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Long sleeved red cotton jersey Wales international football shirt. White cuffs and collar, FAW badge on left breast, with red dragon. Worn by Walter Robbins.
In 1930, the Football League banned English clubs from releasing Welsh players on Saturdays. A national team was cobbled together using Welsh club players and three amateurs. Walter Robbins and another Cardiff City legend, Fred Keenor, were chosen. The team were dubbed ‘the Unknowns', but they created quite an upset when they held Scotland to a 1-1 draw in 1930. Walter wore this shirt during that game.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F80.191.2
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Robbins, Walter
Association Type: Subject
Date: 1930s
Place: Cardiff
Acquisition
Donation, 1980
Measurements
Length
(cm): 72.5
Width
(cm): 73
Depth
(cm): 4 (flat with some padding)
Material
Cotton (fabric)
Mother-of-pearl
Wool (fabric)
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