FOOTBALL - WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 1949 F A CUP WINNERS FOOTBALL AUTOGRAPH TEAM SHEET AND PHOTOGRAPH The 1949 FA Cup Final was the 68th final of the

FOOTBALL - WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 1949 F A CUP WINNERS FOOTBALL AUTOGRAPH TEAM SHEET AND PHOTOGRAPH The 1949 FA Cup Final was the 68th final of the F A Cup. It took place on 30 April 1949 at Wembley Stadium and was contested between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City. Wolves had finished sixth in the First Division that season and boasted several England internationals among their ranks, while Leicester had narrowly avoided relegation from the Second Division and were making their first Wembley appearance. Wolves won the match 3–1, thus winning the FA Cup for the third time. Jesse Pye (2) and Sammy Smyth scored Wolves' goals, with Mal Griffiths replying for Leicester. Captain Billy Wright was presented with the cup by Princess Elizabeth. ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH SHEETS SIZE 8” x 4” BEARING THE ORIGINAL INK AUTOGRAPHS OF THE WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 1949 SQUAD INCLUDING MANY OF THE F A CUP WINNING TEAM, 15 ORIGINAL INK SIGNATURES INCLUDING BERT WILLIAMS, ROY PRITCHARD, BILLY CROOK, BILL SHORTHOUSE, BILLY WRIGHT, JIM DUNN, JOHNNY HANCOCKS, JIMMY MULLEN et al. USUAL FORMER FOLD MARKS FROM SENDING THROUGH THE POST TO THE ORIGINAL RECIPIENT, OTHERWISE IN GOOD CLEAN CONDITION SOLD WITH A SEPIA 10” x 8” DEPICTING HRH DUKE OF EDINBURGH BEING PRESENTED TO THE WOLVES TEAM BEFORE KICK-OFF AT THE F.A CUP FINAL 30TH APRIL 1949.