A set of soccer shirts owned by the household of a Lisbon Lion has bought for £100,000 at public sale.
The Bertie Auld Assortment included strips the Celtic midfielder swapped with a few of Europe’s prime gamers throughout the membership’s European Cup remaining runs in 1967 and 1970.
Auld died in 2021 aged 83, and had suffered with dementia for the previous few years of his life.
A number of the proceeds of the sale will go to the Bertie Auld Legacy, which his household set as much as increase cash for causes resembling Kilbryde Hospice, Spirit Help and Soccer Reminiscences.
The public sale at McTear’s included a jersey believed to have been worn by Josef Vacenovsky of Dukla Prague which went for greater than £14,000, whereas an Inter Milan prime from late captain Armando Picchi fetched nearly £13,000.
The gathering additionally included a Scotland shirt worn by Kenny Dalglishand a pair of Celtic shorts owned and worn by Auld himself.
Auld’s son Robert stated: “Dad was fairly humble about his achievements and didn’t speak an excessive amount of in regards to the video games, however then once more, he didn’t must.
“The shirts communicate for themselves and present how Celtic went from underdogs on the worldwide stage to probably the most dominant forces in Europe throughout the late Sixties and early 70s.
“Dad was a phenomenon and a tremendously exhausting employee on and off the sector. He at all times stated he by no means had any regrets in life, though he did admit that he might have scored 4 in opposition to Inter within the 1967 remaining.”
McTear’s specialist James Bruce added: “There isn’t any doubt Bertie Auld completely deserves his place within the Scottish Soccer Corridor of Fame, with the Celtic midfielder enjoying a pivotal position in a number of European video games within the Sixties and Nineteen Seventies, together with the Lisbon Lions triumph in 1967.
“The gathering paints an in depth image of Auld’s unbelievable profession, together with the runs to each the 1967 and 1970 European Cup finals.
“It’s a uncommon factor to see only one shirt from this illustrious interval in Celtic’s historical past come to public sale, however to see over a dozen from among the sport’s most well-known gamers is just breathtaking. We’re delighted with the public sale outcomes, which spotlight the massive significance of the gathering.”
Robert Auld added: “Dad would do something for anybody and labored tirelessly for various charities all through his life.
“My solely remorse is that we didn’t launch the Bertie Auld Legacy earlier when he might have performed an lively half. That stated, I do know he could be happy with the work the charity is doing.
“Dad suffered from dementia and in the previous few years of his life I spent plenty of time with him, which I liked.
“We might spend time within the backyard, constructing fences and what not, with dad singing alongside to his favorite Frank Sinatra songs.
“As we glance to develop the charity’s actions, we wish to help various different good causes, together with analysis into dementia.
“To assist with this, we shall be donating a portion of the proceeds from the public sale to the Bertie Auld Legacy.”