Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia

Horse Racing. The old winning post disc from Aintree racecourse, the circular wooden panelled disc painted in white, red & black concentric circles, 42.5” diameter. The winning post disc was salvaged during demolition work at the Racecourse in 1984. Previously sold at Graham Budd’s auction of Football & Racing memorabilia in November 2006 as lot 273. Since the disc was purchased by the vendor an outer panel piece has broken from the disc but is... View full lot details

‘The Badminton Annual Register of Sporting and Society Fixtures and Diary’ 1909 to 1914, 1916, 1920, 1923, 1928 and 1929, 1931 and 1939. Stiffened decorative covers. Some soiling and minor wear to covers otherwise in good condition throughout. Qty 13... View full lot details

Fishing. Brass fly reel by C. Farlow & Co. of The Strand, London, late 1800s. Original bone winding handle. Maker’s mark of a fish to foot and engraved name and London address to side. Approx. 4” diameter. G/VG... View full lot details

Fishing Tyg. Large and impressive three handled tyg with scene of monks fishing. Rhyme to side reads ‘Tomorrow will be Friday, Every Brother his rod he took, Every rod had a line and a hook, every hook had a bait so fine, and thus they sang in the Evenshine, tomorrow will be Friday’. Rods, net and catch bag, grapes and floral decoration to inside border. Brown lined decoration to handles, rim and base. 5.5” tall,... View full lot details

Sporting signed commemorative covers. Six Benham Silk commemorative covers, each individually signed. Subjects/ signatures are Sally Gunnell ‘Captain of British Women’s Athletics’ 12th August 1994, Rob Andrew 1995 Rugby World Cup, South Africa, four ‘Great British Gold Medal Winners’ first day covers 13th August 2004 of Chris Boardman (cycling), Richard Meade (three day eventing), Lynn Davies (long jump), and Sally Gunnell (athletics). Also a signed promotional card of Tanni Grey [Thompson]. Very good condition. Qty... View full lot details

Signed sporting commemorative first day covers 1970-1996. A selection of seventeen commemorative covers, all (two exceptions) signed or multi-signed. Sports and signatures include Chris Boardman (cycling, two different), David Wilke, Mark Spitz (swimming), Greg Louganis (diving), Alan Wells (athletics, two different), Steve Davis (snooker), also four covers to mark the 150th anniversary of the Grand National, each individually signed by Richard Dunwoody, Brian Fletcher, Pat Taaffe and Brendan Powell (horse racing), and general sports covers... View full lot details

Radley College (Oxfordshire). Selection of official team photographs from the period including 1st Eleven 1957, 1958, 2nd Rugby XV 1958, Senior Rugby XV 1959, Hockey XI 1959, Prefects 1959, ‘Stewart Morgan’s Social 1955 and 1956. Plus two other sporting school photographs, teams or grouping unknown. All photographs around 12”x10”, all with title to top and players names to lower border. Sold with three ‘The Radleian’ school magazines for October 195, October 1958 and October 1959.... View full lot details

Rowing. ‘King’s College [Cambridge] 1st. May Boat 1933’. Two large mono photographs, one of the King’s College rowing team seated and standing in rows wearing blazers, the other of the crew on the water. The photographs laid down side by side to photographer’s mount, with hand printed decorative title and rowers’ names to margins. Between the photographs is a decorative emblem inscribed ‘Bumped Ldy. Margt. II’. The photographs by Hills & Saunders of Cambridge each... View full lot details

Speedway. London, South East and Eastern counties programmes 1948-2003. A good selection of over two hundred and thirty official programmes for speedway meetings of the period. Programmes are for meetings at Hackney 1963-1979 (Qty 90), Crayford 1968-1983 (48), Rye House 1971-1992 (Qty 40), Canterbury 1968-1981 (12), Wimbledon 1963-2004 (9), Eastbourne 1971-1991 (8), West Ham 1964-1969 (7), White City 1976 & 1977 (5), Romford 1969-1971 (3), Wembley 1948 & 1952 (2), King’s Lynn 1967-1980 (Qty 44),... View full lot details

Ipswich Speedway programmes 1964-1983. A large selection of around two hundred and forty official programmes for Ipswich Witches speedway meetings of the period. Programmes are for seasons 1964 (Qty 2), 1969 (1), 1971 (13), 1972 (48), 1973 (35), 1974 (40), 1975 (31), 1976 (32), 1977 (17), 1978 (7), 1979 (2), 1980 (4), 1982 (6), and 1983 (2). Odd duplication. The majority with annotations to results pages. Good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

Athletics Programmes 1946-1968. A good selection of thirty nine original programmes for athletics meetings held at White City, London, covering international meetings, Olympic Trials, British Games, Inter-County Championships, Varsity, London Caledonian Games etc. Annotations to pages of some. Odd duplication. Minor faults, overall in good condition.... View full lot details

Olympic and Commonwealth Games 1958-1976. Five official programmes for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Wales covering athletics 19th, 22nd, 24th & 26th July, and boxing 25th July 1958, plus Souvenir Guide. Official Guide to the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh with official programmes for the Athletics and Closing Ceremony 25th July 1970. Four official programmes for the 1976 Montreal Olympics covering athletics, football, equestrianism and the Closing Ceremony, with two copies of... View full lot details

Signed sporting autobiographies. Four hardback titles, each signed by the author/ subject. Titles are ‘Unless I’m Very Much Mistaken’, Murray Walker 2002. ‘Paula. My Story So Far’, Paula Ratcliffe 2004. ‘Black, White & Gold’, Kelly Holmes 2005. ‘My Autobiography’, John Virgo 2017. All with good dustwrappers. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Sporting books. Six hardback titles. ‘Lawn Tennis’, H.W.W. Wilberforce, London 1895. ‘The “House” On Sport’, W.A. Morgan, Vol. I London 1898, and Vol. II 1899, staining to boards. Two volumes of ‘The Badminton Library of Sports & Pastimes’, ‘Football’ ‘New Impression’ 1908, and ‘Cricket’ ‘New Edition’ 1920. ‘With the Skin of their Teeth’, G.O. Nickalls, London 1951. Some faults as described, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

‘Ascot Toilet Soap’. Early decorative advertising box made by J. Margerison & Co of Preston. The box would have held the soap. Scene of Ascot Races to the lid and horses racing at Ascot to side panels. Registration no. 384433 for 1901. Minor staining to base otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

King George VI 1930s. A large original mono photograph of King George VI entering the field of an unknown sports stadium from a grandstand accompanied by dignitaries wearing formal attire and bowler hats. In the stands, large crowds are looking on enthusiastically. The venue and occasion are unknown, assumed to be 1930s. The photograph measures 14.75”x12”, laid to photographer’s mount with official stamp to verso for Central News, London to verso. Very good condition.... View full lot details