拍品 17
17
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A gold and enamel medal, the obverse inscribed Staffordshire Football Association, 1888, the reverse inscribed W.B.Albion, J.M.Bayliss, Captain, with ring suspension

细节
A gold and enamel medal, the obverse inscribed Staffordshire Football Association, 1888, the reverse inscribed W.B.Albion, J.M.Bayliss, Captain, with ring suspension

拍品专文


Albert Edward James Matthias Bayliss was born at Tipton, Staffordshire in 1863 and joined West Bromwich Albion from Wednesday Old Athletic in August 1884. As an inside-right and centre-forward he was a powerful and frequent goal-scorer for West Bromwich Albion during their successful period in the mid to late 1880's. He was captain when they won the F.A. Cup in 1888 and served as a Director of the club whilst still a player. He eventually became Chairman until resigning in 1905 and was elected a life member of the club in 1909.