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← Manchester United Memorabilia 29th September 2023

Manchester United Player's two-year Contract for club legend Pat Crerand for the 1966-67 League Championship winning season and the 1967-68 European C

Hammer Price:
£340
Estimated Price:

£500 - £700

Manchester United Player's two-year Contract for club legend Pat Crerand for the 1966-67 League Championship winning season and the 1967-68 European Cup winning season, drawn up on behalf of MUFC by the Club Secretary Les Olive, an agreement for the player to be paid a basic £65 per week wage between 1st July 1966 and 30th June 1968, and with an eight clause attached sheets for bonus money covering £20 per FL point, a player-shared dividend of £15,000 for winning the League Championship (with lesser payments down to fourth place); F.A. Cup appearance money from £40 increasing to £400 for the Final Tie in addition to a player-shared dividend of £6,000 for winning the F.A. Cup; a guarantee of full basic wage if not selected for the first-team or unavailable through injury, and receipt of half the FL points bonus arrangement; for the European Cup, a scale of bonuses for appearance (£25 First Round to £125 Final) and rounds progression (£50 First Round to £1,000 Final); a similar but lower scale of payments for the Cup Winners' Cup and Fairs Cup; and a club service bonus of £750 for 5 years and £1,000 for 10 years, plus a clause of a pro-rata payment in the event the club sells the player on, the only caveat being if the player is granted a free transfer in which case entitlement to the service bonus is surrendered, an unsigned file copy, although the attached sheets are signed by Les Olive