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Bonhams' Sale of Sporting Memorabilia at Chester on 27 April will include many rare items from the annals of footballing history, with highlights including:

1957 Manchester United 'Busby Babes' Blazer

Frank Worthington's Golden Boot

1978 World Cup Final Ball (pictured right- World Cup Final ball, 1978 World Cup game used Final ball, Argentina v Netherlands 25th June. The ball was acquired by Netherlands translator and trainer Claudio von Foster following the game. It was then signed by the entire squad. Von Foster was a former Boca Juniors trainer and work for the Netherlands into the 1980`s. C.O.A. signed by Claudio Von Foster.)

Sir Frederick Wall Collection of FA ephemera

BUSBY BABES BLAZER
Star of the sale will be a highly poignant memento from one of soccer's most tragic moments . On 6 February 1958 the airliner carrying the players and backroom staff of Manchester United, plus a number of journalists and supporters, crashed in a blizzard on its third attempt to take off from Munich airport. 'United' were returning from Belgrade where they had just made it into the semi-finals of the European Cup. Twenty-three of the 44 passengers on board the aircraft lost their lives as it burst into flames, including eight 'United' players. The disaster rocked the world of sport as the "Busby Babes," a team with an average age of 22, was poised to dominate European football after winning successive championships in 1956 and 1957.

Kenny Morgans, born in Swansea in 1939, had just broken into the team and at the age of 18 was a favourite for the coveted No. 7 shirt. He survived the tragic air disaster, but the air crash left its mark on the 19-year-old Welsh lad, who sadly failed to live up to his early promise. Morgans decided to part with his blazer about 25 years ago. Estimate £18,000 - 25,000.

FRANK WORTHINGTON'S GOLDEN BOOT
During the 1978/9 season, Frank Worthington scored 24 times while playing for Bolton Wanderers, a performance which earned him the Golden Boot award for most goals scored in Division One. One of these goals has become an all time great, and is screened at regular intervals on TV: Worthington chests a throw in, flicks the ball over his shoulder and over oncoming defenders to turn and volley it into the net…GOAL! No doubt Sam Allardyce refers to Worthington's magic touch to inspire Bolton's current climb towards the top end of the premiership. Estimate £8,000 - 12,000.

THE SIR FREDERICK WALL COLLECTION
A wonderful array of rare mementos comes to the sale from Sir Frederick Wall's direct descendent Cyril Manning. Knighted in 1930, Frederick Wall was appointed Secretary to the Football Association in 1895 and he worked tirelessly in this post for almost 40 years. During this time he collected programmes, badges, menus and other assorted memorabilia, and Bonhams is delighted to be offering 45 items from his collection. Included will be a group of 13 FA Cup Final Stewards' badges dating from 1925 to 1937 estimated to sell for £2,500 - 3,000.

"This is an absolutely outstanding collection from a prominent figure in the Football Association's early years," said Dan Davies, Bonhams' football memorabilia specialist. " We rarely have the opportunity to offer programmes in such good condition."

WORLD CUP FINAL FOOTBALL
A ball used in the 1978 World Cup final will come back into play for Bonhams' sale on 27 April. Only once before has a football from this hotly contested match between Argentina and Netherlands come up at auction, making this a very rare catch. Acquired during the match by Netherlands trainer and translator, Claudio von Foster, the ball was then signed by the entire squad. Estimate £3,000 - 4,000.

CHARLIE PAYNTER'S MEDALS
Seven winners' medals belonging to Charlie 'Mr West Ham' Paynter, whose lifelong association with the club saw him as player, trainer, masseur, coach and eventually manager, a position he retained from 1932 - 1950. Paynter achieved a triple of "Wembley Firsts" and medals to be sold document his successful career with West Ham. The 1923 FA Cup Finalists medal (estimate £1,500 - 2,000) was dedicated to his daughter and is inscribed on the reverse "West Ham United FC from Dad to Irene".

Also on offer to those wanting to have every footballing fact at their fingertips will be a complete run of Wisdens from 1864 - 2004. Estimate £15,000 - 20,000.

For more details visit the Bonhams web site.