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A complete collection of programmes for England away international matches versus Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland between seasons 1947-48 and 1988-89, comprising: 23 Scotland, home international fixtures between 1948 and 1984, with the 1950 & 1954 games doubling-up as World Cup qualifiers and similarly the 1968 match additionally acting as a European Championship qualifier, the 1985, 1987 & 1989 issues playing for the Rous Cup, the 1956 programme is a VIP edition with tartan card covers; 21 Wales, home international fixtures between 1947 and 1984, the 1949 and 1953 games doubling-up as World Cup qualifiers and similarly the 1967 match additionally acting as a European Championship qualifier, but with a separate issue for the 1972 World Cup qualifier in Cardiff; & 19 Northern Ireland, home international fixtures between 1948 and 1983, the 1966 game doubling-up as a European Championship qualifier, but with separate WC & EC issues for 1979, 1985 & 1987 (63 progs. in total)

Four Republic of Ireland v England international match programmes, the first three played at Dalymount Park on 30th September 1946, 19th May 1957, 24th May 1964 and 25th October 1978The 1946 match, a friendly, was the first ever meeting between the Republic of Ireland and England in international football. The 1957 game was a World Cup qualifier, the 1964 match a friendly, and the 1978 encounter a European Championship qualifier.

A Royal Box edition of the 1914 F.A. Cup final programme Burnley v Liverpool played at the Crystal Palace 25th April 1914, the regular 4-pager printed on card, held in place by blue silk chord within royal blue leather binding with gilt-tooled Royal Coat of Arms, wear and damage along binder spine, and to a lesser extent around other perimeters, the inner silk chord causing tears along the upper and lower sections of the printed programme`s central fold. The 1914 F.A. Cup final was the first to be played in the presence of a reigning monarch, King George V. Burnley won the game by a single goal, scored by Bert Freeman.

Colchester United v Ipswich Town programme 4th September 1937 This was Colchester United`s first ever game. They were formed in 1937 and took over the Layer Road stadium from the defunct Colchester Town Football Club.

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 programme for the London Professionals v London Amateurs match played at White Hart Lane 4th May 1925 for the Lord Kinnaird Memorial Fund The professionals won this game 9-0.

An unused ticket for the Italy v Northern Ireland World Cup qualifying match played at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome, 25th April 1957 Italy won this game 1-0, but Northern Ireland progressed through the group to qualify for the World Cup finals in Sweden in 1958. The campaign included a 2-1 win over Italy in the reverse fixture at Windsor Park. Provenance: The San Siro Museum, Milan.

Three Italian magazines with coverage of Italy v England international matches, Il Secolo Illustrato, covering the first ever Anglo-Italian encounter in Rome in May 1933; La Partita Del Secolo, covering the Milan match in May 1939; and Tuttosport, covering the game in Turin in May 1948

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.

Irvine (Dr.), Alcock (C.W.) and others: Football: A Popular Handbook of the Game, scarce, edited by G.A. Hutchison, numbered II from The Boy`s Own Bookshelf series, blue cloth gilt, published by The Religious Tract Society, London, 1887

Catton (J.A.H.) ["Tityrus"] The Real Football, A Sketch of the Development of the Association Game, pictorial cloth covers, rubbed & with sellotape repairs to spine, published by Sands & Co., London, 1900

Marriott (Charles J.B.) & Alcock (C.W.) Football, The Rugby Union Game by Charles J.B. Marriott, The Association Game, by C.W. Alcock, second edition, revised by the author, with illustrations, pictorial red cloth, George Routledge and Sons Ltd, London, 1903

After Juliet McLoed BIG GAME signed in pencil, lithograph with publisher`s blind stamp, published by Fores, framed & glazed 71 by 61cm., 28 by 24in.; together with a reproduction print of Fores famous 19th century publication: Fathers of the Turf, framed & glazed, 66 by 84cm., 26 y 33in. (2)

Lots 687 & 688-Nakir Bred by The Aga Khan, Nakir made a winning debut for Jim Lewis and Henrietta Kinight in a Novices Chase at Nottingham in 1994, and remained unbeaten that season in which he was crowned novice Champion in the Arkle Chase at Cheltenham and then followed up in the Maghull Chase at Aintree. Nakir never quite lived up to his early promise but did win the 1995 Game Spirit Chase at Newbury by 30 lengths. Nakir: the trophy for the Sandeman Maghull Novice Chase at Aintree 7th April 1994, in the form of a hallmarked silver salver, inscribed THE SANDEMAN MAGHULL NOVICE CHASE, AINTREE 1994, diameter 31cm., 12 1/4in. Nakir followed up his success in the Arkle at Cheltenham with this win at the Grand National meeting in this Grade 2 event. He beat Jimmy The Gillie by 3 1/2 lengths having taken up the running on the approach to the last.

