THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 6 APRIL 2025

THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR TIMED ON-LINE AUCTlON 6 APRIL 2025 249 444 Soccer. Sir Stanley Matthews 1950s England No. 7 shirt Button up collar, long sleeves, by St. Blaize, 38, match worn. Condition: Light soiling, no moth damage, very good. Provenance: Collection of Liam Rapple, former President of Bohemians AFC and Honorary Secretary of The Football Association of Ireland. Estimate €300-€500 (approx £250-£420) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 444 445 Soccer: English programmes and ephemera 1948-1959 (49) Includes Cup Finals 1953 and 1954, England v Scotland 1955, Arsenal 1948-1953, (7) including 1948 v Bohemians Dublin andWatford, Fulham v Chelsea 1949, 1948 Manchester United Cup Final Souvenir, 1951 Football League v Scottish League, 1951 England v Austria, 1963 v Brazil, 1951 Brentford v Leeds, and many other league matches 1951-1953 including Exeter, Preston, Bournemouth & Boscombe, MIllwall, Chesterfield, Brighton & Hove Albion, Brentford, etc. Condition: A few slight faults, generally good to very good. Provenance: Collection of Liam Rapple, former President of Bohemians AFC and Honorary Secretary of The Football Association of Ireland. Estimate €200-€300 (approx £170-£250) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 445