A green South Africa XI football jersey 1958, short-sleeved with gold cuffs, v-neck collar and Sprinbok crest This jersey was gained as a swap by Pre

A green South Africa XI football jersey 1958, short-sleeved with gold cuffs, v-neck collar and Sprinbok crest This jersey was gained as a swap by Preston North End's Tommy Thompson after one of the two matches played by the Lancashire club against a national representative XI during their tour of South Africa in 1958. They played a South African XI on May 31st and June 7th and won the first game 2-1 and lost the second 5-3. Preston North End played a total of 9 matches on this tour winning 7 and losing 2. Tommy Thompson joined Newcastle United in 1946, Aston Villa in 1950 and Preston North End in 1955 where he scored 117 goals in 188 games for them before joining Stoke City in 1961. He made 2 full International appearances for England and 2 for the Football League. His League goal-scoring ratio was 224 goals from 442 appearances.