Rare Antique Victorian English Cambridge University 9ct Gold Football Medal

  
A RARE ANTIQUE ENGLISH CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 9CT GOLD FOOTBALL MEDAL. An antique Victorian 9CT Gold Football Medal. The medal is engraved as follows. "Inter Collegiate Football Association Challenge Cup, won by Trinity Rest, A H Tompson, 1900". In 1855 the University had a formal football cl.

Ub, the Cambridge University Association Football Club. Aking it one of the oldest clubs in the world. Collegiate football helped spread the game in the 1870s, and the first competition for these teams was held in 18821883.

The format was a knockout tournament. The first entrants included nine colleges Caius.

Catharine's, Pembroke, Sidney, Jesus, King's and Trinity Hall and three old boys sides (Old Harrovians, Trinity Etonians and Trinity Rest). The medal is hallmarked with "9" and. 375" for 9 carat gold alongside the maker's mark "M&B for Marples & Beasley Jewellers & medallists.

Albion Street, Birmingham, the "anchor". Birmingham town mark and date letter "Z" for 1899/1900. It measures 25mm x 23mm. The weight is 5.0g.

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1. Product: Medals
2. Pattern: Cambridge
3. Age: 1900-1940