 records: … On Saturday last Mr. George Browne, the architect for the grand stand at the M.C.C. ground, drove [the English cricketers] round the city and suburbs in an English drag and six, and entertained them at a sumptuous dinner at Clement`s Cafe in the evening … The present medal was engraved to the Sussex professional Henry Rupert James Charlwood (born Horsham, 19 December 1846 – died Scarborough, 6 June 1888). The right-hand bat played in both the Melbourne Test Matches of 1877. In the historic first match he batted at No.3 for England, scoring 36 in the first innings and 13 in the second innings. During the 2nd Test played March 31st to April 4th, Harry Charlwood batted at No.4 and scored 14 and a duck during England`s 4 wickets victory. In three of his four innings he was the victim of the bowling of Tom Kendall. These were the only two Test maches of H.R.J. Charlwood`s career, that spanned 197 First-Class matches. Harry Charlwood was the mainstay of a poor Sussex county team for several seasons and was noted for his attacking top-order batting style. He was also an occasional lob bowler and a specialist cover fielder, taking 89 career catches. He scored five centuries for, recording a highest score of 155, and scored over 7,000 runs. He later played for Derbyshire and last played in 1882. Returning to the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the first grandstand was a temporary structure erected in 1861 and capable of holding 6,000 spectators. A second, but permanent structure, thereby being referred to as the `First Grand Stand`, was built by George Browne in 1876 in readiness for the visit of James Lillywhite`s England team in 1877. It could seat 2,000 and faced both the ground and the parkland. It was sometimes referred to as the `Reversible Stand` as in the winter the seating could be reversed in order to watch the football games in Yarra Park. The grandstand`s builder was Peter Cunningham and the cost was
A fine autographed Sammy Woods cricket bat dating to the 1890s, the bat in used condition by Odd & Son, Croydon, the back of the bat inscribed in ink with the initials S M J W, the face with approximately 22 ink signatures including the Test players S.M.J. Woods, W.G. Grace, A.E. Stoddart, William Gunn, A.C. McLaren, C.L. Townsend, F.S. Jackson, J.T. Hearne, T.Richardson, Arthur Shrewsbury, J.R. Mason, Schofield Haigh, W.H. Lockwood and Alec Hearne, other signatures including J.A. Dixon, John Tunnicliffe and Charles Kortright. "Sammy" Woods is one of only five cricketers to have represented Australia and England at Test cricket, making three appearances for each country. In 1889 he was named one of the five inaugural Wisden Cricketers of the Year. Born in Ashfield, Sydney, in 1867, Woods came to England to be educated at Jesus College Cambridge where he won Blues for cricket, rugby and football. He played his entire county cricket career at Somerset and captained the team for 12 years from 1894 and competed in a total of 299 first-class matches, retiring in 1910. As well as being an all-round cricketer who excelled at batting, bowling and in the field, he was also an all-round sportsman and played and captained England at Rugby Union and was a founding member of the Babas. Woods also played soccer and hockey at county level. Provenance: The collection of the late Richard Robinson, Somerset CCC Secretary. Robinson bought the bat at an auction at Barber`s in Taunton in the late 1950s.
