Vintage 1967 Middlesex Wanderers AFC Soccer Ball Mini Trophy Ball Far East Tour

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Vintage 1967 Middlesex Wanderers AFC Soccer Ball Mini Trophy Ball Far East Tour
Vintage 1967 Middlesex Wanderers AFC Soccer Ball Mini Trophy Ball Far East Tour
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Vintage, ~Middlesex Wanderers~ AFC Leather Soccer Trophy Ball.
from 1967, 'Far East Tour'. miniature, Trophy type Presentation Ball
White, Leather miniature Soccer Ball with laces.  12 panel design
'Sceptre' marking, made in Japan.  Ball bears signatures of team members
although, i'm not able to identify names (see close-ups)
Middlesex Wanderers A.F.C. is an English touring amateur football team..brothers Bob and Horace Alaway,formed the Richmond Town Wanderers, in 1905 pursuing its mission of spreading football to countries where it was less developed than in England.By 1912, it had affiliated to the Middlesex County Football Association, & adopted the name Middlesex Wanderers.The club's constitution set out its remit as:~To promote a good fellowship among football clubs and other sporting organisations throughout the world.~To send teams of British footballers on tours abroad.
~To play occasional football games in the British Isles and such other games as the Executive Committee may approve.
In 1967, Wanderers embarked on a tour of the Far East, beginning in Japan, paving the way for other European teams, including Arsenal who visited the following year.In the opening match,before which the party were presented to the brother of the Emperor, Wanderers beat the national team in front of 46,000 spectators, a record for a football match in Japan, and lost one and won one of the remaining two matches. A trophy presented by the club on their return visit in 1969, intended to encourage youth football, is still used for the National High School Soccer Tournament,and they have revisited the country several times since. In 2003, at a ceremony held at the Japanese Embassy in London, the club was presented with the Ambassador's Commendation in recognition of "its contribution to the promotion of football in Japan and to the cause of friendship between Japan and the United Kingdom."Shunichiro Okano, president of the Japan FA leading up to the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in Japan and South Korea, who was present at the ceremony, said that of all the football visitors to his country, "the most lasting impression has been that made by Middlesex Wanderers, on and off the field, with their friendly attitude and sportsmanship."They also played twice in South Korea in 1967, one victory and one defeat against the national team
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