THE SECOND EARLIEST F.A. CUP WINNER’S MEDAL EVER TO HAVE BEEN OFFERED AT AUCTION:The 1877 F.A. Cup winner’s medal awarded to Hubert Heron of Wanderers FC,gold, unhallmarked, of circular for with loop ring, obverse with an embossed football surrounded by wreath, reverse engraved FOOTBALL ASSOCAITION CHALLENGE CUP WANDERERS 1877 HUBERT HERON, diameter 23mm., weight 8.84gm., good condition with surface scratches Wanderers FC defeated Oxford University 2-1, played at Kennington Oval, London on 24th of March 1877. This was the sixth final of the world’s oldest football competition. George Hubert Hugh Heron made five appearances for England between 1873 and 1878 and won three F.A Cup finals, all for Wanderers FC. A winner’s medal from the historic first F.A. Cup Final of 1872, also won by Wanderers FC, was sold at Graham Budd Auctions 8th November 2010 for £60,000.
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THE SECOND EARLIEST F.A. CUP WINNER’S MEDAL EVER TO HAVE BEEN OFFERED AT AUCTION:The 1877 F.A. Cup winner’s medal awarded to Hubert Heron of Wanderers FC,gold, unhallmarked, of circular for with loop ring, obverse with an embossed football surrounded by wreath, reverse engraved FOOTBALL ASSOCAITION CHALLENGE CUP WANDERERS 1877 HUBERT HERON, diameter 23mm., weight 8.84gm., good condition with surface scratches Wanderers FC defeated Oxford University 2-1, played at Kennington Oval, London on 24th of March 1877. This was the sixth final of the world’s oldest football competition. George Hubert Hugh Heron made five appearances for England between 1873 and 1878 and won three F.A Cup finals, all for Wanderers FC. A winner’s medal from the historic first F.A. Cup Final of 1872, also won by Wanderers FC, was sold at Graham Budd Auctions 8th November 2010 for £60,000.