The blue Cardiff City jersey worn by Len Davies in the F.A. Cup final v Arsenal at Wembley Stadium 23rd April 1927, by Bukta for Welsh Sports Ltd., Ch
£7,000 - £10,000
The blue Cardiff City jersey worn by Len Davies in the F.A. Cup final v Arsenal at Wembley Stadium 23rd April 1927, by Bukta for Welsh Sports Ltd., Church St., Cardiff, the neck label inscribed in ink CARDIFF v ARSENAL 1927, long-sleeved, with embroidered silkwork badge bearing the Coat of Arms of Cardiff and the motto DEFFRO-MAE'N-DDYDD, Y-DDRAIG-GOCH-DDYRY-CYCHWYN Len Davies missed out on the opportunity of playing for Cardiff City in the 1925 F.A. Cup Final, but was part of the winning team in 1927 that historically took the trophy out of England for the only time in the history of the competition through a goal by the Scot Hughie Ferguson. Davies was one of only three Welshman in the Cardiff starting XI. The forward was signed by Cardiff City from Victoria Athletic in 1920 and played a total of 305 League Appearances for the 'Bluebirds' scoring 128 goals. He was also capped for Wales on 23 occasions between 1922 and 1929.