Sporting Memorabilia & Equipment
This sector of the art and antiques market often generates big headlines in the general media – not least when an auction record for 1966 World Cup is set for example. But the market is extremely wide and varied. Here there really is something for everyone at every price level, whether a buyer focuses on football programmes, historic golf clubs or fishing tackle.
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Early club from a cellar in Fife becomes £26,000 seller in Lewes
02 July 2018This hitherto unknown iron – part of select group of perhaps a dozen very early golf clubs from the late 17th or early 18th century – emerged at Gorringe’s in Lewes on June 26.
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Boris Becker memorabilia auction postponed as tennis star claims diplomatic immunity
28 June 2018The online auction of sporting memorabilia seized from bankrupt tennis star Boris Becker has been postponed. It follows Becker’s claim of diplomatic immunity as a sports attaché for an African state.
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Boris Becker’s collection seized following bankruptcy now offered in online auction
07 June 2018An auction of tennis legend Boris Becker’s collection of memorabilia is taking place as a timed online sale that runs until June 28.
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Sir Alf Ramsey Collection at auction on same day England kick off World Cup 2018 campaign
06 June 2018It may amaze our many younger readers to learn that England once had a team capable of winning the World Cup. And did so.
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Matt Busby first Manchester United contract acquired by the club for Old Trafford museum
23 May 2018Sir Matt Busby’s first contract as Manchester United manager will be going on display at the club’s Old Trafford museum after a deal was agreed as it was about to be auctioned.
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Medals recall striking talent of ‘Bomber’
14 May 2018The footballing power of mighty George Brown led to his nickname of ‘Bomber’ decades before the title went to Gerd Müller. Brown’s glory days were with Huddersfield Town FC, a power in the land 90 years ago.
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Fishing at a perilous angle
07 May 2018Taken in June 1905 on the River Helmsdale in Sutherland, the very northern and wildest tip of Scotland, is this image, below, of two men fishing.
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Busby contract demands the beautiful game
30 April 2018Manchester United fans grumbling about the current style of play will be interested to learn that when Matt Busby joined as manager he was contractually obliged to play entertaining football.
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Matt Busby first Manchester United contract up at auction demands attractive football style
26 April 2018Forget Jose Mourinho being criticised for a stultifying style of play at Manchester United – when Matt Busby started as manager of the Red Devils he was contractually obliged to play entertaining football.
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Spink specialist takes role as Lord Ashcroft’s medals curator
23 April 2018Spink medals specialist David Erskine-Hill is leaving to take over as Lord Ashcroft’s medals curator on the retirement of Michael Naxton.
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Huddersfield Town and Manchester United football legends remembered in auction lots
17 April 2018What do Denis Law and George ‘Bomber’ Brown have in common? The answer is Huddersfield Town, whose miraculous survival in the Premier League seems to have been confirmed after beating Watford 1-0 in the latest round of games.
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Anyone for real tennis – early 19th century rackets take £13,000 at Sworders
19 March 2018An unexpected highlight of a recent sale at Sworders in Stansted Mountfitchet was this set of four early real tennis rackets. They came from a client in the North of England and had been owned by the family for many years.
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Buyers hooked by classic salmon lures
26 February 2018Skilfully designed to catch salmon, fishing flies and lures hooked enthusiasts at Shropshire sporting specialist Mullock’s (20% buyer’s premium) fishing sale which included the work of two great names in the angling lexicon.
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Insolvency Service investigation leads to disqualification of Football Sport Auctions director
22 February 2018Football Sport Auctions (FSA) director Andrew John Lane has been disqualified from being a company director for 10 years following the liquidation of the company in April 2016.
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Liverpool FC memorabilia from old Main Stand at Anfield ready to score at auction
08 February 2018Liverpool FC supporters are being given the opportunity to own a piece of Reds’ history in a special memorabilia auction being held at Anfield.
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Football programmes at auction recall when Wolves were champions of the world and inspired European Cup
01 February 2018Wolves may now be flying high at the top of the Championship after decades of underachievement but nearly 70 years ago they were soaring to European heights, as football programmes up at auction demonstrate.
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Stan Mortensen 1953 FA Cup final hat-trick football to be offered at Derbyshire auction
06 January 2018With a full weekend of FA Cup action kicking off last night, it is a perfect time to reveal that the only football ever used to score a hat-trick in an FA Cup final at the original Wembley Stadium is coming up at auction.
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Silver tray that marked the very first ‘Ashes’ test series is to be auctioned in Melbourne
27 November 2017Timed to coincide with the start of the 70th Ashes series, a silver presentation tray marking the very first ‘Ashes’ test series in 1882-83 will be offered at auction by Leonard Joel in Melbourne on December 7.
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Pick of the Week: Jesse was best of the West Brom
20 November 2017One of the most comprehensive and best-preserved football memorabilia collections auctioneer Graham Budd (17.5% buyer’s premium) has ever handled netted a hammer total of £107,000 for a remarkable 47 lots including medals and caps on November 14-15.
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Manchester United match programme from game watched by 8456 on a freezing February midweek afternoon
17 November 2017Love or hate Manchester United, it’s fair to say they do enjoy a bit of success. Although the past few seasons have been a relatively lean time, they can still boast 20 league titles, 17 FA and League Cups, three European Cups/Champions Leagues plus a Cup-Winners Cup and Europa League thrown in.
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