Fancy buying one of Sir Stan's caps?
AN ENGLAND cap presented to Sir Stanley Matthews on the eve of the Second World War is being sold at auction.
Sir Stan was awarded the cap after being selected for a 1939 Continental Tour of three European countries.
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The England cap belonging to Sir Stanley Matthews from the 1939 Continental Tour.
The Stoke City star, right, later gave the cap to a close friend in Malta in the 1960s.
Now it is to feature in a sale at Graham Budd Auctions at Sotheby's, in London, on November 6.
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8kg 1400 spin A+++ rated washer
with a full 6 year warranty - yes SIX years
delivered FAST & FREE
was OVER £600 - For a limited time ONLY £449.90
Amazing value!!!
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Valid until: Saturday, June 01 2013
It has a guide price of £2,000 to £3,000.
Auctioneer's owner Graham Budd said: "Sir Stanley Matthews is one of the great England players and this cap is particularly special because it was awarded to him on a Continental Tour at a time when most of the matches were played in Britain.
"It is quite common for football memorabilia like this to be auctioned off, but its value depends on the player and the circumstances under which it was awarded. If it was a cap awarded to a player in the 1966 World Cup final, you could be talking in the region of £50,000, and for a fairly unknown player, a cap could sell for £100.
"Sir Stanley loved Malta. It was one of his favourite places and he spent a lot of time there. He often helped out with coaching sessions for young players in the country.
"Many of the private photographs that accompany the cap show Sir Stanley during these sessions."
The 1939 Continental Tour saw England draw 2-2 with Italy in Milan, lose 2-1 in Belgrade against Yugoslavia and beat Romania 2-0 in Bucharest against a backdrop of increasing tension before the Second World War.
The previous year, England had faced Germany in a match held in Berlin, during which the players were outraged to have been asked to perform a Nazi salute during the German national anthem.
Among Sir Stan's fellow England players at the time were Stan Cullis, who played for Wolves, Leeds United centre-half Wilf Copping and Everton centre forward Tommy Lawton.
Sir Stan – who hung up his boots at the age of 50 in 1965 – won 54 England caps and was the first professional footballer to be knighted.
He spent 19 years with Stoke City, playing for the Potters from 1932 to 1947, and again from 1961 to 1965.
Stoke City commentator Nigel Johnson, who is chairman of the Sir Stanley Matthews Foundation, said: "He was enormously generous and didn't care about material things himself. Sir Stan gave away most of his memorabilia to fans. He wouldn't have thought twice about handing over his cap to a friend.
"He used to go to Malta as a refuge as he was so famous in England and he couldn't walk 20 yards down the street without being recognised.
"I would like to think it will be purchased by someone who truly respects him."
For more information about the auction visit www.grahambuddauctions.co.uk.
Comments
by camband
Wednesday, October 24 2012, 7:05PM
“Correction... "Among the world of Horse Racing, during the period beginning in 1948 through to 1994, and particularly in the world of the Jockey, Lester Piggott was always referred to as 'first out of the TAXI...last in the pub'.
Thought I'd better clarify that, particulaly as he was 'done' for tax evasion -and sentenced to 3 years for his misdeed.
For the uninitiated in the black arts of running a 'tight-fisted fiscal purse' -'first out of the taxi' means not having to pay the fare (last out's privilege).
'Last in the pubs, of course, means another avoidance -'getting the first round in' (by the time it came to Lester's turn -he'd left 'for an early night' -)”
by camband
Wednesday, October 24 2012, 5:01PM
“Among the world of Horse Racing, during the period beginning in 1948 through to 1994, and particularly in the world of the Jockey, Lester Piggott was always referred to as 'first out of the Taxe, last in the pub'.
Similar sentiments were attached to 'our Stan'.... in the world of football; colleagues and officials often said, 'wouldn't cross the road when asked unless there was money in it..'
His loyalty was mainly to himself -and there's nothing wrong with that per se. It's on the field of play where it matters most for any footballer -and on that's where he was 'beyond reproach' -except for one particular anecdote -which I won't go into now. Might get sought out and assassinated.”
by Anon_mow_cop
Tuesday, October 23 2012, 9:43PM
“sorry I meant cup final medal, my mistake”
by camband
Tuesday, October 23 2012, 9:41PM
“Quote: Stoke City commentator Nigel Johnson, who is chairman of the Sir Stanley Matthews Foundation, said: "He was enormously generous and didn't care about material things himself.
Unquote.
Once a person reaches 'iconic status' -any negative criticism would go down like a lead balloon... especially in the Potteries where the player has almost divine status. But just to say, that no one is perfect -and Nigel Johnson's knowledge of the man -contrasts in many ways with that of a couple at least of my late uncles who were his peers and had 'dealings with the great man Stan'.
As I say, no one is perfect -but Stan was great on the field of play -and in many other respects too, but certainly not a saint. More like he was 'one of the lads' with an eye for the main chance, and no one would deny a working class lad from the back-streets of a grim Midlands town making good; -as was another great sporting icon -Lester Piggott -but Lester wasn't quite so lucky. He went to jail.”
by camband
Tuesday, October 23 2012, 9:30PM
“How d'ya mean -the cup final went missing?”
by Anon_mow_cop
Tuesday, October 23 2012, 1:33PM
“As a footnote to this article, I understand that Stan's "Bolton cup final" went missing years ago and never seen again.”