Sammy Morfitt 9ct. gold & enamel Northern Rugby Football Union Yorkshire Second Competition medal 1898-99, the reverse inscribed HULL KINGSTON ROVERS,
Hammer Price:
£300
Estimated Price:
£350 - £450
Sammy Morfitt 9ct. gold & enamel Northern Rugby Football Union Yorkshire Second Competition medal 1898-99, the reverse inscribed HULL KINGSTON ROVERS, S. MORFITT; sold together with a Sammy Morfitt's Yorkshire County Rugby Union blazer, inscribed in ink to the neck label MORFITT, navy blue wool with white trim, silkwork Yorkshire county white rose crest to breast pocket (2) Sammy Morfitt (1869-1954) was born in Kingston-Upon-Hull. His rugby career coincided with the birth of professionalism. As a Union player he played an international level for England at at club level for Hartlepool and Hull Kingston Rovers, and then as a League footballer for Hull K.R. when they switched codes