Gordon Banks' 1966 World Cup winners medal and the shirt he wore when making the 'Save of the Century' in 1970 are set to fetch up to £500,000 at auction next month. The items will go under the hammer on June 25th, during the 2026 World Cup, with auctioneers Budds estimating each piece could sell for between £200,000 and £300,000.
Football historian Grant Bage described the memorabilia as the 'holy grail' for collectors. 'Gordon Banks was one of the greatest goalkeepers the world has ever seen. His 1966 World Cup winners medal is such a special piece of memorabilia,' he said. The shirt was worn when Banks made his iconic save from Pelé during a group game between England and Brazil in 1970.
Both items have been sold before by Banks, who died in 2019, and are now being offered by their current anonymous owners. The auction coincides with England's World Cup fixtures against Ghana and Panama. Banks' medal previously sold for £124,750 in 2001, when he said the sale was to help his children.
Bage also noted that Peter Shilton's shirt from the 1986 'Hand of God' goal is also in the same auction, with a similar estimate. The historian recalled watching the 1970 tournament as a 13-year-old, describing England's 3-2 quarter-final loss to West Germany as heartbreaking, especially with Banks absent due to illness.