A collection of cricket autographs mid-1950s, comprising team-groups on official headed paper for the 1955 South Africans, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Sussex and Worcestershire, together with a trimmed headed sheet for the 1956 Australians, plus a quantity of pages removed from an album with further county autographs plus an England F.A. football team (pasted cut-outs) and a large sheet for Yorkshire CCC titled Scarborough 1955, and a later 1978 Liverpool Gala brochure double-signed by Liverpool`s Bob Paisley and Emlyn Hughes
A collection of Golf club histories, comprising modern publications for Royal St George`s, Prince`s and Deal, Royal Portrush, Mullion, The Royal Dublin, Royal Ashdown Forest, Lytham St Annes, Royal Blackheath, Royal County Down (2 copies), Royal Perth, Royal Wimbledon, The Royal North Devon, Royal Canberra, Burnham Beeches, Royal Montreal, Royal Eastbourne, Elanora, St George`s Hill; together with handbooks/pamphlet publications for Southport & Ainsdale, Wentworth, The Sheringham, Hunstanton, Ganton and Machrihanish; the lot also including a history of Aberdeen Football Club (26)
A 1936 Olympic Games book fully-signed by the British Olympic football team, the cloth bound German publication titled Das Olympische Dorf XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936, beautifully signed in ink on the fly leaf in field formation, 2 players per position, and additionally signed by the manager and trainer, signatures including Bernard Joy, Jack Dodds, Lester Finch, Maurice Edelston etc.,
A trio of medals won by the British Olympic athlete Bert MacDonald in the A.A.A. Championships at Stamford Bridge in 1925 and 1926, comprising two similar 15ct. gold winner`s medals by Vaughton & Sons, Birmingham, both inscribed AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP, the first further inscribed ONE MILE, CHAMPIONSHIP, STAMFORD BRIDGE, LONDON, JULT 17th & 18th 1925, B.MACDONALD, 4-18, the second inscribed 1 MILE FLAT, 1926, WINNER, both gold medals 33mm. diameter, weight 33gr.; sold together with a gold-mounted silver second-place medal, inscribed AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP, ONE MILE FLAT, CHAMPIONSHIP, 1925, SECOND. Stamford Bridge, now one of the most famous football grounds in the world, being the home of Chelsea FC, originally opened in 1877 as a stadium for the London Athletics Club and was used almost exclusively for that purpose until 1904 when the Mears family acquired the lease to be the home of the newly founded football club. Athletics, however, was still a regular feature at Stamford Bridge during the summer months including the prestigious Amateur Athletic Championship meeting. See lot 1171 for further information on Bert MacDonald.
Lots 1 to 4-John Goodall (Preston North End, Derby County and England) John Goodall (1863-1942) won 14 England caps between 1888 and 1898, mostly as a Derby County player having joined County in May 1889. The inside right/centre forward is one of the most celebrated names in late Victorian football and was a prolific goalscorer, once netting 16 in Preston`s famous 26-0 annihilation of Hyde FC. He was also one of the Preston `Invincibles` the undefeated team who won the very first Football League Championship title and the F.A. Cup in season 1888-89. John Goodall, who was born in Westminster, London, but of Scottish parentage, also played two First-Class cricket matches for Derbyshire. John Goodall`s England shirt circa 1888 (one of the earliest England shirts ever to be offered at auction), woollen, button-up shirt, with embroidered three lions cloth badge This is believed to be John Goodall`s England debut shirt worn in the match v Scotland at Hampden Park 17th March 1888. Preston North End`s Goodall scored one of the goals in England`s 5-0 win.
John Goodall`s programme from the Football Association 75th anniversary banquet of 1938 autographed by 26 former England internationals of the 1880s to 1920s, held at the King`s Hall, Holborn, 26th October, signed on the inside front cover and first page, all but one autograph in pencil, subjects comprising: Arthur Grimsdell (Spurs), Andrew Ducat (Arsenal), Joe Smith (Bolton), Harold Fleming (Swindon Town), Jesse Pennington (WBA), Robert Crompton (Blackburn), William Wedlock (Bristol City), Revd. K.R.G. Hunt (Leyton), Samuel Wadsworth (Huddersfield), Dennis Hodgetts (Aston Villa), Arthur Walters (Old Carthusians), B Howard Baker (Everton, Chelsea and Great Britain athlete), Samuel Day (Old Malvernians), F.N.S. Creek (Corinthians), Frank Hartley (Oxford City), Rupert Sandilands (Old Westminsters), Vivian Woodward (Spurs & Chelsea), John Sharp (Everton), Ernest Coleman (Dulwich Hamlet), Maxwell Woosnam (Manchester City), Cuthbert Burnup (Cambridge University), Frederick Pelly (Old Foresters), William Moon (Old Westminsters & Corinthians), Arthur Knight (Portsmouth), Frederick Ewer (Casuals) & C.B. Fry (Corinthians, Southampton, England Test cricketer, and Great Britain athlete); the programme additionally bearing the autograph of Middlesex & England cricketer `Patsy` Hendren; sold together with a small group of paper ephemera relating to John Goodall
