Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia
To be held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
4th, 5th & 6th July 2025
Lot 1323
Estimate: £80/120
The Football Association 75th Anniversary Banquet 1938’. Rare Official leather bound brochure for the banquet held at The King’s Hall, Holborn Restaurant, London on 30th May 1938 with ‘F.L. 1888-1938’ in gilt to centre and ribbon tie. This was Joseph Richards, ex Barnsley player, Football League Chairman and originator of the Football League Cup in 1960, brochure and has his name in gilt to the corner of the front cover. The brochure with tabbed index for programme of music, menu, toast list, artists list, welcome, guest list, table plan etc. Signed to the ‘autographs’ page by thirty five guests, VIPs, league chairmen etc including Richards, George Camsell (Middlesborough), Arthur Turner (Charlton), Harry Goslin (Bolton, died 1943), Eddie Hapgood (Arsenal), Arthur Bateman (Southampton), Raich Carter (Sunderland), Teddy Sandford (W.B.A.) etc. The menu in good/very good condition