The World Cup winner’s medal gained by soccer star Alan Ball in 1966 has offered for a report £252,000 whereas the shirt he wore within the ultimate in opposition to West Germany £164,000.
The late footballer, who was simply 21 on the time of the World Cup ultimate in 1966, wore the quantity seven pink shirt when England beat West Germany 4-2. He was additionally offered with the medal, which offered for twice its estimated value at public sale this week, and a blue England cap, which fetched £145,000.
The previous Man Metropolis and Southampton supervisor died of a coronary heart assault in 2007 aged 61, and was the second member of the profitable crew to move away, after Bobby Moore in 1993.
The World Cup winner’s medal gained by Alan Ball in 1966 offered for a report £252,000
The late footballer, who was simply 21 on the time of the World Cup ultimate in 1966, wore the quantity seven pink shirt when England beat West Germany 4-2
His mementoes from the 1966 World Cup have been initially offered in 2005 to businessman Edwin Davies, the previous proprietor of Bolton Wanderers.
However when he died in 2018, the objects have been left with out an proprietor. They went below the hammer once more earlier this week at Tennants Auctioneers in Leyburn, North Yorkshire.
The medal offered for twice its pre-sale estimated value of £120,00, beating the earlier report of £188,000 for Nobby Kinds’ World Cup winner’s medal in 2010. It additionally beat out the medal owned by Ray Wilson, which offered at public sale for £136,000 in 2014.
Keegan Harrison, a sporting specialist at Tennants, mentioned: ‘It was a superb consequence, exceeding our expectations.
England captain Bobby Moore holds up the Jules Rimet trophy after their 4-2 victory over West Germany within the World Cup Closing. Additionally pictured (left-right) Nobby Stiles, Jack Charlton, Alan Ball, Martin Peters, Geoff Hurst, Ray Wilson, George Cohen and Bobby Charlton
The blue England cap offered to Ball when the crew stormed to victory in 1966 fetched £145,000
‘We’re delighted for the seller, who has had a long-standing relationship with Tennants, and it has been a privilege to deal with such an necessary piece of English sporting historical past.
‘The 1966 World Cup victory will all the time be a golden second in English sporting historical past. It has been 56 years since that unimaginable match, however it’s nonetheless very near the hearts of all soccer followers.’