Lots 5 to 30-Jim Taylor (Fulham, QPR & England) James Guy Taylor was born in Cowley, Middlesex, 5th November 1917. In March 1938 he joined Fulham from Hillingdon British Legion initially as an inside-right and was at Craven Cottage for 16 seasons. During the Second World War Taylor served in the Royal Navy and after the war he resumed football as a wing-half and centre-half helping the Cottagers to a Football League Division Two title in season 1948-49. Jim Taylor built a reputation as a dependable back who was strong in the tackle and a judicious passer of the ball. These qualities were rewarded in 1950 when he was selected for the Football Association Tour of Canada, England`s 1950 World Cup squad and two international appearances during the Festival of Britain celebrations of 1951. In addition, Jim Taylor represented the Football League on three occasions. Taylor transferred to west London neighbours Queen`s Park Rangers in April 1953 and after a year at Loftus Road he then took up a position as player/manager at Tunbridge Wells Rangers where in his very first season he led them to a treble success in the Kent Senior Cup, the Kent Senior Shield and the Kent League Cup. The final managerial and coaching appointments of his career were at Yiewsley and Uxbridge Football Clubs. Jim Taylor died 6th March 2001. A blue Football Association 1950 Tour of Canada representative cap, inscribed TOUR OF CANADA, 1950 The Football Association team played a total of 11 games during the tour, winning ten whilst Vancouver held the tourists to a 4-4 draw in the other encounter. The biggest win came against Saskatoon, a 19-1 victory with Taylor scoring a rare goal during the rout. Although a cap was awarded by the Football Association, none of the matches were deemed full internationals. Jim Taylor and Stanley Matthews then flew from Canada to Brazil to join up with England`s first World Cup squad of 1950.
Jim Taylor`s white No.7 Football Association representative shirt from the 1950 Tour of Canada, by St. Blaize, long-sleeved, button-up collar and cuffs, the embroidered three lions cloth badge inscribed TOUR OF CANADA, 1950 For information on the 1950 Football Association Tour of Canada see lot 5.
A blue England 1950 World Cup Tournament cap, inscribed WORLD CUP, 1950, TOURNAMENT; sold together with a signed letter from Walter Winterbottom to Jim Taylor dated 11.7.1950 expressing his thanks to Taylor for his "loyalty and willing co-operation in training routine even though you did not take part in any of the three games played by England"; a signed letter from Stanley Rous 12.7.50 requesting that Taylor complete a F.A. expenses claim form for the World Cup; and four good luck telegrams sent to Jim Taylor in Brazil (7) The Football Association had ignored the World Cup since its inception in 1930 and although finally entering a team in 1950 they still displayed an ambiguous attitude towards the tournament by arranging a goodwill tour of Canada (see previous lot) at the same time. This deprived England coach Walter Winterbottom of the opportunity of selecting a number of key players, most notably Stanley Matthews, who arrived in Brazil from Canada after the first game had been played. This was also the case for Fulham`s Jim Taylor, although he was not selected for any of England`s matches during the debacle that reached its nadir with the shock 1-0 defeat to the USA.
Jim Taylor`s England blazer issued for the 1950 World Cup and the preceding Football Association Tour of Canada, by St. Blaize, in navy blue, with gilt-metal buttons bearing the three lions crest, and breast pocket `three lions` badge in gold wire and silk thread, still complete with a lapel badge for the Canadian Tour with enamelled maple leaf and surmounted by a Canadian beaver emblem For information on England`s inaugural World Cup campaign of 1950 and the preceding F.A. Tour of Canada, see lots 5 & 7.
