The gold watch presented by Tottenham Hotspur to club captain Danny Blanchflower to commemorate the 1960-61 double winning season, a gentlemen's Longi
£8,000 - £10,000
The gold watch presented by Tottenham Hotspur to club captain Danny Blanchflower to commemorate the 1960-61 double winning season, a gentlemen's Longines 9ct. gold automatic wristwatch, 1960, with silvered dial signed Longines Flagship, Automatic, gilt baton and Arabic markers, sweep centre seconds, self-winding, the case inscribed PRESENTED TO R.D. BLANCHFLOWER (CAPTAIN) BY TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR F.C. ON WINNING THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE AND THE F.A. CUP, 1961, 18ct. gold strap, original Harrods retail case; sold together with a signed letter of authenticity from Gayle Blanchflower dated 2003 (2) The gold watch presented by Tottenham Hotspur to club captain Danny Blanchflower to commemorate the 1960-61 double winning season, a gentlemen's Longines 9ct. gold automatic wristwatch, 1960, with silvered dial signed Longines Flagship, Automatic, gilt baton and Arabic markers, sweep centre seconds, self-winding, the case inscribed PRESENTED TO R.D. BLANCHFLOWER (CAPTAIN) BY TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR F.C. ON WINNING THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE AND THE F.A. CUP, 1961, 18ct. gold strap, original Harrods retail case; sold together with a signed letter of authenticity from Gayle Blanchflower dated 2003 (2) Robert Dennis 'Danny' Blanchflower (Northern Irish, 1926 - 1993) mostly notably Northern Ireland and Tottenham Hotspur footballer, having played with Gelntoran, Barnsley, Aston Villa, Toronto City, Boksbury and Durban City during his career. He made debut for Tottenham Hotspur in 1954 and played for ten years at White Hart Lane with 337 league appearances and 382 total appearance's scoring 21 goals. The highlight of his career was during the 1960/61 season, as captain of Spurs winning their first eleven matches and wining the league by eight points, beating Leicester City in the final of the FA Cup Final 2 - 0 at Wembley, London, the first team in the 20th century to win the League and Cup Double. He earned 56 International caps for Northern Ireland starting in 1949 and captained his country to reach the quarter finals of the World Cup in 1958.