Cricket books, comprising: Fry (C.B.) The Book of Cricket, A New Gallery of Famous Players, 256 pages, green pictorial cloth gilt, George Newnes Ltd., London, circa 1899; sold together with Alcock (Charles) Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds 1895, green & gilt pictorial cloth, Hudson & Kearns; Standing (Percy Cross) Cricket of Today & Yesterday, in 2 vols, Subscription Illustrated Edition, green & gilt pictorial cloth, Blackwood, Le Bas & Co., London, 1902; Pycroft (J) The Cricket Field or the History and Science of the Game of Cricket, third edition, lacking front cover, Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1859; Rebound Lillywhite`s Cricketers` Annuals for 1880, 1881 & 1882 in one volume; 1886, 1887 & 1888 in one volume; 1888; 1889, 1890 & 1891 in one volume; 1892; 1892, 1893 & 1894 in one volume; 1895, 1896 & 1897 in one volume; 1898, 1899 & 1900 in one volume, all original wrappers removed; sold together with Lillywhite`s Cricketers` Companions for 1883 & 1884, lacking covers; the lot also including facsimile Lillywhite`s Cricketers` Companions for 1883, 1884, 1894, 1895, 1896 & 1897; and the boxed Set of Wisden Facsimiles 1864-1878, but lacking the 1864

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

News Letter of Australasia January 1862 with a front page engraving of the arrival of the All-England cricket XI, at the Cafe De Paris, Bourke Street, Melbourne 24th December 1861, covers sheet only, no internal pages from the newsletter This England team was the first to Tour Australia and was dominated by Surrey players. However the first game to have been deemed an official Australia v England Test Match was not until 1877.

Victorian cricket silk titled `To The Admirers of The Noble Art of Cricket`, with central portrait of Denison, Clarke, Martingell, Pilch, Lillywhite, Parr, Felix, Guy, Hillyer, Pell, Dorrington, Mynn, Sewell & Dean, the border formed by portrayals of cricket strokes and laws of the game, in its original frame, glazed, 74 by 93cm., 29 by 37in.

Edwardian cricket prints, comprising: Vanity Fair prints of Palairet, Ranjitsinhji & Hornby, and Albert Chevalier Taylor `Empire`s Cricketers` prints of MacLaren, Tyldesley, Lord Hawke, Hayward, Fry, Trumper, Foster, Laver, McLeod & Hearne, with some printed biogs., unframed; sold together with Russell March`s The Cricketers of Vanity Fair and Neville Cardus & John Arlott`s The Noblest Game: A Book of Fine Cricket Prints

Autographed golf memorabilia, comprising: a group of ten mounted photographic displays of golfers, comprising: Mark Brooks, Bob Charles, Howard Clark, Dan Forsman, David Frost, Scott Hoch, Nick Price, Loren Roberts, David Toms & Lanny Wadkins, each containing a portrait photograph, signature on card and printed legend, all 20 by 30.5cm., 8 by 12in.; sold together with author signed copies of Henry Cotton`s The Game of Golf and Tony Jacklin`s My Autobiography; a box of twelve wrapped Slazenger Star golf balls signed by Tony Jacklin; and a postal cover celebrating the 250th anniversary of the World`s Oldest Golf Club in 1994 signed by Greg Norman and Seve Ballesteros (14)

Two 1924 Olympic Games commemorative medals presented to the American soccer player Arthur G. Rudd, the first an attractively designed 14k. gold & enamel medal by Dieges & Clust issued to the American Soccer Team, the reverse engraved ARTHUR G. RUDD; the other, also by Dieges & Clust in silver-gilt, stamped Sterling, and extensively inscribed 1924, PRESENTED BY HON. JOHN F. HYLAN, MAYOR, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, TO THE VICTORIOUS AMERICAN ATHLETES ON THEIR RETURN FROM THE OLYMPIC GAMES AT PARIS, FRANCE; sold together with a third Arthur Rudd medal presented by the Polish Olympic Committee to commemorate the Poland v USA international match played in Warsaw 10th June 1924 (3) Arthur George Rudd was born in Widnes in England 22nd December 1887. His family emigrated to America and he played soccer for the Fleisher Yarn, the works team of the SB & BW Fleisher Manufacturing Company in Philadelphia. After the 1924 Olympic Games, Fleisher Yarn joined the American Soccer League for the 1924-25 season, but the club folded following this single, miserable campaign. Arthur Rudd, a left-sided full-back, played in the first USA match at the Paris Games and helped his team progress to the second round by beating Estonia 1-0. However, they then had the misfortune to draw eventual Olympic Champions Uruguay and were eliminated from the tournament following a 3-0 defeat. Rudd was not selected for the Uruguay game. The American team then travelled to Warsaw to play an international game versus Poland on 10th June. Poland had been eliminated from the Olympic competition in the first round. The third medal in this lot relates to this game which the Americans won 3-2. Before returning to the States, the US team played one further match against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on 16th June, losing 3-1.