Jim Taylor`s England full-international debut cap v Argentina 1951, the blue cap inscribed v ARGENTINE, 1951. This match was organised as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations on 9th May 1951 and, historically, Argentina became the first international team other than Scotland to play England at Wembley Stadium. Another significant aspect of the match is that England wore a red shirt for the very first time, see lot 10. In a compelling match, England came back from a 1-0 deficit at half-time to beat the Argentine team 2-1 with goals in the final 11 minutes from Stan Mortensen and Jackie Milburn. Jim Taylor won his first England international cap in this match, although paradoxically it was the third cap he had been presented by the Football Association. The first was for the Tour of Canada, where matches were deemed unofficial, and the second was a tournament cap for the 1950 World Cup where he had been an unused squad player.
A blue England v Portugal international cap 1951, the blue cap inscribed v PORTUGAL, 1951. This match brought the Festival of Britain football programme to a close and was played at Goodison Park on 19th May 1951. It proved to be an evenly contested match for 75 minutes with Portugal holding England to a 2-2 scoreline. Then Portuguese resistance was finally breached with a truly spectacular goal from Tom Finney whose swerving left-foot shot was launched from near the touch line. Late goals by Milburn and Hassall concluded a 5-2 win, a harsh scoreline for the visitors who matched England well in all departments except perhaps for power and fitness.
Jim Taylor`s white No.5 Football League representative shirt from the Eire match in season 1950-51, by Umbro in `Tangeru` fabric, long-sleeved with button-up collar and elasticated cuffs, the embroidered Football League cloth badge inscribed THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, EIRE MATCH, 1950-51. This match was played at Dalymount Park, Dublin, on 4th April 1951. The Football League beat the League of Ireland 1-0 through a goal by Bolton`s Nat Lofthouse.
Jim Taylor Football Association and Football League shirt badges and neck ties, comprising: a cloth shirt badge from the England v Portugal international in 1950-51, a cloth shirt badge from the Football League match v The Scottish Football League in 1950-51, a black No.5 shirt number removed from a Football League representative shirt, and three Terylene navy blue neck ties all bearing red `three lions` emblems, one bearing a manufacturer`s tag for Macaseta Ltd. of Macclesfield (6) The England v Portugal match was played at Goodison Park on 19th May 1951 (see lot 11). The Football League match versus the Scots was played at Ibrox Park on 29th November 1950, with the home team winning 1-0 through a goal by McPhail.
Memorabilia relating to Jim Taylor`s involvement in the Uxbridge & District Football League, comprising: a claret Uxbridge & District Football League representative shirt, short-sleeved, embroidered cloth badge; an Uxbridge & District Football League cloth blazer badge; an Uxbridge Football Club blazer badge; and a silver & enamel runners-up medal won by a young Jim Taylor in the Uxbridge & District Schools` Cup of 1930-31 (4)
A 10k gold medal presented by the Dominion of Canada Football Association to Jim Taylor to commemorate the F.A. Tour of Canada in 1950, inscribed, DOMINION OF CANADA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, J.TAYLOR, F.A., CANADA TOUR, 1950; sold together with a wooden model of a Totem Pole, being a souvenir of the Tour (2) For information of the Canadian Tour see lot 5.
A silver-gilt Football League Division Two Championship medal won by Jim Taylor at Fulham in season 1948-49, inscribed, THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, CHAMPIONS, DIVISION 2, J. TAYLOR, FULHAM F.C., SEASON 1948-49, in original fitted case, inscribed THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE. In an exciting race for the title, Fulham won the Second Division Championship in season 1948-49 by a single point from West Bromwich Albion who, in turn, gained promotion by ending one point clear of Southampton. Due to the shortage of gold in the immediate post-war era, the Football League presented their Championship medals in silver-gilt reverting to the normal 9ct. gold presentation when a usual supply resumed.
A silver-gilt Football League representative medal, with rose & thistle emblems and inscribed THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, REPRESENTATIVE MATCH, NEWCASTLE, MARCH 17th 1948, J.G. TAYLOR, FULHAM F.C., in original fitted case inscribed THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE; sold together with a Newcastle United dinner menu for the match, signed to the back by 18 of the English & Scottish players including the goalscorers George Young & Stan Mortensen, plus the invitation from the Newcastle Directors, and also an official Football League itinerary for the match (4) This match between the Football League and the Scottish Football League was played at St. James` Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on 17th March 1948. The game ended as a 1-1 draw, with Mortensen and Young scoring for the home and away sides respectively.
