Memorabilia relating to the career of Charles Hannaford, comprising: a group of 12 football medals/b...
Memorabilia relating to the career of Charles Hannaford, comprising: a group of 12 football medals/badges, mostly in silver, 7 with gold mounts, the dated examples being between 1909 and 1911 and therefore at junior levels; playing contracts with Charlton Athletic & Clapton Orient; 19 various photographs & postcards including large examples depicting the England 1925 Tourists to Australia & Millwall season 1922-23; a scrapbook pasted with many press cuttings & memorabilia relating to Hannaford's career including his FA selection letter for the 1925 Tour of Australia; a ship's voyage book autographed by the 1925 FA Tourists to Australia; a ship's passenger list; two albums of photographs taken by Hannaford on the tour; the leather match ball from the English FA XI v Australia match 4th July 1925 signed by the team, now indistinct; and an autographed Aussie Rules match ball presented to Hannaford after the Brunswick v Port Melbourne match 25th July 1925 (a qty.) Charles William Hannaford was born at Finsbury Park, London, 8th January 1896. The left winger was a star in schools football and capped by England at this level against Wales in 1910. As an amateur he scored the winning goal for Tufnell Park in the 1920 F.A. Amateur Cup semi-final. Sadly, in the final at The Den he had to leave the field injured in the first half. Hannaford joined Maidstone United during the close season of 1920, before transferring to Millwall (March 1921), Charlton (July 1923) & Clapton Orient in March 1924. While at Orient he was selected by the F.A. four the Tour of Australia in 1925. The England team won all their 26 matches scoring 143 goals and conceding 13. Hannaford was signed by Manchester United for