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

To be held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
29th, 30th November & 1st December 2024

Leslie Joseph Smith. Wolverhampton Wanderers (1947-56) and Aston Villa (1956-60). A pair of white shorts worn by Smith on making his home debut for Aston Villa v Arsenal on the 11th February 1956. The white shorts, made by Umbro, are size 40, signed by Smith and in remarkably good condition. Sold with a typed note to this effect from Smith and signed by him
Smith signed for Aston Villa in February 1956 for £25,000. He played for Aston Villa in the 1957 FA Cup Final against Manchester United’s Busby Babes, where Villa won the game 2–1 to lift the cup. However his career was cut short after an achilles injury forced him into retirement in 1960. In total, he made 130 appearances, scoring 27 goals for Villa. He died in 2008 aged 80 years

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