A silver miniature replica of the F.A. Charity Shield presented to West Bromwich Albion's Len Millard in 1954, inscribed WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS V WES
£500 - £700
A silver miniature replica of the F.A. Charity Shield presented to West Bromwich Albion's Len Millard in 1954, inscribed WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS V WEST BROMWICH ALBION, WEDNESDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 1954, JOINT-HOLDERS, mounted on a black bakelite backboard, lacking the original easel support Len Millard (7 March 1919 - 15 March 1997) was born in Coseley in the Black Country and joined West Bromwich Albion as an amateur in May 1937. The left-back turned professional in September 1942. He later became club captain, leading the club to a 3-2 victory over Preston North End in the 1954 F.A. Cup final. This set up a Charity Shield encounter with fierce local rivals and League Champions Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on 29 September 1954. Despite a Ronny Allen hat-trick the game ended as a high scoring 4-4 draw, and the Shield was shared. Len Millard made a total of 627 appearances for Albion, scoring 18 goals before retiring in 1958. In 1989 he had a leg amputated and died in Coseley in 1997.