Legendary ref Jack Taylor's World Cup medal on sale in online auction

A selection of prized items awarded to late legendary Wolverhampton referee Jack Taylor have gone under the hammer at an auction.

His 1974 World Cup final shirt and his medal for refereeing the final are available via Bonhams’ Sports Memorabilia’s online sale - which ends on Wednesday.

The shirt has an estimated price between £4,000 and £6,000 - while his medal has been priced between £3,000 and £5,000.

Meanwhile, Taylor’s 1971 European Cup final medal is also for sale with an estimated price of £5,000-£7,000.

Taylor famously awarded the first penalty kick in a World Cup final when he pointed to the spot, after Uli Hoeness upended Netherlands skipper Johan Cruyff inside the box in 1974.

Johan Neeskens duly converted, but Taylor awarded another spot-kick when Wim Jansen was penalised for tripping Bernd Holzenbein.

Paul Breitner levelled from 12 yards before Gerd Muller’s 43rd-minute strike proved to be the winner for West Germany in Munich.

Three years earlier, Taylor was also the man in the middle when Ajax won the first of three successive European Cups with a 2-0 win over Panathinaikos at Wembley Stadium.

Further items such as his 1966 FA Cup final medals (£1,500-£2,000) and 1966 Charity Shield plaque (£1,000-£1,500) are also part of the auction.

Taylor passed away at his home in Shropshire aged 82 in July 2012.

He officiated more than 1,000 matches, including over 100 internationals and was also inducted into Fifa’s Hall of Fame.