Prior to kick-off at Tuesday night’s game against Crusaders, Linfield supporter Neal Robinson made a special presentation to the club of a junior international cap and a County Antrim Shield winners’ medal belonging to former Linfield player, the late Sammy Graham.

The items date back to the 1948/49 season, when Sammy was part of the Linfield Swifts side that lifted the County Antrim Shield after a remarkable final that required two replays to settle. Sammy made his mark by scoring in all three matches of that memorable final. He also featured for the Linfield first team that season, making eight appearances and netting two goals.

The memorabilia has been generously donated to the club by Sammy’s nephew, Greg Kenyon, who now lives in Spain. Thanks to Greg’s kindness, these historic items will soon take pride of place in the display cabinets at Windsor Park.

Linfield FC would like to extend sincere thanks to Neal Robinson for facilitating the donation and to Michael Cockcroft for providing the valuable historical information.