A 1922 presentation rugby ball, applied with a silver metal plaque engraved Presented to James Sullivan by the Directors of the Wigan Football Club Ld. as a Mark of Appreciation and in Commemoration of his Kicking 100 Goals during his First Season of Northern Union Football 1921-22. Sullivan sent notice of his scoring talent by kicking five goals on his Wigan debut (at Central Park v Widnes on 27 August 1921, at the age of seventeen). He went on to kick a century of goals every season until the outbreak of the Second World War, an incredible nineteen consecutive seasons.
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Sporting Memorabilia
2:00 AM PT - May 8th, 2008
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Graham Budd Auctions Ltd
PO Box 47519
London, N14 6XD
London, N14 6XD