An extremely rare film titled GREATEST MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF TENNIS, a superb black &white 16mm cine film on a spool (1967), 40 Minutes in duration; sold together with a copy transferred to DVD (2). The film is narrated by Chris Schenkel. The whole film projects a strong `Davis Cup` theme throughout and is excellently presented and produced with very good sound and quality. The Introduction explains game`s origins in 1874 with photos of Major Walter Clopton Wingfield`s first rules booklet `Sphairistike`, and how the game progressed in America with Sears, Whitman, Ward and Davis with The Davis Cup Trophy. Important early action shows Molla Burjsdat playing May Sutton in 1915, followed by scenes of Sutton with hers sisters Violet, Ethel and Florence Sutton in an exhibition game. Early scene of some tournament doubles follows. Socialising at Newport Casino (c.1910) and a tennis singles possibly showing Harold Hackett, with necktie around Forehead. Then 1914 West Side Tennis Club Forest Hills-extensive coverage of Norman Brookes against William Tilden. Most importantly, wonderful full and slow motion footage of Suzanne Lenglen Leaping around the court "turning the game of tennis into a graceful ballet" followed by footage of her game at Forest Hills against Molla Burjsdat Mallory. Aerial footage of the indoor Professional Tennis Tour shows slow motion footage of Big Bill Tilden. Forest Hills 1919 posing with little Bill Johnston and match play. There`s footage of Dick Williams and Vinny. Richards playing Bill Tilden- Tilden with the National Trophy-Dick Williams playing Henri Cochet, Rene Lacoste and Tilden. Jean Barotra with Jacques Brugnon 1927 Davis Cup against Tilden and Frank Hunter at Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia and Lacoste versus Tilden. Also Little Bill Johnston and Henri Cochet. A plethora of slow motion and real time footage of over 70 famous players follows, including: Cochet, Perry, Anita Lizana, Jadwiga Jedrezjowska (Poland) Alice Marble, Kay Stammers, Sarah Palfrey, Helen Jacobs, Kitty Godfree, Pauline Betz, Gussy Moran, Elsworth Vines, Jack Crawford, Bunny Austin, Don Budge, Bobby Riggs, Frank Parker, Adrian Quist, John Bromwich, Gene Mako, Baron Godfried Von Cramm, Henkel, Joe Hunt, (killed in a wartime plane crash), Jack Kramer, Ted Schroeder (playing without shoes!), Dinny Pails, Pancho Gonzales v Ted Schroeder, Pancho Segura, Bill Talbert, Gardner Mulloy, Bill Sidwell, Frank Sedgman, Adrian Quist, Budge Patty, Frank Sedgman, Jaraslov Drobny, Ken Rosewall at Wimbledon. Lew Hoad, Tony Trabert, Vic Seixas, Louise Brough, Margaret Dupont, Mrs. Jean Bostock, Mary Halford, Maureen Connolly, Angela Mortimer, Althea Gibson, Shirley Fry, Maria Aster Bueno, Darlene Hard, Billie Jean Moffat, Rod Laver, Rafael Osuna, Harry Hopman watches Emerson and Fraser v. Sirola and Pietrangeli, Chuck McInley, Fred Stolle, Chuck McInley, Dennis Ralston, John Newcombe, Manuel Santana. The conclusion shows Trabert, Talbert, Seixas, King Gustav (Left -handed), Charlie Chaplin, Groucho Marx, Governer Adlie Stevenson and Prince Aka Hito (Crown Prince of Japan).

