A 9ct. gold Football League Division Three (North) Championship medal season 1935-36, inscribed THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, CHAMPIONS, DIVISION 3, NORTHERN S
£300 - £500
A 9ct. gold Football League Division Three (North) Championship medal season 1935-36, inscribed THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, CHAMPIONS, DIVISION 3, NORTHERN SECTION, CHESTERFIELD F.C., SEASON 1935-36, M.DANDO Chesterfield won the title in 1935-36 with 60 points, five clear of their nearest rivals Chester and Tranmere. Flushed with success the club built a new main stand at a cost of ?14,000. This medal was awarded to the Spireites' Maurice ''Mick'' Dando who scored 29 goals in just 27 games. Dando was born at Bristol in 1905 and played for Bath City and Bristol Rovers before moving north in the summer of 1933 joining York City where he scored 46 goals in two seasons. He joined Chesterfield in June 1935 and finished his career at Crewe. Dando suffered from ill-health and died prematurely in 1949.