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THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR
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14 MAY 2016 AT 1PM
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Football 1950s Manchester United ‘Busby’s Babes’ autographs
An 60-leaf autograph book used only once to collect the signatures of players in a match between Manchester
United and Sunderland. Of the ten Manchester United players who signed the book, four, Roger Byrne, Eddie
Coleman, Mark Jones & Tommy Taylor, were killed in the 1958 Munich air crash. The other five who signed
were Ian Greaves, John Doherty, Ray Wood, Denis Violet & Walter Whitehurst. The reverse signed by nine
Sunderland players, Anderson, Fleming, Aitken, Purdon, Hedley, Chisholm, Hannigan.
Estimate €200- €250 £140-£180
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 140141
Football 70s and 80s autograph collection.
Collection of almost 500 autographs. Mainly autographed pictures from football magazines and cards in-
cluding, Francesco Rocca (Roma & Italy), Klaus Allofs (Dusseldorf/Cologne & West Germany). Hans Pieter
Briegel (Kaiserslautern & Germany), Gunter Netzer (Barcelona & Germany), Phil Neal & Alan Kennedy
(Liverpool & England), Alex Stepney (Manchester United & England), Johnny Byrne (West Ham Utd &
England), Gerry Francis (Crystal Palace, QPR & England), Terry Venables (Chelsea, Spurs, QPR & En-
gland), Kenny Sansom (Crystal Palace, Arsenal & England), Ian Storey Moore (Nottingham Forest, Man Utd
& England), Leighton James (Burnley, Derby, Swansea & others & Wales), Ralph Coates (Burnley, Spurs &
England), Willie Morgan (Burnley, Man Utd & Scotland), Tom Finney (Preston & England), Mike Flanagan
(Spurs & Charlton), John Wark (Ipswich, Liverpool & Scotland), John Charles (Cardiff City & Wales), Derek
Hales (Charlton), Ron Harris (Chelsea), Mike England (Blackburn, Spurs & Wales), Brian Robson (Newcastle
& England), Wyn Davies (Newcastle, Man Utd & Wales), Joe Jordan (Leeds,Man Utd & Scotland), et al. Some
autographs on paper, but most on pictures. Lovingly collected by an ardent young soccer fan.
Estimate €150- €200 £110-£140
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 141