A group of eight schools' sports medals awarded to the future Tottenham Hotspur footballer Charlie Withers, a gold-mounted silver medal inscribed CHARLES WITHERS, CHAMPION, ATHLETICS, LATYMER LOWER SCHOOL, 1936; three Middlesex Schools Football Association silver medals; a school swimming champion medal named to Withers, and three others.
Sold for £150
A 12ct. gold FAW Welsh Cup winner's medal 1900-01 awarded to E. Hodnett of Oswestry United, inscribed obverse & reverse.
Oswestry United defeated Druids 1-0 in the final played at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham.
A F.A.W. Welsh Cup winner's medal awarded to Robbie James of Cardiff City in 1992-93, gold-plate & enamel, the reverse inscribed ALLBRIGHT BITTER, WELSH CUP, WINNERS, 1992-1993, in original fitted case.
Cardiff City beat Rhyl 5-0 in the national stadium, Cardiff.
A 14ct. gold & enamel Football Association of Wales Amateur Cup gold winner's medal 1935-36 awarded to a player of Llay Welfare FC, inscribed obverse & reverse.
Sold for £200
A silver FAW Welsh Cup runners-up medal 1910-11 awarded to a player of Connah's Quay & Shotton. Central design in silver-gilt, inscribed obverse & reverse.
Connah's Quay & Shotton were defeated 6-0 by Wrexham who were playing on their home Racecourse Ground. The medal is uninscribed to an individual player.
A 9ct. gold Linesman's medal for the 1961 Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City F.A. Cup Final, inscribed THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, W.J. DOWNEY, F.A. CHALLENGE CUP COMPETITION, FINAL TIE, 1961, in original case.
Sold for £1300
A 9ct. gold Scottish Football Association international debut medal awarded to Jimmy McMullan of Partick Thistle [later Manchester City] for the match v Wales in season 1919-20,
inscribed accordingly.
This was Scotland and Wales's first full international match after the First World War. The match was played at Ninian Park and ended as a 1-1 draw.
An Italian Football Association 18k continental gold medal commemorating the England v Italy international match played at Tottenham Hotspur 30th November 1949, the obverse with a footballing scene in raised relief, the reverse inscribed FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA GIUOCO CALCIO, RICCORDO DI INGHILTERRA ITALIA, LONDRA, 30 NOVEMBRE 1949; sold with two original Italian newspapers with match coverage.
Sold for £380
A medal presented to Peter Osgood for his participation in the Mario Coluna Testimonial at Benfica playing for the UEFA XI 8th December 1970, the reverse inscribed MARIO COLUNA, 8-12-1970.
Sold for £500
A 1978 UEFA European Cup winner's medal awarded to Phil Neal of Liverpool FC, in yellow metal, the obverse inscribed UEFA, the reverse inscribed COUPE DES CLUBS CHAMPIONS EUROPEENS, 1978, in original case; sold together with a commemorative postal cover, two photographs from the match; and a magazine article.
Provenance: The Phil Neal Collection, Christie's, 13th September 2006
