It was used in an exhibition in 2014, alongside those of his old Sunderland teammate Tom Wilson, and Sam Wadsworth of Blackburn and Huddersfield Town. The museum focused on them for a section exploring how players who were rejected by their clubs after the war later went onto big and better things elsewhere.
The cap is owned by a private collector and the museum are passing on my details to see if he or she might be interested in allowing the cap to return to the fold.
[Latest: The Jones family have very kindly returned the cap 'on permanent loan'. We aim to have it on display at The Charlton Museum in the next couple of months.]
[Latest: The cap is on display at the Charlton Athletic Museum.]
The cap was awarded for a match played on 19 March 1923 - England 6 Belgium 1 (JS scored one goal), which was apparently England's first international match against a non 'home' nation (which in those days included Ireland, for football purposes only).
The gate was only 14,052; Receipts: £899.
This wasn't a heralded match by any means. You'd have to call it a friendly, as there were no proper international tournaments at that time, the FIFA World Cup not getting underway until 1930. Jimmy's little sister Minnie had played in front of far bigger crowds only a couple of years earlier, which puts this match into some context. Nonetheless, it was historic, if not earthshattering in its time.
JIMMY SEED'S ENGLAND CAREER
Age 26
1 21 May 1921 - Belgium 0 England 2
Age 27
2 21 October 1922 - England 2 Ireland 0, The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
3 5 March 1923 - Wales 2 England 2, Ninian Park, Cardiff
4 19 March 1923 - England 6 Belgium 1, Highbury (1 goal)
Age 30
5 4 April 1925 - Scotland 2 England 0, Hampden Park, Glasgow
The cap for the Scotland match is also missing. We'll be looking out for it from now on. If you know where it is, please let us know.
Jimmy also captained a highly successful England tour of South Africa, but this tour wasn't given full cap status.
The cap was awarded for a match played on 19 March 1923 - England 6 Belgium 1 (JS scored one goal), which was apparently England's first international match against a non 'home' nation (which in those days included Ireland, for football purposes only).
The gate was only 14,052; Receipts: £899.
This wasn't a heralded match by any means. You'd have to call it a friendly, as there were no proper international tournaments at that time, the FIFA World Cup not getting underway until 1930. Jimmy's little sister Minnie had played in front of far bigger crowds only a couple of years earlier, which puts this match into some context. Nonetheless, it was historic, if not earthshattering in its time.
JIMMY SEED'S ENGLAND CAREER
Age 26
1 21 May 1921 - Belgium 0 England 2
Age 27
2 21 October 1922 - England 2 Ireland 0, The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
3 5 March 1923 - Wales 2 England 2, Ninian Park, Cardiff
4 19 March 1923 - England 6 Belgium 1, Highbury (1 goal)
Age 30
5 4 April 1925 - Scotland 2 England 0, Hampden Park, Glasgow
The cap for the Scotland match is also missing. We'll be looking out for it from now on. If you know where it is, please let us know.
Jimmy also captained a highly successful England tour of South Africa, but this tour wasn't given full cap status.
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| South Africa Tour 1929 [c.Getty Images] |
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| England v. Ireland 1922 [c.Getty Images] |
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| Scotland v. England 1925 [c.Getty Images] |
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