Terry McDermott’s three European Cup medals sell for £32,500 at auction as Liverpool legend helps children get onto the property ladder
- Terry McDermott’s three European Cup winners’ medals have sold for £32,500
- The Liverpool legend sold them at Sotheby’s auction house on Tuesday
- 41 items were sold for £99,640 which McDermott intends to give to his children
- The medal of Liverpool’s first triumph in 1977 was the highest seller at £12,000
Liverpool legend Terry McDermott’s three European Cup winners’ medals sold for £32,500 at auction on Tuesday.
At Sotheby’s New Bond Street Salesroom in London, 41 items were sold to raise £99,640 which McDermott intends to use to help his children get on to the property ladder.
The most expensive sales were the European medals, topped by the £12,000 memento of Liverpool’s maiden triumph in 1977.
Liverpool legend Terry McDermott’s three European Cup winners’ medals sold for £32,500
The 1978 medal sold for £9,500, while the prize won in the 1981 final against Real Madrid raked in £11,000.
Meanwhile, Liverpool and Roma have been charged by UEFA for crowd disturbances outside Anfield before their Champions League semi-final first leg last month.
Liverpool also face charges of setting off fireworks and throwing objects during the 5-2 victory in a case to be heard next Thursday.
McDermott (L) was part of the victorious Liverpool teams in 1977, 1978 (pictured) and 1981
Fans sit on police vans outside Anfield prior to Liverpool’s match against Roma on April 24
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