26th Oct, 2023 9:30
The October Fine Art & Antiques Auction
1966 England World Cup Team: a fully squad-signed gloss black and white press photograph, the (undedicated) signatures collected by the vendor in the run-up to the team winning the football World Cup on June 30th 1966, all signed verso and comprising the signatures of each player, the coaches, and the manager, Alf Ramsay, shown in the image as follows: From left to right, back row: Harold Shepherdson, Les Cocker, Roger Hunt, Ron Flowers, Peter Bonetti, Ron Springett, Gordon Banks, Bobby Moore, Jimmy Greaves, Alf Ramsey. Middle row: Jimmy Armfield, Ian Callaghan, Gerry Byrne, George Eastham, Geoff Hurst, Jackie Charlton, Alan Ball, Nobby Stiles. Front row: Norman Hunter, George Cohen, Terry Payne, Ray Wilson, Bobby Charlton, Martin Peters, John Connelly. The Daily Mirror took the original photograph, and this copy was given by one of their reporters to the vendor, who was working behind the bar as a teenager, at the Bank of England Sports Ground in Roehampton, where the team trained beforehand and during the tournament. He gathered the signatures from the squad personally, during their time there.
Collected by the vendor and retained, stored carefully away from direct sunlight. The following site provides further images of the team's time at Roehampton: https://flashbak.com/england-prepare-for-the-1966-world-cup-final-with-golf-cricket-and-laughter-1817/
Sold for £1,000
Condition Report
No tears or holes. Crease to top left corner. Slight foxing evident, commensurate with age
1966 England World Cup Team: a fully squad-signed gloss black and white press photograph, the (undedicated) signatures collected by the vendor in the run-up to the team winning the football World Cup on June 30th 1966, all signed verso and comprising the signatures of each player, the coaches, and the manager, Alf Ramsay, shown in the image as follows: From left to right, back row: Harold Shepherdson, Les Cocker, Roger Hunt, Ron Flowers, Peter Bonetti, Ron Springett, Gordon Banks, Bobby Moore, Jimmy Greaves, Alf Ramsey. Middle row: Jimmy Armfield, Ian Callaghan, Gerry Byrne, George Eastham, Geoff Hurst, Jackie Charlton, Alan Ball, Nobby Stiles. Front row: Norman Hunter, George Cohen, Terry Payne, Ray Wilson, Bobby Charlton, Martin Peters, John Connelly. The Daily Mirror took the original photograph, and this copy was given by one of their reporters to the vendor, who was working behind the bar as a teenager, at the Bank of England Sports Ground in Roehampton, where the team trained beforehand and during the tournament. He gathered the signatures from the squad personally, during their time there.
ProvenanceCollected by the vendor and retained, stored carefully away from direct sunlight. The following site provides further images of the team's time at Roehampton: https://flashbak.com/england-prepare-for-the-1966-world-cup-final-with-golf-cricket-and-laughter-1817/
