A RARE striped Scotland football jersey worn against England nearly 120 years ago could sell for £1200.
The primrose and pink kit was worn by left half Peter “the Great” McWilliam for the April 6, 1907, clash. The 1-1 draw at St James’s Park in Newcastle was part of the British Home Championship.
The jersey, which has been in the care of the same Scottish family for over a century, will be a highlight of Graham Budd Auctions’ Sporting Legends Memorabilia sale on December 4.
Scotland wore the yellow and pink racing colours of SFA patron Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, for the first time in 1881.
David Convery, at Graham Budd Auctions, said: “It’s extremely rare to find a Scotland shirt in the Rosebery colours in such good condition.”
McWilliam, born in Inverness in 1879, won eight caps for Scotland.
He started his career with Inverness Thistle then signed for Newcastle in 1902, where he was dubbed “Peter the Great”. He went on to manage Tottenham. He died in 1951, aged 72.
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