Methuselah: Public Auction XII Results

1) FA AMATEUR CUP SEMI FINAL 1945/46 – Sought-after scarce four page sheet for Bishop Auckland v Walthamstow Ave at Feethams, Darlington. Mild crease & minor edge tear. G

£78

2) BORO v ST BERNARDS EDINBURGH 1908/09 - Scarce ex-binder A5 programme for friendly at Ayresome Park against one of Scotland’s earliest known teams & SFA cup winners St Bernards which folded in the 1940s. NO COVER. Pic of Boro captain Sam Aitken to inside. Minor corner fold. VG

£46

3) GENOA v MIDDLESBROUGH ADVERTISING POSTER 1996 – Very scarce large A0 poster advertising pre season friendly Genoa v Boro at the Stadio de Comunale, San Remo, 8/8/1996. References made in the text to Juninho & Ravanelli. Collectable item. Ideal for wall display. Folded. G

£36

4) BORO DIRECTOR’S TOUR GIFTS 1970s – A collection of small gifts given to Boro director’s on various Antipodean, Asian & European tours of the mid & late 1970s. Items include: A pair of silver fern & black New Zealand FA cuff links, a pair of gold coloured kangaroo cuff links & tie pin from S. Australia, a pair of gold & green coloured cuff links with kangaroo centre & tie pin from Australia, Fujita FC tie pin from Japan, two W. Australia shield shaped bayonet type lapel badges, a small circular Hong Kong FA lapel badge, five lapel badges from Ljubljana, two triangular pennants Dinamo Zagreb & Viking Stavanger and a national shirt badge from Tahiti. Desirable lot of Boro related scarce items. G

£42

5) BORO ANNUAL REPORTS & ACCOUNTS 1970s/80s – Small collection of MFC annual reports & accounts for 1977, 81, 82, 83 & 84. Very interesting reading indeed, as some lead-up to liquidation in 1986. (5) G

£42

6) BORO CENTENARY MENU 1976 – Sought-after official menu for MFC dinner held at the Marton Hotel 29/11/1976 to celebrate the Boro’s centenary 1876-1976. Signed to inside by guest of the evening Bobby Charlton. Plus menu for Jim Platt’s testimonial dinner at the Dragonara Hotel 2/11/1980. (2) QG-G

£22

7) BORO PHOTO CIRCA 1979/80 – Mounted colour unnamed photo of full Boro squad & management taken in front of the Holgate End at Ayresome Park prior to the start of the new season. Ideal for framing. Bruised corners to mount. G

£12

8) SOUTH AUSTRALIA v BORO 1974/75 - Scarce programme for friendly played as part of MFC’s Antipodean tour. Mild crease & ink notes to inside cover. Sought-after. G

£52

9) QUEENSLAND v BORO 1974/75 - Scarce programme for friendly played at Perry Park, Brisbane. Part of MFC’s Antipodean tour. Sought-after. VG

£42

10) BORO SHOP SIZE FIXTURE LISTS 1970s – Four large shop size Boro fixtures lists for seasons 1972/73, 76/77, 77/78 & 78/79. Mild folds. QG-G

£26

11) BORO HOME & AWAYS 1970s onwards – Collection of Boro homes (210+) & aways (65+) in league & cup. All major teams noted. TO CLEAR. BUYER TO COLLECT. (275+) QG-G

£22

13) WORLD CUP 1966 PLACEMATS – Highly desirable full set of eight placemats & eight coasters with colour pics of all World Cup 1966 venues. In original FA box which is displaying a little corner wear & tear. Minor staining to the reverse of a couple of placemats. Sought-after items. G

£84

14) B.C. ALL STARS v NEWCASTLE UTD 1949 – Sought–after programme for B.C. All Stars v Newcastle at Callister Park, Vancouver, June 1949. Part of Magpies Canadian tour. A few ink comments to front & a little grubbiness to inside. QG

£56

15) WORLD CUP 1966 PENNANT – Small triangular pennant with World Cup Willie on one side, Union Jack & tournament logo on the other. Pin hole to top edge & missing plastic rod. Original red & white chord. Plus six page fold out sheet issued in Iceland regarding 1966 World Cup tournament. (2) QG-G

£20

16) UJPEST DOZSA v NEWCASTLE FAIRS CUP FINAL 1968/69 – Sought-after programme for 2nd leg of Fairs Cup final at Megyeri uti Dozsa Stadion 20/6/1969. Sello strip to centre where retained in an album. Signed to back cover by Joe Harvey (Newcastle manager) Jim Smith, Bryan “Pop” Robson, Alan Foggon, Frank Clark, John Craggs, John Hope & Eric Ross. Signatures make this a desirable item. G

