England football goalscoring great Steve Bloomer international caps up for auction at Penzance saleroom

In September last year Wayne Rooney hit his 48th goal for England, overtaking at last Sir Bobby Charlton’s scoring record. But the achievements of a much earlier England star will be celebrated on December 15 thanks to an auction in Cornwall.

“Steve Bloomer was the first ‘football superstar’,” says auctioneer Graham Bazley of the WH Lane &am…

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