in the fifth round of the FA Cup in 1970. The jersey he was wearing that day was sold as part of a football memorabilia auction at Christie's in London. Kim Book, then Northampton's goalkeeper, last year told The Press Association "not even the Berlin...

Christie’s Football Memorabilia on 13 September will include the jersey worn by George Best during the Manchester United versus Northampton Town F.A. Cup match in 1970, when he scored six goals and played arguably his finest ever football performance,...

from English football's finest hour which has been in German hands for the past 40 years finally came home when it sold at auction for £38,400.. The prestigious red No 2 shirt worn by right-back George Cohen during the 1966 World Cup final victory at...

giants in the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1971. Cardiff City's former captain Don Murray has now put the shirt up for auction on auction website eBay with a reserve price of £1,500. City secured a momentous victory at Ninian Park in the first leg but...

early 1970s. His love of antiques, inherited from his parents, came to the fore in 1976 when he joined Bonhams, the London auctioneers, working first as a porter in the ceramics department, becoming head of department in 1981 FOOTBALL MEMORABILIA Last...

back George Cohen during the 1966 World Cup final at Wembley is expected to sell for at least £20,000 when it comes up for auction at Christie's on Tuesday. World Cup hero Cohen swapped shirts with Lothar Emmerich, a winger in the defeated West German...

led his team to victory in the competition as they beat Brazil 2-1 in the final in Rio de Janeiro. His kit has come up for auction, but its new status means it now cannot be taken out of the country. "The football boots which the 'Black Chief' used on...

sales - the best attended and the highest prices," says David Convery, the sporting memorabilia specialist at Christie's auction house. And the past few years have seen huge amounts paid for iconic football memorabilia. The shirt worn by Pele in the...

Tuesday 21st September 2004 Christie's sale of Football Memorabilia was held at South Kensington and realised strong results. Part of the sale included the Bobby Murdoch Collection which sold for a total of £49,481. The top lot of the collection was...

football shirt worn by the man voted the greatest ever Celtic player by supporters has failed to reach its reserve price at auction. Jimmy Johnstone, who died in March, aged 61, wore the top in the 1967 World Club Championship in Uruguay against Racing...