The following lot relates to the career of
STAN MORTENSEN
An embroidered blazer badge inscribed, The Football Association, Victory Internationals, 1945-46; a souvenir travelling clock formed as a football, inscribed, England v The Rest, London, 21.10.53; a souvenir hookah pipe and bowl inscribed Inglaterra v Argentina, Wembley, 9.5.1951; a pair of gilt metal and enamel cufflinks; a silver and enamel fob, the obverse inscribed, F.F.F., the reverse inscribed, France-Angleterre, 22nd May 1949, Paris; a souvenir bronze medallion celebrating the Eighth Centenary of Lisbon; and a 1951 F.A. Cup Final programme, Blackpool v Newcastle United. (7)
Details
An embroidered blazer badge inscribed, The Football Association, Victory Internationals, 1945-46; a souvenir travelling clock formed as a football, inscribed, England v The Rest, London, 21.10.53; a souvenir hookah pipe and bowl inscribed Inglaterra v Argentina, Wembley, 9.5.1951; a pair of gilt metal and enamel cufflinks; a silver and enamel fob, the obverse inscribed, F.F.F., the reverse inscribed, France-Angleterre, 22nd May 1949, Paris; a souvenir bronze medallion celebrating the Eighth Centenary of Lisbon; and a 1951 F.A. Cup Final programme, Blackpool v Newcastle United. (7)
Further details
Mortensen's only appearance in the Victory Internationals was against Ireland in Belfast, 'Morty' scoring England's only goal in a 1-0 win. The England v Argentina match in May 1951 ended in a 2-1 win for the English, Mortensen scoring both his side's goals. The England v The Rest of Europe match in October 1953 ended in a 4-4 draw, Mortensen scoring a single goal. The cufflinks included in this lot were apparently presented to Mortensen by The Football Association