A 9ct gold medal, the obverse inscribed The Football Association, the reverse inscribed Challenge Cup, Runners-Up, 1896-97, and with monogram, the rim inscribed Captain, Everton Football Club

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A 9ct gold medal, the obverse inscribed The Football Association, the reverse inscribed Challenge Cup, Runners-Up, 1896-97, and with monogram, the rim inscribed Captain, Everton Football Club

拍品专文

In the 1896-97 F.A.Cup final, played at the Crystal Palace before 65,000 spectators, Aston Villa defeated Everton 3-2.

The monogram engraved on the above medal is unclear and from our researches we have been unable to ascertain who captained the Everton side in the 1897 F.A. Cup final.