Charles Hanson

A collection of shirts amassed by a mystery ex-England footballer during the 1990 World Cup is going on sale.

The Eight shirts, being sold by Derbyshire-based Hansons Auctioneers, were collected during England's seven games in The Tournament , which saw The Team defeated in the semi-finals by West Germany .

A signed yellow shirt, worn by goalkeeper Peter Shilton during The Penalty defeat, is also up For Sale .

The Collection could fetch £300,000.

Charles Hanson , owner of the auction firm, said he could not reveal which ex-England star was selling The Shirts " due to client confidentiality".

" However, he played a crucial role in Italia 1990 and enjoyed a stellar career in football, " He Said .

Hansons said seven shirts were exchanged with opposition players who competed against England during The Tournament .

Described as the " magnificent seven" they have a guide price of £150,000 to £250,000.

They were originally issued to The Republic of Ireland's Andy Townsend , Johannes van't Schip, from the Netherlands, Egypt's Sader Eid, Belgium's Marc van der Linden, Emmanuel Kunde , from Cameroon, West Germany 's Klaus Augenthaler and Italy's Giuseppe Giannini .

Shilton's shirt, signed by the England squad, has a price estimate of £40,000 to £50,000.

Mr Hanson said the former goalkeeper " gave it away to our vendor in the dressing room after The Pain of that penalty shootout defeat against West Germany ".

He added: " This unique set of retro shirts sweeps us back to a tournament that will stay forever etched in millions of memories. "

Bids for The Shirts are being invited by private tender.

Source of news: bbc.com