1908-1911 GORDON HOARE WOOLWICH ARSENAL J. BAINES LTD. SHIELD
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YEAR: 1908-1911
ISSUE: J. BAINES LTD. FOOTBALL SHIELD
NUMBER: N/A
CONDITION: VERY GOOD
GORDON HOARE HAD TWO SPELLS AT WOOLWICH ARSENAL, AS WELL AS STINTS AT GLOSSOP, QPR AND FULHAM. HOARE WAS CAPPED 14 TIMES FOR THE ENGLAND AMATEUR TEAM, SCORING 10 GOALS. HIS MOST IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION WAS UNTOUBTEDLY THE BRACE HE SCORED FOR GREAT BRITAIN IN THE 1912 OLYMPIC FINAL AGAINST DENMARK. HOARE'S GOALS PROVED DECISIVE IN HELPING GB WIN THE GOLD MEDAL—OFTEN SEEN AS THE PRECURSOR TO THE WORLD CUP—VIA A 4-2 VICTORY.