£380

17) NEWCASTLE HOME & AWAYS IN EUROPE 1968-1970 – Small collection inc: homes Glasgow Rangers Fairs Cup semi (sello strip to centre & spine adhesion mark) & Ujpest Dozsa Fairs Cup final 1968/69. Aways Rangers Fairs Cup semi 68/69 (two small sello marks to top edge of front cover), Dundee Utd, Anderlecht & Pecsi Dozsa 69/70. (6) F-G

£500

18) NEWCASTLE RESERVE HOMES 1968 TO 1970 – Collection of Central League four page sheets. Games against Everton, Wolves, Villa, Derby, Forest & WBA noted. Couple of scores to inside & odd sello retention mark to top edge. Few duplicates. (16) F-G

£40

19) NEWCASTLE RESERVE AWAYS 1968-1970 – Collection of Central League four page & single sheets. Games at Man Utd, Liverpool, Villa, Burnley, Bury, Wolves & Derby noted. Some creasing & odd sello retention mark to top edge. (18) F-G

£48

20) NEWCASTLE HANDBOOKS – Two handbooks 1969/70, which includes details of Magpies Fairs Cup triumph and 1970/71 (one page held in place by sello strip & stain to one corner). (2) QG-G

£22

21) ENGLAND UNDER 23s AUTOS 1971/72 – Programme for England U23 v Wales U23 at Swindon. Twelve England signatures to reverse inc: McDonald, Channon, Currie, Parkes, J. Robson, Kennedy, Whitworth, Blockley, Hope, Todd, Booth & Mortimer. Crease. QG (12)

£12

22) PFA 1960s BLAZER BADGE – Original 1960s circular material & gold wire PFA badge issued to members when they joined the players union. Plus 1968 FA handbook “The Professional Footballer” issued to young professionals detailing information about the game. (2) G

£22

23) EVERTON FC 1960s “FOOTBALL AS A CAREER” BROCHURE – 32pp public relations booklet issued in the 1960s by Everton FC. Entitled “A career with Everton Football Club as a professional footballer.” Complete but cover is detached from plastic ring binder. Interesting item of football ephemera. QG

£18

24) SHEFFIELD UNITED HOME & AWAYS 1971 TO 1973 – Collection belonging to former Blades keeper John Hope who was signed from Newcastle in early 1971. Programmes chart the promotion run in from the end of 1970/71 season to beginning of 71/72 Div I campaign. Some mild creasing & odd team change. (41) QG-G

£32

25) SHEFFIELD UTD AUTOS CIRCA 1971 – A collection of Sheff Utd autographs on two Football League Review centre folds & inside “Together to the First” brochure issued to celebrate The Blades Div II promotion winning season of 1970/71. Signatures inc: Badger, Helmsley, Flynn, Hope, Currie, Dearden, Salmons, Hodgkinson, Crawford etc. (22) Some duplication. G

No sale

26) OFFICIAL CLUB CHRISTMAS CARDS 1965 – Three official club Christmas cards issued by West Brom, Nottingham Forest & Leicester. Small sello album retention marks to corners. (3) F-QG

£8

28) NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1957 TO 1959 – Collection of league games from late 1950s. Clubs noted Everton, Man City, PNE, WBA, Blackpool, Sunderland, Newcastle, Portsmouth, Birmingham, Villa etc. (17) G

£24

29) MANCHESTER CITY 1956 TO 1959 – Small collection from mid to late 1950s. Clubs noted Sunderland (crease), Newcastle, Cardiff, Wolves (57/58 Div I championship winning season), PNE, Forest etc. Some staple rust. (9) F-G

£22

30) IPSWICH TOWN v BISHOP AUCKLAND FA CUP 1954/55 – Programme for 3rd round FA Cup tie at Portman Road. VG Plus Bury v Bishop Auckland FAC 1st round replay at Gigg Lane 57/58 (crease) & Bishop Auckland v Scunthorpe FAC 2nd round at Kingsway (crease & score to front) 55/56. (3) F-VG

£36

31) PETERBOROUGH UTD HOMES 1950s – Collection of Midland League games 1958/59 against NE opposition inc: Stockton, Blyth, Horden, South Shields, Ashington & Consett. Plus Spennymoor 1959/60 (Peterboro’s last season in non league). (7) G

£32

32) SCOTTISH SPECIALS 1960s/70s – A collection of friendlies, various cup ties & testimonials inc: Northampton v Dundee Utd, Rangers v Benfica 65/66, Preston v Hearts (fr), WHU v Kilmarnock 66/67, Newcastle v Aberdeen (fr), Morton v Chelsea Fairs Cup, Motherwell v Tranmere 68/69, Newcastle v Hearts (fr) 69/70 etc. (31) QG-VG

£48

33) NEWCASTLE HOMES 1947/48 – Two programmes inc: Birmingham 17/9/47 (edge tears) & Aston Villa Res 18/10/47. Mild creasing. (2) QG-G