A silver-gilt Football League representative medal, with rose & thistle emblems and inscribed THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, REPRESENTATIVE MATCH, THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, VERSUS, THE SCOTTISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE, AT GLASGOW, NOV. 29th 1950, in original fitted case inscribed THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE; sold together with an official Football League itinerary for the match fully signed in ink by the FL XI Ditchburn, Robinson, Aston, Wright, Taylor, Cockburn, Hancocks, Mortensen, Lofthouse, Morris & Finney plus the two reserves Johnston & Froggatt; together with Jim Taylor`s selection letter from the Football League, and a congratulatory telegram (4) This match was played at Ibrox Park with the home team winning 1-0 through a goal by McPhail.
A silver-gilt Football League representative medal, with rose & shamrock emblems and inscribed THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, REPRESENTATIVE MATCH, THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE v THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE OF IRELAND, 4th APRIL 1951, AT DUBLIN, in original fitted case inscribed THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE For information on the Football League Eire match see lot 12.
Jim Taylor`s electroplate & enamel plaque for the Football Association Charity Shield played at Stamford Bridge 20th September 1950, with enamelled three lions crest and inscribed THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION CHARITY SHIELD MATCH, ENGLAND WORLD CUP TEAM V F.A. CANADA TOUR TEAM, 20th SEPTEMBER 1950, mounted on a wooden backboard with easel support, 11 by 12cm., 4 1/4 by 4 3/4in.; sold together with Taylor`s Football Association selection letter, itinerary and post-match banquet menu and invitation (5) In a break from tradition, the 1950 Football Association Charity Shield was contested between the 1950 World Cup and Tour of Canada teams instead of the Football League champions and the F.A. Cup winners. Jim Taylor and Stanley Matthews were exceptions and were in fact part of both the Canadian Tour and the 1950 World Cup sides, so were eligible to play for either team in the Charity Shield. However, in the event Jim Taylor was not selected to play.
Two mementoes presented to Jim Taylor by the Argentine Football Association on the occasion of the international match v England at Wembley Stadium 9th May 1951, a silver-mounted mate (herb) cup and bombilla (straw), the former inscribed INGLATERRA V. ARGENTINA, WEMBLEY 9.V.1951, measuring 8cm., 3 1/4in. high; the lot also including a Football Association banquet table flag bearing the three lions crest (3) For information on the Argentina match see lots 9 & 10.
A group of three trophy shields awarded to player/manager Jim Taylor during Tunbridge Wells Rangers 1954-55 treble-winning season, each set with an enamel badge inscribed KENT COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION and on a bakelite backboard, the first two shields in gilt-metal and inscribed SENIOR CUP, WINNERS, 1954-5 and SENIOR SHIELD, WINNERS, 1954-5, the other shield in white metal and inscribed LEAGUE CUP DIV.1 WINNERS, 1954-5, various sizes, the largest 15 by 13cm., 6 by 5in.; sold together with a small qty. of memorabilia relating to Jim Taylor and Tunbridge Wells Rangers, including his player/manager contract for season 1954-55, photographs, telegrams and correspondence and various press clippings (a qty.)
Memorabilia relating to the Football Association Tour of Canada in 1950, including a `Diner Au Revoir` menu, held on board the "Empress of Scotland" 15th May 1950, and fully-signed by the F.A party comprising Hanson, Mozley, Milburn, Ellerington, Johnston, Flewin, Taylor, Russell, Ward, Matthews, Sewell, Bowyer, Lofthouse, Vaughan, Hagan, Wainwright, Hancocks, Medley and Dawson; together with Jim Taylor`s passport, first issued in 1949 and bearing various Visa stamps including those relating to the Canadian Tour and the 1950 World Cup in Brazil; match programmes for the Montreal (20th May) & Victoria (1st June) games; together with various photographs, telegrams & correspondence, dinner menus, sheets of facsimile signatures, tour brochures etc. (a qty.)
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