F Becton 15ct gold Football League medal, 1895-96
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F Becton 15ct gold Football League medal, 1895-96 the obverse inscribed ENGLISH LEAGUE V SCOTTISH LEAGUE, the reverse inscribed THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, Season 1895-6, ENGLAND V. SCOTLAND, F. Becton, with ring suspension, in original fitted case, 22grms In the match played 11th April 1896 at Goodison Park, The Football League defeated Scottish Football League 5-1, Becton scoring 1 goal Provenance: Christie's Scotland, Football Memorabilia, 20th November 1996, Lot 22A Frank Becton was born in Preston in 1873 and joined Liverpool from Preston North End in 1895, winning the Division II championship with Liverpool in 1895-96. He made two appearance for The Football League and capped twice for England. In 1898 he joined Sheffield United