拍品 97
97
A blue knitted woollen Scotland International shirt, with button-up collar and embroidered cloth badge, inscribed S v E, 1939-40, with moth holes front and back, the collar slightly discoloured; a pair of blue, white and red socks; and a yellow-metal medal, the obverse cast with a lion rampant, the reverse inscribed E.S.J.F.A., T.S., M.B.F.C., R. Baxter, 1929-30, with ring suspension
A blue knitted woollen Scotland International shirt, with button-up collar and embroidered cloth badge, inscribed S v E, 1939-40, with moth holes front and back, the collar slightly discoloured; a pair of blue, white and red socks; and a yellow-metal medal, the obverse cast with a lion rampant, the reverse inscribed E.S.J.F.A., T.S., M.B.F.C., R. Baxter, 1929-30, with ring suspension

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A blue knitted woollen Scotland International shirt, with button-up collar and embroidered cloth badge, inscribed S v E, 1939-40, with moth holes front and back, the collar slightly discoloured; a pair of blue, white and red socks; and a yellow-metal medal, the obverse cast with a lion rampant, the reverse inscribed E.S.J.F.A., T.S., M.B.F.C., R. Baxter, 1929-30, with ring suspension

The above shirt was worn by Robert Denholm Baxter in a match against England played on 11/5/40 at Hampden Park, Glasgow, the match ending in a 1-1 draw. Baxter, born in Gilmerton on 23rd January 1911, was employed as a miner before becoming a professional footballer. He played for Trenent; Musselburgh Bruntonians ( which the medal in this lot represents) and Middlesbrough. He guested for Hearts and Hibernian during the war before becoming Leith Athletic player/manager-coach in 1947, before eventually becoming the team manager of the Edinburgh speedway team. He made a total of five appearances for Scotland including two during World War II (3)