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He wore it on the day his two goals put England in the final of the 1966 World Cup and left the wonderfully gifted Eusebio in tears. Sir Bobby Charlton's white number 9 shirt from the 2-1 defeat of Portugal is memorabilia gold.
Now, just a day after the great man's funeral, its iconic provenance has been confirmed. It has sold at auction for a staggering £59,000.
The heavy cotton shirt was from England's traditional kit of white tops and navy blue shorts. In the actual final they switched to red shirts due a clash with West Germany's white shirts and black shorts.
Sir Bobby was wearing the shirt which bears the Three Lions badge and a red number 9 in what he would describe later as "possibly my best performance in an England shirt" in front of 94,493 fans. Both his goals in the 31st and 79th minutes were rocket shots from outside of the box. The much admired Portuguese star, Eusebio scored from a penalty in the 82nd minute after Bobby's brother, Jack, deliberately handled the ball to stop a goal-bound effort. Gordon Banks produced a brilliant save to deny Eusebio a late equaliser.
Controversially the semi-final was scheduled to be played at Everton's Goodison Park, where Portugal had come from 3-0 down to beat North Korea three days earlier, but was switched to Wembley by Fifa’s English president, Sir Stanley Rous, for “commercial reasons”. Portugal had to leave their training camp and travel to London by train the night before the game while England stayed put. But the game was regarded by many as the best of the tournament.
Sir Bobby's signed shirt, which was part of the team’s finest hour 57 years ago, was consigned to auction a year ago but has now been sold following Sir Bobby's death. It was bought by a private
Meadow Walker is remembering her father, the late Paul Walker, a decade after his tragic death.
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“Sir Bobby, the legacy you left us with. History, dignity & integrity. Our promise to you. We will protect that legacy and keep the red flag flying high" - the words on a banner erected outside Old Trafford today. Manchester United invited supporters to gather for Sir Bobby Charlton's funeral procession and they turned out in their droves.
Thousands of fans turned out at Old Trafford to bid a final farewell to Manchester United great Sir Bobby Charlton.The 1966 World Cup winner’s funeral cortege was welcomed with gentle applause as it drove past the stadium’s East Stand and the United Trinity statue, which features Charlton himself, George Best and Denis Law. Representatives of the club’s under-18 and under-21 teams formed a guard of honour flanking the statue and, behind it, there were numerous black and white photographs depicting Charlton’s long and illustrious career as a player and then a director at the club.
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