Match winner's 1952 FA Cup final shirt to be sold
The shirt worn by George Robledo when he scored his match-winning goal for Newcastle United in the 1952 FA Cup Final will be sold at auction next month.
It is one of about 50 items linked to the club in the sale, said auctioneers Graham Budd.
The Chilean star scored the only goal in the victory over Arsenal at Wembley Stadium.
The shirt is expected to sell for between £7,000 and £10,000, the auction house's head of sporting memorabilia David Convery said.
The cotton shirt almost looks like a "night shirt", he said.
"If it rained back then, it would have been a heavy thing to wear."
Robledo came to England as a child in the early 1930s and set a record for most goals scored by an overseas player in English football - a record which stood for almost 50 years.
He was the first South American to play professional football in Britain alongside his brother Ted.
Mr Convery said the oldest Newcastle United match shirt being sold was worn by Robert Clark during the 1927-1928 season.
"It's not like these days," he said. "[This shirt] would have been taken back and laundered and laundered."
It is expected to sell for between £3,500 and £5,500, he said.
Meanwhile the newest shirt being sold was worn by Alexander Isak when he scored the winning goal against Tottenham Hotspur earlier this year. It is expected to sell for between £250 to £350, said Mr Convery.
The auction takes place between 3 and 6 March.
The sale comes ahead of Newcastle United's latest trip to Wembley Stadium where they play Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final on 16 March.
The club have not won a domestic trophy since the 1955 FA Cup.
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