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FOOTBALL fans will pay crazy money to get their hands on prized memorabilia worn by their favourite heroes over the years.
But one Celtic fan might be wishing tight now that they had gone back in time and stopped themselves from purchasing a match-worn shirt from 1953 after he revealed it got lost in transit.
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Paul McFall, who is a collector of Celtic and Scotland match-worn tops, has taken aim at Royal Mail and accused them of losing an iconic shirt which he ordered.
The collector took to social media to express his outrage after waiting four weeks to hear a response from Royal Mail over the delivery after the item was shipped on April 10.
Inside the package was a “very rare” match-worn top from Willie Maley’s testimonial match against Bohemians 72 years ago.
Posting on X, McFall wrote: “Well @RoyalMail have just informed me today that a parcel I have been waiting for 4 weeks to be delivered has been lost by them.
“The contents, a very rare 1953 match-worn Celtic Shirt worn in the Willie Maley Testimonial match v Bohemians.”
McFall also shared a screenshot of the tracking history of the parcel, showing how it had been received at the Heathrow International hub on April 12, but that was the end of the chain.
It’s unknown which individual donned the jersey for the game but the real significance is the match itself.
Maley remains one of the most significant people in Celtic’s history having become the club’s first ever and longest serving manager, holding the position for 43 years.
He won 30 major trophies, including 16 league titles and 14 Scottish Cup.
And Celtic faced the Irish side on August 8, 1953, to commemorate and honour the legend.
Maley, who was 85 at the time, kicked the game off and Celtic went on to win the match 10-1.
Jock Stein was one of the Hoops players who starred in the clash.
McFall spent €800 (£670) to purchase the shirt but a Royal Mail spokesperson said: “We deliver more than a billion parcels every year, with the vast majority delivered successfully.
“We encourage any customer who experiences a loss to contact us directly and we will investigate.”
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