Alan Ball's 1966 World Cup winner's medal sells for £252,000

A timely reminder… Alan Ball’s 1966 World Cup winner’s medal sells for £252,000 while the shirt he wore in England’s 4-2 triumph over West Germany goes for £164,000

  • The medal won by Alan Ball in the World Cup 1966 fetched a record £252,000
  • Late footballer’s shirt, worn in England v West Germany game sold for £164,000 
  • The blue England cap fetched £145,000 at the auction in Leyburn, North Yorks 

The World Cup winner’s medal won by football star Alan Ball in 1966 has sold for a record £252,000 while the shirt he wore in the final against West Germany £164,000. 

The late footballer, who was just 21 at the time of the World Cup final in 1966, wore the number seven red shirt when England beat West Germany 4-2. He was also presented with the medal, which sold for twice its estimated price at auction this week, and a blue England cap, which fetched £145,000. 

The former Man City and Southampton manager died of a heart attack in 2007 aged 61, and was the second member of the winning team to pass away, after Bobby Moore in 1993. 


The World Cup winner’s medal won by Alan Ball in 1966 sold for a record £252,000

The late footballer, who was just 21 at the time of the World Cup final in 1966, wore the number seven red shirt when England beat West Germany 4-2

His mementoes from the 1966 World Cup were originally sold in 2005 to businessman Edwin Davies, the former owner of Bolton Wanderers. 

But when he died in 2018, the items were left without an owner. They went under the hammer again earlier this week at Tennants Auctioneers in Leyburn, North Yorkshire. 

The medal sold for twice its pre-sale estimated price of £120,00, beating the previous record of £188,000 for Nobby Styles’ World Cup winner’s medal in 2010. It also beat out the medal owned by Ray Wilson, which sold at auction for £136,000 in 2014.    

Keegan Harrison, a sporting specialist at Tennants, said: ‘It was a fabulous result, exceeding our expectations. 

England captain Bobby Moore holds up the Jules Rimet trophy after their 4-2 victory over West Germany in the World Cup Final. Also pictured (left-right) Nobby Stiles, Jack Charlton, Alan Ball, Martin Peters, Geoff Hurst, Ray Wilson, George Cohen and Bobby Charlton 

The blue England cap presented to Ball when the team stormed to victory in 1966 fetched £145,000

‘We are delighted for the vendor, who has had a long-standing relationship with Tennants, and it has been a privilege to handle such an important piece of English sporting history. 

‘The 1966 World Cup victory will always be a golden moment in English sporting history. It has been 56 years since that incredible match, but it is still very close to the hearts of all football fans.’

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