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A group of twelve Edwardian football medals awarded to Harold A. ("Toby") Milton, comprising: i) a 9ct. gold F.A. Amateur Cup runners-up medal, season 1904-05; ii) a 15ct. gold medal London F.A. Challenge Cup, New Crusaders F.C., 1905-06; iii) an unhallmarked medal inscribed TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR F.C., CHAMPIONS, DIV. I., HAROLD A. MILTON, THE WESTERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, 1903-04; iv & v) a 9ct.gold medal inscribed WEST HAM CHARITY CUP, WINNERS, 1903-04; and a gold-mounted silver medal for the same competition, inscribed FINALISTS, 1904-5; vi, vii & viii) two similar 9ct. gold & enamel medals for the Eastbourne Charity Cup, undated but will with hallmarked date letters for 1906 & 1907; and a 9ct. gold medal for the same competition in season 1908-09; ix) an unhallmarked continental medal inscribed SAN SEBASTIAN, 1911; x) a gold-mounted silver medal inscribed FOSSE v CLAPTON, 1903; xi) a silver & enamel medal inscribed LONDON CHARITY CUP, 1902-03; xii) a bronze medal inscribed AMATEUR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION SENIOR CUP, WINNERS 1908-09 Harold Aubrey Milton was born at Hackney, London, 15th January 1882. The amateur played for University College School & Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, New Crusaders, Tottenham Hotspur, Clapton and Casuals. Milton originally played at outside right before switching to half back whilst at Cambridge University and twice played in the annual varsity match v Oxford. He signed amateur forms for Tottenham Hotspur during February, 1904 along with his University captain SS Harris and another Cambridge team mate AF Leach-Lewis. Milton made four first-team appearances for Tottenham Hotspur were April 5, 1904 v New Brompton (now Gillingham) home won 1-0 Southern League; April 18, 1904 v West Ham United away won 1-0 Western League; April 20, 1904 v Plymouth Argyle away drew 0-0 Western League February 27, 1905; and v Millwall Athletic home won 4-1 Western League. Known familiarly as "Toby", Milton followed his father A.G. in playing for the Clapton club and helped them reach the 1905 FA Amateur Cup Final at Shepherds Bush where they were defeated 3-2 by West Hartlepool watched by a 4,000 crowd. Harold had moved on to the Casuals club by the time Clapton won the trophy two years later. In January, 1906 Harold played for the Amateurs of the South against their professional counterparts in an international trial match and was twice selected by the AFA (Amateur Football Association) to play for England during his time with the Casuals. He faced Wales in a 4-3 win at Tufnell Park on January 6, 1910 and France (USFSA) in a 3-1 win at Paris on March 23, 1911. "Men Famous in Football" 1905 described him as "A very strong bustling player". During the Great War Harold Milton served with the London Regiment, mainly in Salonika, as a Lieut. Colonel and was awarded the M.C. He was an able cricketer as well playing for Southgate CC from 1909 and as captain between 1919 and 1924. He was later a Ground Trustee from 1932 to 1958 and the Club President between 1945 and 1952. Harold Milton died in East London, March 14 1970.