A fine and rare eight-day longcase clock by Thomas Pyke of Bridgwater, Somerset, circa 1790-1830, with an automaton scene of a couple hitting a ball backwards and forwards to each other, the unusual square brass dial has illustrations of the four seasons engraved into the corners, engraved within a decorative ribbon motif in the centre signed THOMAS PYKE, BRIDGWATER, the twelve inch brass break-arch dial with Roman hour and Arabic minute numerals, a seconds ring below twelve o`clock, a half-moon date aperture, and contemporary blue steel hands, within the arch is a wonderfully painted scene showing a gentleman and lady hitting a ball to each other, the ball passes to and fro, as if counting the seconds and quite unusually when the ball meets each racket, the racket moves to hit the ball back again, the mahogany case has a swan neck pediment supported by fluted columns which are in turn surmounted by brass Corinthian capitals, height 217cm., 85 1/2in., width 52cm., 20 1/2in., depth 28cm., 11in. It is believed that the scene portrays the game of Field Tennis, a distant forerunner of Lawn Tennis. It appears that the term "Field Tennis" was first penned by William Hickey in 1767. In his diaries, edited by Peter Quennell in 1978 as The Memoirs of William Hickey he described how "he (a boisterous, hard living attorney) and some friends played this game in London: In the summer we had another club, which met at the Red House in Battersea Fields, nearly opposite Ranelagh, a retired and pretty spot ... This club consisted of some very respectable persons, amongst them were Mr. Powell, of the Pay Office; Mr. Jupp, the East India Company`s architect; Mr. Whitehead, a gentleman of independent fortune; King, the celebrated actor; Major Sturt of the Engineers; and others. The game we played was an invention of our own and called field tennis, which afforded noble exercise …The situation of the house, which was close upon the edge of the river, and no public carriage road near it on the land side, rendered it as private as if it had been exclusively our own … Our regular meetings were two days in each week, when we assembled at one o`clock, at two sat down to dinner ... At four our sport commenced, continuing until dark; during the exercise we refreshed ourselves with draughts of cool tankard, and other pleasant beverage. The field, which was of sixteen acres in extent, was kept in as high order, and smooth as a bowling green … Our club consisted of twenty and was always well attended; any member who absented himself, no matter from what cause, on a dub day forfeited half a crown, which was put through a hole made in the lid of a box, kept under lock and key, and opened only once a year, when the amount of forfeits was laid out in an extra dinner at the Red House, generally about 20th. December ... Besides our regular days, some of the members met every evening during the summer months to have a little field tennis." The game was obviously very popular for some time, and did not, it seems, contain itself as a regional pastime. A passage in the Sporting Magazine (Vol.2 P.371, Sept. 29th 1793) shows its vitality as an open air game: "Field Tennis threatens ere long to bowl out cricket. The former game is now patronized by Sir Peter Burrel; the latter has for some time back been given up by Sir Horace Mann." For a longer, more in depth investigation into these clocks, please see the article: `Automated Field Tennis` by Bob Everitt. (The Tennis Collector, No.32, April 1998, p.8).

An autograph album including the signatures of the British Lions rugby team to South Africa in 1924, neatly signed in ink to one page with manuscript legend, the album compiled in Bloemfontein, South Africa, also including the Western Province Touring Team of 1921, the New Zealand Military Rugby Team of 1919, also the English Soccer Team of 1920, the Western Province Soccer Team of 1926, the British Swimming Team of 1929 and the Holland Lady Swimmers of 1931, the album containing various other non-sporting autographs including actors and entertainers, Harry Lauder, Allen Doone, Thurston Hall, Ward McAlister, Zildah Bateman, Amy Coleridge, George de Lara, Douglas Burbridge etc., and the Sistine Chapel Choir soloists. It was on the 1924 tour of South Africa that the nickname the `Lions` was first coined, picked out from the heraldic beast on their neck ties. The official name was the British Isles Rugby Union Team. The team was captained by Ronald Cove-Smith and has the unenviable record of being the least successful Lions team to have toured South Africa, recording only nine victories from their 21 matches played. These autographs were collected on the occasion of the Orange Free State match on 9th August 1924, a game the Lions lost 6-3. By the First World War, South Africa and New Zealand had established themselves as world rugby`s two greatest powers. The tour of South Africa by The NewZealand Army Rugby Team in 1919 paved the way for a Springbok Tour of New Zealand in 1921, which was billed as "The World Championship of Rugby." Several members of the NZ Army team went on to become All Blacks internationals. The F.A. touring England soccer team of 1920 included the internationals Ephraim Longworth & Jack Bamber (Liverpool), Joe Smith (Bolton), Bobby Turnbull (Bradford P.A.), Harold Gough (Sheffield United), David Mercer (Hull) and Jack Mew (Manchester United).

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.

An historic red colour change shirt first used by England in the match v Argentina at Wembley Stadium in 1951, this being the No.5 worn by Fulham`s Jim Taylor on his international debut, by Hope Brothers Ltd, long-sleeved, button-up collar and cuffs, the embroidered three lions cloth badge inscribed ARGENTINA, 1950-51. This match was organised as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations and, historically, Argentina became the first international team other than Scotland to play England at Wembley Stadium, see lot 9. Another significant aspect of the match is that England wore a red shirt for the very first time. The change of uniform came about as England`s normal white shirt was too close in resemblance to the pale blue & white stripes of the visitors who had travelled with no alternative strip. England`s change colour jersey at this time was blue, which presented a similar problem. Hence the red colour change shirt, most famously worn at Wembley 15 years later in the World Cup final, was seen for the first time by England fans during the Argentina game.

