Today's most viewed
Clarets treasures sold-off
BIDDING was fierce for a Burnley FC star's football treasures.
Former goalkeeper Alan Stevenson's memorabilia from his 11-year Clarets career was auctioned at London's Sotherby's.
And the collection sold for a total of £5,900, around £1,000 more than expected.
A mystery bidder snapped up his nine-carat gold Third Division championship medal from 1981-82 for £1,100, £400 higher than the top guide price.
Six of Stevenson's England under 23 caps sold for a total of £2,000, double the pre-sale estimate.
Other items sold included a silver trap celebrating Stevenson's 300th appearance for the Turf Moor club.
Mr Stevenson, now 57, who played 550 times for Burnley, had sold the memorabilia eight years ago because the items were just "sitting in the loft".
It was the new owner who had put them up for the latest sale.
Stevenson played for Burnley between 1972 and 1983, before joining Manchester City, Rotherham and Hartlepool. After retiring from football, he moved into the business side of the game and is now commercial director at Shrewsbury Town.
2:01pm Thursday 8th May 2008
Print 
Email this 
CommentPosted by: Bobo, Serbia on 7:39pm Thu 8 May 08
Were there any trophies or winner's medals in this "treasure"? Probably not, seeing that Burnley last won something in about 5600 BC
Were there any trophies or winner's medals in this "treasure"? Probably not, seeing that Burnley last won something in about 5600 BC
Posted by: bluenwhite on 7:56pm Thu 8 May 08
Obviously very proud of playing for Burnley eh? Flogging his stuff in the first place for not much money if it only made £5900 now.
Must have been the shame factor of playing at turd bore.
Obviously very proud of playing for Burnley eh? Flogging his stuff in the first place for not much money if it only made £5900 now.
Must have been the shame factor of playing at turd bore.
Posted by: J.P, burnley on 8:19am Fri 9 May 08
thats how skint burnley f.c are that the club didnt buy them.floods more interested in diamond rings for wife than the club
thats how skint burnley f.c are that the club didnt buy them.floods more interested in diamond rings for wife than the club
Posted by: steve, accy on 8:02pm Fri 9 May 08
how much did any of your players premiership title medals make ....cant hear you
how much did any of your players premiership title medals make ....cant hear you
Posted by: bluenwhite on 8:45pm Fri 9 May 08
[quote][bold]steve[/bold] wrote:
how much did any of your players premiership title medals make ....cant hear you[/quote] Nothing, mainly coz they were to proud of them to flog em off.
Shows what stevensen thought of Burnley doesnt it?
steve wrote:
how much did any of your players premiership title medals make ....cant hear you
Nothing, mainly coz they were to proud of them to flog em off.
Shows what stevensen thought of Burnley doesnt it?
Posted by: Bob, Burnley on 2:13pm Mon 12 May 08
Didn't the Blackburn fans bid for Simon Garner's slopping out bucket?
Didn't the Blackburn fans bid for Simon Garner's slopping out bucket?
What are these links for?
If you liked this article and would like to share it with others on the web who might be searching for good content we've made it easy for you to do it.
At the bottom of all articles, you'll see links to six sites. These sites - commonly called 'social bookmark' or 'social news' sites - have large communities of web users who share and rate interesting, useful and fun things on the web.
Clicking the links will automatically add the address of the story you are reading to one of these sites, letting you share it with others. Each site will ask you to register to share stories. Registration is free and once a member, you can store, recommend and search for stories that interest you.
More on Digg
More on del.icio.us
More on Furl
More on reddit
More on NowPublic/
More on Yahoo!
