The jersey worn by English keeper Peter Silton at the moment of Diego Maradona’s infamous “God’s Hand” is expected to win around £300,000 at auction. Jersey has visited all cities where they play games during the 1966 World Cup, with blue and grey jerseys halting later this month at Sunderland.
The shirts will then move to London (hosted Wembley and White City fixtures), Middlesbrough (Eilesom Park), Liverpool (Godison Park), Sheffield (Hillsboro), Manchester (Old Trafford), Sunderland (Roker Park) and Birmingham (Villa Park). Jersey, alongside other notable football crafts, replaced the legendary Loker Park, which had a quarter-final clash between the Soviet Union and Hungary. It says it forms part of the promotional campaign ahead of the shirt auction, which estimates it commands a six-figure price.
Silton’s jersey after the 1986 World Cup quarter ball was cleaned up into the air, small Argentina punched the ball over Shilton’s incandescent head without the referees or linemen seeing his hands hit the ball.
Maradona previously spoke to the mirror and expressed Zero’s regret over his handball incident. The shirt belonging to Maradona, who passed away in November 2020 at the age of 60, was auctioned off for an astounding £7.7 million by former England midfielder Steve Hodge, who traded the shirt for an Argentine icon match in 2022.
The shirt has been owned by Hodge since the game, but has spent the last 20 years on display at the National Football Museum in Manchester.
While Shilton’s shirts are unlikely to reach such as incredible heights, the auction house’s major house auctions estimate the value between £200,000 and £300,000, which can escalate significantly once competitive bids begin.
The Buds will host monumental sales of soccer memorabilia, including Pele’s 1958 World Cup winner medal. David Convery, head of Auctions’ sports memorabilia, said:
“An auction opportunity for items such as the medals of the winners of Pele as the youngest World Cup goal scorer in history, and Shirts from the famous quarterfinal 1986 match – both cultural and political significance. There are already historical and important items of football memorials that have already been entrusted to the landmark sale.”
A mega auction, scheduled for next year’s World Cup, will feature items previously owned by football legends. Among them is the shirt worn by Peter Shilton in the 1986 quarterfinals.
Other notable items include Pele’s Continental Gold 1958 World Cup winner medal. This is estimated to bring £300,000-500,000 and Gordon Banks’ 1966 World Cup winner medal, with £220-000-300,000. Shilton’s blue caps in all of his appearances in the 1986 World Cup Qualifiers and World Cup Tournaments are also rated between 10,000 and 15,000 pounds.
Additionally, Alan Ball’s Red No. 7 England v West Germany 1966 World Cup match worn long sleeve shirts are estimated to be worth £150,000-200,000, while Martin Peters’ Red England v West Germany 1966 World Cup spare long sleeve shirts can win between £30,000-50,000.
The complete set of ticket stubs for all 32 matches held in the 1966 World Cup final in the UK is also estimated to be worth between £7,000 and £10,000. Silton has competed in England with 125 seniors more than any other male player in the history of the three lion.
Current Captain Harry Kane is the closest player to the iconic goalkeeper with 107 caps. He certainly looked to surpass Shilton’s record, and has already surpassed Rooney to become England’s highest male scorer.