£38

34) NEWCASTLE AWAYS 1940s/50s – Six league programmes inc: Blackpool 48/49 (score to centre), Everton 49/50, Chelsea, Fulham 51/52 (staple rust), Bolton & Blackpool 55/56. (6) QG-VG

£36

35) BORO AWAYS 1940s/50s – Six league, cup & friendly programmes inc: Chelsea 1947/48, Southampton (fr) 50/51 (mild crease), Villa FAC 52/53, Lincoln, Luton 54/55 (crease) & Sheff Utd 56/57. (6) QG-G

£30

36) SUNDERLAND AWAYS 1950s – Seven league & cup progammes inc: Villa 53/54 (team changes), 56/57 & 59/60, Sheff Utd FAC, Portsmouth (scores to centre) 55/56, Forest & Newcastle 57/58. (7) QG-VG

£54

37) NORTH EAST NON LEAGUE 1950s TO 1970s – Small collection in league & cup inc: Scarborough v Doncaster Res ML 57/58, Walthamstow v Evenwood FAAC rep 59/60, Stockton v Whitburn WL, Oxford City v Whitby FAAC (score to front) 64/65, Macclesfield v Spennymoor FA Cup 67/68, Darlington v Scarborough ss FA Cup replay 76/77 etc. (11) QG-VG

£28

38) TESTIMONIALS 1960s ONWARDS - Collection of testimonials with northern bias inc; Hurley, Anderson, N. Clarke, F. Clarke, Montgomery, Harvey, Porterfield, Kerr, Craig, Burton, Bremner etc. (22) QG-VG

£44

39) NORTHERN GOLDFIELDS BOOK – Sought-after 1st edition of Northern Goalfields - Official History of The Northern League by Brian Hunt. Minor corner creasing. Softback. QG

£22

40) TOPICAL TIMES ANNUALS – Collection of the colourful Topical Times annuals all with relevant covers inc: 65/66, 69/70 to 1973/74, 76, 78, 79, 81, & 84. Good snapshot of the era. Some edge tears to a few covers. (11) QG-G

£24

41) BUCHAN’S FOOTBALL MONTHLY 1960s – A collection of mainly 1960s Charles Buchan’s Football Monthly. Some FA Cup final specials noted. Some spine wear but most are sound. (50) F-G

£28

42) ENGLAND v YUGOSLAVIA 1950/51 – Programme for international at Highbury. Signed to front by Nat Lofthouse (England debut), Bert Williams & Eddie Bailey. Missing staple & minor spine split. QG

£22

43) FA CUP SEMI FINAL 1953 – Programme for Everton v Bolton at Maine Rd. Very minor edge tear affecting all pages, pin hole & small spine split. F 20-30

No sale

44) TOTTENHAM v ALDERSHOT 1944/45 – Single sheet for WWII Football League South game at White Hart Lane. Team changes, fold & two small pieces missing from right hand edge. Perfectly readable. QG

£16

46) EIGHTH ARMY v 3 DISTRICT WEST 1945 - Very scarce four page sheet for British Forces game Eighth Army v 3 District West at Vomero Stadium in Naples. Match included internationals: Cullis (Wolves), Beattie (PNE), Westwood (Bolton), Thornton (Rangers) & many other Football League players. Mild crease & minor staining. QG

£46

47) SUNDERLAND FA CUP 1956 TICKETS – Two tickets inc: 4th round tie York City v Sunderland 28/1/1956 at Bootham Crescent & Sunderland v Birmingham semi-fina17/2/1956 at Hillsborough (adhesion marks to reverse). (2) F-G

£20

48) SUNDERLAND SPECIALS IN NORTH AMERICA 2004 & 2005 – Small collection of Sunderland away programmes related to tours of North America inc: Wilmington Hammerheads 21/7/2004, four page sheets Seattle Sounders 20/7/2005 (+ ticket) & Portland Timbers 23/7/2005, Pacific Soccer Series official programme July 2005 & single sheet for Whitecaps v Sunderland 16/7/2005. (7) QG-VG

£20

49) SUNDERLAND MISCELLANY – Collection of material inc: History of Sunderland FC by Simmons & Graham. No cover & many personal additions to text. Official History of Sunderland 1879-2000, Thirty Memorable Matches, Sunderland & the Cup by Arthur Appleton, 1960s team poster (folded) & a few autographs on publication pics inc: Hurley, Martin, Gabbiadini, Ashurst, Tueart & Phillips. F-G

No sale

50) NEWCASTLE FAIRS CUP AUTOS 1968/69 – Two b/w photographic prints of Magpies squad & management with trophy at St James Park & on open-topped bus. Twenty-nine signatures inc: Moncur, Foggon, Scott, Clarke, Craig, Robson, Arentoft, Gibb, Burton, McFaul etc. Some duplication. VG

£26