George Hicks cornflower blue Manchester City match worn F.A.Cup Final match worn shirt, 1926
£5,000 - £8,000
George Hicks cornflower blue Manchester City v. Bolton Wanderers match worn F.A.Cup Final match worn long-sleeved shirt, 1926, Alec Watson Ltd, with crew-neck collar, badge lacking, areas of staining and wear to collar and remnants of badge
The above shirt was worn by George Hicks in the 1926 final played on 24th April 1926 at Wembley, Bolton defeating City 1-0
City adopted the darker blue, known as cornflower blue for the final. Outside left Hicks would play a starring role in City’s route to the Final, scoring six times but was unable to prevent the Blues going down 1-0 to Bolton at Wembley stadium
Provenance: Bonhams Sporting Memorabilia, 19th November 2008, Lot 542
Literature: 101 Manchester City Matchworn Shirts, The Players - The Matches, The Stories Behind The Shirts by Mark McCarthy, Conker Editions Ltd 2021
The Mark McCarthy Manchester City Shirt Collection Lots 1 to 145