Memorabilia formerly owned by Vivian Gibbins of West Ham United, Clapton and England, comprising: a F.F.F.A. banquet menu for the France v England int

Memorabilia formerly owned by Vivian Gibbins of West Ham United, Clapton and England, comprising: a F.F.F.A. banquet menu for the France v England international match held at the Hotel Lutetia 17th May 1924, personalised to Gibbins on the front cover and signed to the reverse in ink & pencil by the 14-man England party Vivian Gibbins, W. Williams (trainer), George Wilson (capt.), Fred Tunstall, Thomas Mort, Edward Taylor, George Thornewell, George Blackburn, Thomas Lucas, Harry Storer, Fred Ewer, Stanley Earle, Percival Barton and one other reserve; a group of three picture postcards relating to a 1920s West Ham United continental tour and featuring Syd King, Fred Norris, Alfred Earl and Vic Watson dressed in Dutch fisherman's costume, bearing signatures to the reverse; a group of 10 congratulatory telegrams sent to Mr & Mrs Vivian Gibbins on the occasion of their wedding 26th May 1928 including examples from West Ham United FC, Charlie Paynter & Dick Leafe and Mr & Mrs Syd King; 8 postcards/small photographs with football subjects including a portrait of Gibbins in Clapton kit, a team-group from Clapton's tour of the Channel Islands in 1920 and match action from Clapton F.A. Amateur Cup finals in 1924 & 1925; 23 other photographs/postcards relating to Gibbins's personal life and professional life as a school teacher; a West Ham Schools Sports Association Diamond Jubilee Dinner menu 17.3.51; two letters addressed to Gibbins; and a press cutting announcing the death of Charlie Paynter in 1970 (48) William Vivian Talbot Gibbins was born in Forest Gate, London, 10th August 1901. He was one of the last amateur footballers to have been capped for England at full international level. The striker combined his sporting activities with his professional life as a schoolmaster, eventually becoming headmaster of Harold Road School in West Ham. Viv made his debut for West Ham United in season 1923-24 but did not turn out regularly for the Hammers until the 1926-27 season as he also played for Clapton where he won back-to-back F.A. Amateur Cup medals in 1924 and 1925. Gibbins played twice for England, both against France, and scored twice on his debut in the 1924 international played at the General John Joseph Pershing Stadium in Paris when England recorded a 3-1 victory. In the latter part of his footballing days, Gibbins had spells at Brentford, Bristol Rovers and Southampton before joining Leyton for whom he appeared in a third Amateur Cup final in 1934. Thereafter he played for Catford Wanderers until his retirement in 1939. Vivian Gibbins maintained an active interest in East End schools' football until his death at Herne Bay, Kent, 21st November 1979.