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 highly important gold winner`s medal from the inaugural Football Association Challenge Cup final of 1872, by William Joseph Taylor of London, the obverse with a band of laurel, the reverse inscribed FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP, 1872, diameter 24mm. The Football Association Challenge Cup is the world`s oldest competition in Association Football. The tournament was proposed by the influential sportsman and administrator Charles William Alcock (1842-1907), an old Harrovian who had joined the F.A. Committee in 1866 and was appointed Secretary of the Football Association in 1870, a position he held until 1895, before serving as Honorary Treasurer and Vice President. On 20th July 1871 Alcock tabled "that it is desirable that a Challenge Cup should be established in connection with the Association, for which all clubs belonging to the Association should be invited to compete". Alcock`s landmark idea was based on his experience of inter-house `sudden death` sporting competitions played at Harrow School. Fifteen teams entered the first competition in 1872, this being exactly half of all the clubs affiliated to the Football Association at the time. This included the Glasgow-based Scottish club Queens Park FC who, in view of the cost of travel, were given a bye until the semi-final. Alcock captained the Wanderers FC team, comprising mostly of former Old Harrovians and pupils from other public schools. Fittingly for Alcock, Wanderers progressed to the final that was played on 16th March 1872 at the Kennington Oval where Alcock also held a position as Secretary of Surrey C.C.C. Wanderers` opposition was the Royal Engineers. The game was played before a crowd estimated at 2,000 who each paid a shilling at the turnstiles. Wanderers won the toss and elected the Harleyford Road End, to play with the wind and the sun behind them. The game kicked off at 3:05pm with the Engineers starting as favourites but they were struck a blow after 10 minutes when Lieut. E.W. Creswell broke his collar-bone in a charge. Despite severe pain he refused to leave the field until the match was completed but the men from Chatham were effectively down to ten men. On fifteen minutes a goal by Wanderers` Morton Betts proved to be the decisive score. Wanderers remained on top for the rest of the game. Alcock had a goal disallowed on 20 minutes after the referee Mr A. Stair from Upton Park had spotted a handball by Wollaston. Wanderers also struck a post. The Royal Engineers created only two scoring opportunities in the match, with the Wanderers` defenders Lubbock and Thompson singled out in match reports for their "admirable and faultless kicking ... repulsing all of the attacks of the Engineers ... their work together was the great feature of the match." The Field magazine described the game as "the fastest and hardest match that has ever been seen at The Oval ... some of the best play on their [Wanderers] part, individually and collectively, that has ever been shown in an Association game. The F.A. Cup trophy, known as the `Little Tin Idol`, was presented by the President of the Football Association, Mr E.C. Morley, at the annual dinner of the Wanderers FC at the Pall Mall Restaurant, Charing Cross, on 11th April. The Committee of the Wanderers FC presented its triumphant players with an inscribed gold medal, the example offered here being the only known survival. In addition, the The Football Association gave each player in the winning team a memento in the fom of a silken badge described in the articles of the competition as being of "a trifling value". The identity of the Wanderers player awarded this medal has been lost over the passage of time. For the record, the Wanderers starting XI was R.C. Welch, E. Lubbock, A.C. Thompson, C.W. Alcock (Capt.), E.E. Bowen, A.G. Bonsor, M.P. Betts (goalscorer), W.P. Crake, T.C. Hooman, R.W.S. Vidal and C.H.R. Wollaston. The Football Association saw the first competition as a roaring success and thereby put into motion what has becoming the most enduring competition in football with a rich and romantic history, especially with the competition being open to the sport`s goliaths and minnows alike. In season 2009-10 a record 762 eligible clubs competed in the competition played over 14 rounds from August to the Wembley showpiece final in May. Momentous events in the competition`s long and colourful history are too numerous to mention here but would include Tottenham Hotspur`s unique achievement of winning the Cup in 1901 as a non-League team; the famous `White Horse` final of 1923 at the newly built Wembley Stadium; the sinister presence of the Graf Zeppelin flying low over the Stadium in 1930; the `Matthews` final of 1953; whilst in more recent times moments etched in the memory would include Charlie George`s supine goal celebration in 1971; Ricky George and Ronnie Radford`s giant-killing goals for Hereford in 1972, Jim Montgomery`s double-save and Bob Stokoe`s jig in 1973; Ricky Villa`s wonder-goal in 1981; Wimbledon`s `Crazy Gang` overcoming the mighty Liverpool in 1988; and Chasetown`s outstanding achievement of being the most lowly ranked football team (eighth tier of the English Football Pyramid) ever to reach the 3rd Round of the F.A. Cup in 2008. The Medal Maker The presentation was manufactured by William Joseph Taylor (1802-1885) a medallist, die-sinker and engraver who was born in Birmingham in 1802 and was the first to be apprenticed as a die-sinker to the Birmingham medallist Thomas Halliday in 1818. Taylor came to London in 1829 and set up his own business at 5 Porter Street, Soho. He is then recorded at 3 Litchfield Street and 33 Little Queen Street before settling in 1866 at 70 Red Lion Street in Holborn, where this medal was made in 1872. He was very entrepreneurial and even set up a workshop in Melbourne, Australia, in November 1852. Taylor`s body or work is extensive and includes a number of prize medals. In the sporting arena this extends to medals commissioned by golf clubs, and for the Melbourne Rowing Regatta. W. J. Taylor died in March 1885 and the business was carried on by his sons Theophilus and Herbert but seems to have folded by 1908, when the presses, tools and machinery was sold off. Provenance: The present vendor`s grandfather was the proprietor of a jewellery shop in the Seven Sisters Road in North London. In the 1950s the jeweller bought the medal as part of a consignment of scrap gold from house clearers. A keen football fan, he very fortunately recognised the importance of the medal which saved it from its intended destination of the melting pot. Grandfather`s F.A. Cup winner`s medal then became a proud and cherished family heirloom which eventually passed to his grandson, the present vendor.

