They were sold at an auction in North Yorkshire
Each of the items fetched significantly over its estimate.
The shirt was expected to fetch between £30,000 and £50,000, while the medal’s estimate was between £80,000 and £120,000. The cap’s was estimated at between £15,000 to £25,000.Tennants has not disclosed who bought the memorabilia or if all three items were purchased by the same bidder. Alan Ball sold his medal and cap at auction in 2005, when they were purchased by the owner of Bolton Wanderer’s, businessman and philanthropist Edwin ‘Eddie’ Davies, who died in 2018.The auctioneers’ sporting specialist Kegan Harrison said: “We are absolutely delighted to have achieved such fantastic results for the vendor, who has had a long- standing relationship with Tennants.
"The 1966 World Cup victory will always be a golden moment in English sporting history, and we have been honoured to have handled the sale of these extraordinary items."It has been 56 years since that incredible match, but it is still very close to the hearts of all football fans.” Other lots in the Toys, Models, Sporting and Fishing Sale included Pele’s Match Worn Brazil Shirt, worn during the 1st half of the famous Brazil v
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