An unusual collection of programme relating to the playing days of Corporal A. Jackson of R.A.C. Bovington dating between 1948 and 1950, including pro
£300 - £500
An unusual collection of programme relating to the playing days of Corporal A. Jackson of R.A.C. Bovington dating between 1948 and 1950, including programmes for the 1947-48 Army Football Association Cup semi-final, final and replay; other Army Cup semi-final and final programmes and other games concerning a team from Bovington, including the 1949 Dorset County F.A. Cup final v Bridport and matches played at Poole Town, Portland United & Weymouth; together with programmes for A. Jackson's appearances for Bournemouth Gas Works, and several appearance for the Dorset County F.A. in the Southern Counties Amateur Championship including a match played at Bristol City 24.1.48, some duplication; together with player's passes and tickets including a wartime international between Poland & Great Britain played in Baghdad 24.1.1943, Army Cup finals & Semi-finals and a for Redhill FC Tragically, during the 1948 Army Cup final played at the Command Central Ground in Aldershot, two players were killed by lightning and many other players and spectators left injured. The match was duly abandoned and the two teams were declared joint-winners. A medals collection relating to the amateur football career of Corporal A. Jackson is offered elsewhere in the auction as lot 10.