A silver & enamel England v Germany football medal, hallmarked Birmingham, 1937, the obverse with enamelled British & German flags beneath a football scene. With a hallmark of 1937, it is possible that this medal was made as a commemorative for the forthcoming fixture in Berlin in May 1938, the infamous game in which the English team were required to make the Nazi Salute before the match.

An official Polish F.A. pennant for their World Cup qualifying match v Wales at the Millennium Stadium Cardiff 2nd June 2001, inscribed with match details, the reverse with the crest of the Polish F.A., 45cm., 17 3/4in. Despite leading, Wales lost the match 2-1. The game is perhaps best remembered for Ryan Giggs`s glaring side-foot miss from six yards in front of an open goal. Provenance: The San Siro Museum, Milan.

Lots 102 to 111-A private collection of match worn shirts associated with England 1966 World Cup winning players. Gordon Banks: a signed yellow England goalkeeping jersey dating from 1971 or 1972, signed by Gordon Banks beneath the embroidered three lions badge, Umbro diamond logo to right breast, the reverse with a red stitched No.1. The Umbro diamond logo first appeared on England jerseys in the match v Greece at Wembley 21st April 1971. Gordon Banks wore this style of yellow jersey on 10 occasions, firstly in the Greece game and lastly v Scotland 27th May 1972.

Paolo Rossi`s blue Italy No.21 jersey worn in the match v West Germany at the 1978 World Cup, long-sleeved. This match was played at the Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, 14th June 1978. It was a Second Round Group A game and ended 0-0. At the end of the match Rossi swapped his jersey with Berti Vogts who, in turn gifted the jersey to the current vendor who was working at the Sommerberg Hotel in Baden-Baden during the summer of 1978, where Vogts was receiving treatment to a knee injury at a nearby spa. Rossi had a good tournament scoring three goals and helping Italy finish in 4th place. Four years later, Rossi was the great star of the World Cup and was the top goalscorer in the tournament, voted `best player` and won a winner`s medal.

Theo Walcott`s match-worn white Arsenal No.32 away jersey from the Premier League game at Aston Villa 1st December 2007, long-sleeved, Premier League flashes to sleeves, the reverse lettered WALCOTT; sold together with a COA (2). Arsenal won this match 2-1, coming from behind through goals by Flamini & Adebayor. Walcott came on as a 60th minute substitute, replacing Hleb.

Jose Bosingwa: a blue Chelsea No.17 special edition `Poppy Appeal` jersey season 2009-10, short-sleeved, machine stitched red poppy above sponsor`s logo, Barclays Premier League flashes, the reverse lettered BOSINGWA. These shirts were worn in just the game v Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Remembrance Sunday, 8th November 2009. Chelsea won the game 1-0 through a goal by John Terry. The present jersey was prepared for Jose Bosingwa, but in the event Carlo Ancelotti did not select the Portuguese player for either the team or the bench. It is, however, still a player-issued example of a unique Chelsea jersey.

Roy Keane: a red Manchester United No.16 special edition 1993-94 F.A. Carling Premiership jersey issued for the final home game v Coventry City 8th May 1994, long-sleeved, F.A. Premier League `golden lion` 1992-93 Champions flashes, embroidered gold inscription below badge reading F.A. CARLING PREMIERSHIP CHAMPIONS 1993-94, the reverse lettered KEANE. With the Premier League title already retained, Manchester United played in these specially inscribed jerseys in their final match of the season v Coventry City at Old Trafford. After the 0-0 draw, the club and players were presented with the trophy and medals. This was Roy Keane`s first season at Old Trafford following his move from Nottingham Forest for a then record British transfer fee of

Mark Hughes: a red Manchester United No.10 special edition 1993-94 F.A. Carling Premiership Champions jersey issued for the final home game v Coventry City 8th May 1994, long-sleeved, F.A. Premier League `golden lion` 1992-93 Champions flashes, embroidered gold inscription below badge reading F.A. CARLING PREMIERSHIP CHAMPIONS 1993-94, the reverse lettered KEANE. With the Premier League title already retained, Manchester United played in these specially inscribed jerseys in their final match of the season v Coventry City at Old Trafford. After the 0-0 draw, the club and players were presented with the trophy and medals. This was also the final game in the outstanding career of Manchester United stalwart Bryan Robson, who retired to take up a position as manager at Middlesbrough.

