F MacLachlan - Grimsby Town 9ct gold Division 3 League Championship winners medal, 1925-26
£1,000 - £1,500
F MacLachlan - Grimsby Town 9ct gold Division 3 League Championship winners medal, 1925-26, the obverse inscribed The Football League, Champions Division 3, Northern Section, the reverse inscribed Grimsby Town F.C., 1925-26, MacLauchlan, with ring suspension, in original fitted case, 25grms
Grimsby Town won the Division 3 North this season with 61 points, Bradford being runners-up on 60 points.
This lot and the following lot were awarded to F.MacLachlan who was born in Kirkcudbright on 21st August 1896. He joined Partick Thistle in 1919 and Aberdeen in May 1921. The following year he joined Maidstone United and in July 1923 he signed for Coventry where he played 67 games before joining Grimsby Town in 1925. Thereafter there were periods with Bury and Halifax Town.
Provenance Christies Scotland, Football Memorabilia, 15th October 1997, Lot 95