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← Sporting Memorabilia 13th & 14th November 2017

The trophy for the North Middlesex Football League First Division Morning Challenge Shield contested for between seasons 1894-95 and 1905-06, in the f

Hammer Price:
£200
Estimated Price:

£300 - £500

The trophy for the North Middlesex Football League First Division Morning Challenge Shield contested for between seasons 1894-95 and 1905-06, in the form of a copper shield set with a central roundel with a football scene and titled THE MORNING CHALLENGE SHIELD, the top corners mounted with a design of laurel, ball and crossed corner flags, the bottom with a shield inscribed PRESENTED BY ''THE MORNING'' TO THE NORTH MIDDLESEX FOOTBALL LEAGUE, FIRST DIVISION, further set with 11 roundels bearing the name of the season winning football team, 37 by 30cm. Sponsored by The Morning newspaper, this trophy was won by the following teams: 1894-95 Hornsey United 1895-96 Enfield FC 1896-97 Novocastrian 1897-98 Enfield Lock 1898-99 Waltham Primrose 1899-1900 Hornsey Vale 1900-01 Asplin Rovers & Barnet Ramblers, joint-winners 1901-02 Medburn Old Boys 1902-03 Asplin Rovers 1903-04 not played for 1904-05 Southgate 1905-06 Raynham Old Boys