STAN MORTENSEN/FOOTBALL INTEREST; an historic red colour change jersey first used by England in the match vs Argentina at Wembley Stadium 1951. This number 8 shirt was worn by Blackpool's Stan Mortensen (1921-1991), the long sleeved shirt made by Hope Brothers Ltd, the white embroidered cloth patch with the Three Lions crest inscribed Argentina 1950-51.

This match was originally organised as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations. Argentina were the second international team to play at Wembley Stadium after Scotland. This shirt was used in the England vs Argentina match as England's white jersey resembled Argentina's pale blue and white striped jersey, and Argentina travelled without an alternate jersey. The red colour change shirt was most notably worn at Wembley fifteen years later in the World Cup Final.

Stan Mortensen (1921-1991) most notably played for Blackpool, Preston and England where he scored 25 goals in 23 appearances. Mortensen is the only player to score a hat trick in the 1953 FA Cup Final, later known as the Stanley Matthews final.

This iconic shirt was given to the vendor by Stan Mortensen circa 1975. The vendor knew Stan through his father who worked for Berisfords Textiles in Congleton. After retiring from football Stan become a wholesaler in haberdashery, as a result of which he began to buy and build a relationship with Berisfords. The vendor's father dealt with Stan from the early 1970s to mid 1980s. Stan would generally visit Congleton every six to eight weeks normally on a Saturday to do business with the vendor's father and they became friends over time. In circa 1975 when the vendor was around fourteen years of age he asked Stan for a football shirt, and on his next visit he gifted this iconic jersey to the vendor, together with an England Cap commemorating the 90th year anniversary of the FA, which is also included in this auction.