Northern Ireland football legend Pat Jennings’ memorabilia collection has sold for more than £400,000 at auction, double the expected amount, with a record set for a UK goalkeeper’s shirt.
The 165-item collection included shirts from Jennings’ time at Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, as well as other notable players. A blue Spurs goalkeeper shirt from 1973 sold for £33,480, a new record for a UK goalkeeper’s match-worn shirt.
Jennings, 80, played 119 times for Northern Ireland over 22 years and won the FA Cup with both Spurs and Arsenal. The auction, held by Budds Auctions, attracted 100 international buyers.
Other highlights included a green Spurs League Cup final shirt from 1971 (£21,800) and a George Best Northern Ireland shirt from 1976 (£20,600). Budds’ David Convery said they were honoured to sell the collection of a “record-breaking goalkeeper”.