Brian McClair: a red Manchester United No.9 special edition 1993-94 F.A. Carling Premiership Champions jersey issued for the final home game v Coventry City 8th May 1994, long-sleeved, F.A. Premier League `golden lion` 1992-93 Champions flashes, embroidered gold inscription below badge reading F.A. CARLING PREMIERSHIP CHAMPIONS 1993-94, the reverse lettered McCLAIR. With the Premier League title already retained, Manchester United played in these specially inscribed jerseys in their final match of the season v Coventry City at Old Trafford. After the 0-0 draw, the club and players were presented with the trophy and medals. This was also the final game in the outstanding career of Manchester United stalwart Bryan Robson, who retired to take up a position as manager at Middlesbrough.

Ryan Giggs: a very rare red Manchester United No.11 Champions League jersey with the UEFA `star` sleeve flash used during season 1994-95, short-sleeved, `star` flash inscribed UEFA, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, 94/95 Used before the familiar UEFA Champions League `ball` sleeve flash, this jersey with the star-shaped flash is a great rarity. It was not a glorious campaign for United although it started brightly with Ryan Giggs himself netting a brace during a 4-2 win over IFK Goteborg at Old Trafford. However, United would not record another group stage win before the final game against Galatasary and by then they had already been eliminated.

Lee Sharpe: a red Manchester United No.5 jersey from the 1996 F.A. Cup final, long-sleeved with Littlewoods F.A. Cup flashes, inscription above badge reading F.A. CUP FINAL, 1996, the reverse lettered SHARPE. Lee Sharpe was an unused substitute for this game in what proved to be his last involvement with the club. He was transferred to Leeds United for the start of the 1996-97 season where he joined their other summer signing Ian Rush whose appearance in the `96 Cup Final was also his last for Liverpool.Manchester United beat Liverpool 1-0, Eric Cantona scoring the decisive goal five minutes from full-time.

Jordi Cruyff: a red Manchester United No.15 jersey from the Munich Memorial Match played at Old Trafford 18th August 1998, short-sleeved, embroidered inscription above badge reading MUNICH MEMORIAL MATCH. This game was originally intended to be a Memorial Game to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster but, controversially, doubled-up as a Farewell Match for the Old Trafford legend Eric Cantona. United`s opponents was a European XI selected by the Frenchman himself. The game raised

Andy Cole: a signed red Manchester United No.9 jersey from the Ryan Giggs Testimonial Game v Celtic played at Old Trafford 1st August 2001, signed by Cole to the front and inscribed "BEST WISHES", short-sleeved, embroidered inscription above badge reading RYAN GIGGS TESTIMONIAL GAME. The Testimonial was arranged to celebrate Ryan Giggs`s 10th anniversary at Old Trafford, but it wasn`t to prove a happy night for the Welshman. For a friendly fixture, it was a game played in a highly competitive nature and sometimes ill-tempered. Celtic won this game 4-3. United`s goals game from their new summer signings Ruud van Nistelrooy (2) and Juan Sebastian Veron. Sensationally the Scottish Champions were 2-0 up after just three minutes, and 3-1 ahead at half-time through goals by Sutton, Lennon & Lambert. Lubomir Moravcik blasted the Celtic fourth past Barthez from a free-kick.

Ronny Johnsen: a red Manchester United No.5 jersey season 1999-2000, long-sleeved, F.A. Premier League `golden lion` flashes inscribed CHAMPIONS 1998-1999, the reverse lettered JOHNSEN. Match worn, but game unknown.

Dwight Yorke: a white Manchester United No.19 Champions League away jersey season 2000-01, long-sleeved, UEFA flash to right-sleeve, the reverse lettered YORKE. This jersey was worn by Dwight Yorke in the match v Bayern Munich 18th April 2001. The game was made famous when United fan Karl Power managed to get pitch-side and pose for the team-group photograph.

Jaap Stam: a red Manchester United No.6 jersey season 2000-01, short-sleeved, F.A. Premier League `golden lion` champions flashes, the reverse lettered STAM. This jersey is match-worn, but game unknown. The unusual feature of the shirts in season 2000-01 is that the lettering, numbering and patches were in vinyl, instead of the usual Lextra flock. The `Champions` inscription on the sleeve flash also has no season associated with it, as is the case with every other issue.

Jaap Stam: a red Manchester United No.6 Champions League jersey season 2000-01, short-sleeved, UEFA flash to right sleeve, the reverse lettered STAM. Match worn, but game unknown.

A red & black striped Eintracht Frankfurt No.16 jersey, long-sleeved, embroidered cloth badge. This jersey was gained as a swap by Willie Morgan of Manchester United after a pre-season friendly played in Los Angeles 17th May 1970. Frankfurt won the game 3-2. Four days earlier the teams played in San Francisco, but Morgan did not play in that match. United had also played the Italian side Bari in New York. Provenance: The Willie Morgan Collection. Christie`s, 30th March 2006.

