Bobby Moore light-blue No.4 'Mainstay All Stars' short-sleeved shirt, July 1979

Bobby Moore light-blue No.4 'Mainstay All Stars' short-sleeved shirt, July 1979, Admiral, M, with v-neck collar and embroidered cloth badge inscribed MAINSTAY, staining front and back, with a quantity of photocopied material relating to the tour (a lot)

The Mainstay All Stars were a team of British veteran professionals led by Bobby Charlton. Other tours included Australia, USA, Scandinavia and South Korea. For the South Africa tour Bobby Moore was assigned the No.4 squad number (Ron Yeats wore No.6). The former England captain had the misfortune of being sent-off in the 55th minute of the Mainstay All Stars match with a South Africa XI at the Rand Stadium. Newspaper reports suggest it was very harsh decision with the referee seemingly convinced that Moore hand thrown a punch during a three man melee inside the defender's six yard box, a decision that left all sides of the ground bewildered and Moore departed the field to a standing ovation. It is not known for sure if this was the shirt Moore was wearing in the Rand Stadium but it is thought highly likely, with Moore receiving an automatic two match suspension after the sending-off. Incidentally, it was on this tour that Bobby Moore first met his namesake Stephanie Moore, a British Airways stewardess, whom he later married in 1991.