A 9ct gold medal, the obverse inscribed The Football League, England v. Scotland, the reverse inscribed Celtic Park, Glasgow, November 7th 1931

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A 9ct gold medal, the obverse inscribed The Football League, England v. Scotland, the reverse inscribed Celtic Park, Glasgow, November 7th 1931

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In the above match, played at Celtic Park before 51,000 spectators, the Scottish League defeated the Football League 4-3.

Although uniscribed, this medal and the following lot were awarded to the Sheffield Wednesday player Ernie Blenkinsop.

Ernie Blenkinsop was born in Cudworth, Yorkshire on 20th April 1902. He joined Sheffield Wednesday in January 1923 from Hull City. In 1934 he joined Liverpool and thereafter played for Cardiff City, Buxton and during W.W.II assisted Bradford and Hurst. Blenkinsop made 26 full England International appearances between 1928 and 1933 and played for the Football League on 8 occasions. Apart from winning a Divisions 2 Championship medal with Sheffield Wednesday he also won Division 1 Championship's with the club in 1929 and 1930
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