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28th Jan 2023

Thinking Inside the Box

On May 29th 1968, Manchester United famously won their first European Cup at Wembley by beating a Eusebio-led Benfica 4-1 in extra time. Had they not, the replay would have taken place just a few days later. With a tight turnaround for such an event, you would need a programme to be more or less ready and within a box sent to our office, in lovely condition and mixed with others of that era, was one of the very few.

26th Jan 2023

Something for everyone in our single-owner February auction

Senior Valuer, John Garrett, discusses what our '120 Years of Ephemera, Programmes & Memorabilia' has to offer and what you should look out for as a collector.

25th Jan 2023

Graham Budd Auctions to sell single owner collection of football ephemera & programmes spanning 100 years

An impressive single-owner collection of Football Ephemera & Programmes that includes items from the majority of football teams across the UK as well as the World Cup, Internationals and the Olympics will be offered by Graham Budd Auctions on February 7, 2023.

19th Dec 2022

The 136 Year Old Middlesbrough F.C. Football Shirt

Faced with the prompt 'What is the oldest item of clothing you still have in your wardrobe?', our Senior Valuer John Garrett reminisces about the history of football jerseys, dissects the world of jersey collectors today and reveals the vintage example we are honoured to be offering in our March 2023 auction.

24th Nov 2022

Art for all Walls of Life: Graham Budd Art's timed auction supporting emerging & young artists

A fascinating group of items relating to iconic artist L.S. Lowry, including a signed train ticket, are among the highlights of Graham Budd Auctions’ timed sale titled 'Art for all Walls of Life' which is running from now on until the evening of Sunday, December 11, 2022.

17th Nov 2022

Flipping Heck! The coin used in the coin toss before the legendary 1966 World Cup Final sells for £11,160*

The top results from our World Cup Special auction dedicated to celebrating the history of the greatest event in sport.

9th Nov 2022

Graham Budd Auctions to offer iconic items from each World Cup

The items to look out for in our celebratory World Cup Special auction, taking place on the 16th November.

2nd Nov 2022

This was more than just a game of football. This changed the future of football.

At Graham Budd Auctions, we are delighted to bring the infamous ‘Hand of God’ ball to auction, used for the duration of the forever memorable World Cup quarter-final match in 1986. It is a ball that not only played a role in three iconic and momentous goals but was used in a match the likes of which will never be seen again.