This is a genuine match worn West Ham United away shirt that was worn by Billy Bonds in his last ever away league game.
The shirt is signed by Billy Bonds and the rest of the West Ham squad including Hammers legends such as Tony Cottee, Frank Macavenie, Alan Devonshire, Tony Gale, Ray Stewart, Phil Parkes, Geoff Pike and Manager John Lyall.
In total the shirt has 16 signatures in total.
The shirt is made by Adidas and has the club badge embroidered on the left chest and the Adidas logo on the right, and has the sponsors logo AVCO actoss the front (replica shirts had a transfer badge not embroidery at this time) On the rear of the shirt is the number 4 again with the adidas logo on the bottom of the shirt again these were not available on replica shirts at this time.
This is a 100% genuine piece of West Ham United history and totally unique, you are bidding on a shirt that is not available anywhere in the world.
I understand you may wish to ask questions regarding this shirt as it is such a rare find, so please do not hesitate to contact me with any queries. Good luck
£620.00 Not sold (Reserve not met)
Billy Bonds MBE (b. September 17, 1946 in Woolwich, London) was a football player and manager, who is most often associated with West Ham United. His family moved to Eltham, London, where he honed his skills on the local fields, often by daring the local kids to try and get the ball from him.
He joined West Ham United F.C. in 1967 from Charlton Athletic, and remained at the club for over 20 years, scoring 48 goals in a club record 655 League appearances. Appointed to the captaincy after the departure of Bobby Moore, he established himself as a local hero, and is the only West Ham captain to lift the FA Cup on two occasions.
In 1990, soon after retiring as a player, he became manager of the Hammers, and held the job for 4 years before being replaced by Harry Redknapp. He was awarded the MBE.
In June 1996, two seasons after leaving West Ham, Billy Bonds made a return to management with Millwall - who had ended the previous season being relegated to Division Two just five months after leading Division One. Bonds was sacked after just two years at Millwall because he had failed to mount a promotion challenge.
