Sporting memorabilia emerges as big business

Summary

Sporting memorabilia has become another marker of sport’s rising costs, The Guardian reports, alongside transfer fees and ticket prices. At Budds auction house’s Octoberfest sale, a Barclays Manager of the Month trophy with no named former owner sold for £700, and the event included 332 lots. Auctioneer David Convery has also secured record prices for items including the oldest surviving FA Cup and Pelé’s 1970 World Cup final shirt.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   16 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports on the growing market for sporting mementoes, describing a Budds auction where a Barclays Manager of the Month trophy sold for £700 and noting auctioneer David Convery’s record-setting sales.