A 9ct. Football League Division Two Championship medal won by Reg Freeman of Middlesbrough season 1926-27, inscribed THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, CHAMPIONS, D
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A 9ct. Football League Division Two Championship medal won by Reg Freeman of Middlesbrough season 1926-27, inscribed THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, CHAMPIONS, DIVISION 2, , in original fitted case inscribed THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE; sold together with some photocopied biographical information on Reg Freeman (2) Middlesbrough were crowned Division Two champions with a total of 62 points, 8 points clear of Portsmouth. Middlesbrough scored a total of 122 goals and George Camsell set a FL record by scoring 59 times, hitting the net in 37 of Middlesbrough's 42 matches. This incredible record only lasted 12 months, with Dixie Dean scoring 60 goals in 1927-28. Reg Freeman played amateur football for Northern Nomads before having spells with Oldham Middlesbrough and Rotherham. He is perhaps best remembered as a manager, coaching Rotherham United from 1934-52, before leading Sheffield United to a Second Division title in season 1952-53, before taking ill and dying shortly before the start of the 1955-56 season.