THE eagerly-awaited public sale of a Scotland strip thought to have been worn by Jim Baxter at Wembley in 1967 has been cancelled on the final minute – over claims it wasn’t the REAL one.
Pictures of Baxter doing keepy uppy at Wembley because the Scots defeated the reigning World Champions 3-2 have develop into etched in folklore.
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The quantity six jersey thought to have been worn by Scottish footballing legend “Slim Jim” had been anticipated to fetch round £60,000 in the present day because it went beneath the hammer at McTear’s.
However an viewers of round 60 folks was left shocked because the lot was withdrawn amid claims that it wasn’t the true one.
McTear’s public sale home had mentioned the provenance of its shirt was “forged iron”.
However a row had sprung up within the hours main as much as the public sale, with one other facet claiming to personal the jersey.
One was handed by Baxter to soccer pundit Chick Younger for a charity public sale in 1991.
The opposite, which was as a result of be the spotlight of McTear’s Heritage: Essential Sporting Medals and Shirts public sale, was mentioned to have come from England participant Alan Ball.
Sports activities journalist Michael McEwan wrote on Twitter: “The public sale of a shirt reported to have been worn by Jim Baxter in Scotland’s 3-2 win over England at Wembley in 1967 has been withdrawn over claims that it’s not the true one.
“The jersey was as a result of go beneath the hammer in the present day and was anticipated to fetch as much as £60k.”Â
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