Official FIFA handbook for the 1930 World Cup, in English, French, German and Spanish, printed with the 23 original Competition articles decreed by FIFA, namely Name and Trophies, Organising Committee, Laws of the Game, Entries, Qualification, System, Time and Duration of Competition, Refereed and Linesmen, Duration and Replay of Matches, Programme and Grounds, FIFA Jury of Appeal, Players and Team Colours, National Representatives, Financial Obligations to the Organising National Association, FIFA Levies, Travelling & Hotel Expenses, Other Expenses, Division of Balance, Friendly Matches & Unforeseen Cases. Provenance: The San Siro Museum, Milan.

REEL: A rare Shakespeare Miller Aristocrat alloy big game sea reel in 6/0 size, nickel plated frame cover, turned alloy end plates, harness lugs, complicated drag adjuster system with scale gauge marking to handle hub, black handle knob, ratchet on off and rod harness saddle, good in original fitted green baize lined leather covered carry case with handle.

REEL: Ocean City of USA the Long Key big game multiplier reel, 4.5" diameter end plates, foot stamped 450 yards along with makers address details, counterbalanced power handle over star drag, free spool lever, leather thumb bar brake, ratchet button and star spindle washer to backplate, good.

GAME BAG & TAILOR: (2) Early Hardy all brass tailor with string bound handle, square section, maker`s details stamped to top and an early leather/canvas game bag 14"x12" with mesh outer carrier, canvas cartridge holder to inside, original leather strap and brass fittings.

REELS & LINE: (3) An Allcock Commodore 6" stainless big game reel with lever brake, line guide and central drag adjuster to bar handle, fine and a Penn Senator 6/0 deep sea multiplier reel with armoured end plates, torpedo handle and star drag, free spool, good and a 1000metre drum of Hardy IGFA 50lb sea Dacron.

ANGLERS BAGS: (3) Pair of new canvas/leather traditional game bags, a Hardy 18"x16" example with shoulder strap, rear pockets, two front pockets, brass fittings and an Orvis supplied Barbour bag, 13"x11", with front mesh game carriers, internal pockets, both in plastic wrappers and a traditional style modern rivers anglers willow creel, canvass and leather fittings, brass hasp, as new.

REELS (2): An Abu Sweden Ambassadeur 30 big game multiplier reel, foot stamp 770300, power handle, harness lugs, rod clamps fine and an Ambassadeur 8000c black, grooved end plates, 3 screw, Automatic 2 speed, foot stamp 801000, 95% finish.

Cholmondeley-Pennell, H – "Bottom or Float Fishing" 1st ed 1876, cloth binding, stained, complete interior, illustrated, Wheeley, CH – "The Angler`s Library" 1st ed, green cloth binding, gilt text, main illustrations, Bickerdyke, J – "The Book Of The Allround Angler" 1900 revised ed, green cloth binding, gilt text, Bickerdyke, J – "Angling For Coarse Fish" 1st ed 1900, rebound burgundy cloth binding, clean interior, Bickerdyke, J – "Angling For Game Fish" 1st ed 1889, rebound as above, complete and 1 other. (6)

REEL: Shimano Triton Trolling 30 big game multiplier reel, lever drag, gear ration 3.5:1, titanium ball bearings, rod saddle clamp, as new condition, in MOB.

ROD: Normark Bob James 9`6" 4 piece big game spinning rod, green blank, lined rings throughout, cork handle with Fuji reel seat, fine, in MOB.

ACCESSORIES: (Qty) An early Hardy card box 6"x6" containing various casts and packets incl. 2 x big game wire traces with Hardy swivels and clips, 2 x tope traces, 220lb wire with 10/0 forged hook, 2 x Hardy Punjab wire traces in packets, No.3 LRH pattern and various other cast packets in John MacPherson Inverness card box.

GAME BAG: Early Hardy canvas/leather game fisher`s bag 16"x12", with front mesh game pouch, two internal pockets, brass hasp, original leather and brass fittings.

REELS: (2) & ACCESSORIES: Mitchell 300A spinning reel in fine condition, black with silver red text to flier, c/w spare spool, a Mitchell 204 spinning reel in fine condition, a plastic tackle box with assorted Devons and Toby lures, all in canvas/leather game bag with mesh to front.

REEL: Rare Hardy Fortuna 7" big game reel with ANTI-REVERSE optional selector to backplate, Andreas Patent 123404/18 model, twin black handle on flat bar, hex locking nut, brass securing screw to underside, flat star drag capstan, no rim controls, 6 screw smooth brass foot, brass loop handle button disengages inner tow position check pawl to allow free spool and back winding, not seen before, appear factory original, good all over.