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← Sporting Memorabilia 3rd & 4th June 2019

Football cap for the Twelve Yard Club, made by the Football Association's cap makers Toye, Kenning & Spencer Ltd and presented to players who have mis

Hammer Price:
£90
Estimated Price:

£100 - £150

Football cap for the Twelve Yard Club, made by the Football Association's cap makers Toye, Kenning & Spencer Ltd and presented to players who have missed crucial penalty kicks during their career In 1999 Gary Lineker and Chris Waddle presented 'On the Spot- The Twelve Yard Club' on BBC2. It featured a number of famous football stars who at some time in their career had been entrusted with a crucial penalty kick. The man responsible for introducing the penalty kick into the laws of football was William McCrum in 1891. In the TV programme Gary Lineker stood over the McCrum family grave in Saint Mark's Parish Church in Armagh City and remarked ''This man has a lot to answer for !!!''