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England's first black player Viv Anderson auctions off the shirt and cap from his Three Lions debut as part of memorabilia collection set to fetch more than £100,000

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Viv Anderson is selling the England shirt and cap from his international debut as part of a collection of memorabilia expected to fetch more than £100,000.

Anderson became the first black player to represent England when he made his debut against Czechoslovakia in 1978.

He was a defender at Nottingham Forest at the time and went on to play for Arsenal, Manchester United and Sheffield Wednesday among others before his retirement in 1995. He won a total of 30 England caps.

Anderson, 68, is also selling his European Cup winners' medal from 1980 and a championship plaque from Forest's title win in 1978 as part of a collection to be sold next month by Graham Budd Auctions.