Bill Foulkes blue Manchester United 1968 European Cup Final No.5 shirt, long-sleeved, inscribed above and beneath the club crest E.C.F., WEMBLEY 1968
£15,000 - £20,000
Bill Foulkes blue Manchester United 1968 European Cup Final No.5 shirt, long-sleeved, inscribed above and beneath the club crest E.C.F., WEMBLEY 1968 This jersey was gained as a swap by the Benfica left-back Fernando Cruz after the 1968 European Cup Final at Wembley. The accompanying illustration in the catalogue shows Fernando Cruz holding Bill Foulkes's shirt at his house in Cabanas de Viriato, Portugal, in 2013. Mr Cruz confirmed that he gained the shirt as a swap in the dressing rooms after the match. It has now been acquired by a private collector. It is noted that a similar shirt was sold as part of the Bill Foulkes Collection at Christie's in 1992 which indicates that Umbro supplied two shirts for the match so that players could change into a fresh shirt at half-time.