Thursday, May 16, 2013

1882 FA Cup final programme sells for world record price


A programme from the 1882 FA Cup final has sold at auction for a new world record of £35,250.

The document, marking the tie between Blackburn Rovers and Old Etonians, was found in a box of papers bought as a job lot at a previous auction.

Old Etonians, an amateur side, beat the Blackburn professionals 1-0 at the Kennington Oval - the site now occupied by Surrey County Cricket Club.

The item, sold at Sotheby's in London, had an estimate of up to £25,000.

It was originally owned by lawyer Sir Thomas Berry Cusack-Smith.

A scan of a diary entry from the then 25-year-old was offered with the programme.

Dated March 25 1882, he said he "saw the Etonians win the cup after a most exciting match in the presence of 5,000 persons".

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