Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wolves) League Cup Winners Coin Display Gift Set 1974

  

The display set contains the three coins issued for circulation in 1974, namely: ten pence, penny and halfpenny.

The coins are housed within a display that is held in a protection case, sized just over 17cm x 12cm. The display and case are in New/Mint condition and the coins are in UNC (Uncirculated) condition.

Our manufacturing process includes a precision laser cutting method to create the necessary holes in each display for the required coins to be inserted and held, safely recessed, in the correct position.

This would make a wonderful gift for a Wolves fan.

The product can be removed from the protection case, to allow frame mounted display, if so desired.

 

 

Wolverhampton Wanderers won the League Cup in 1974 under the management of Bill McGarry.

 

This set celebrates the glorious occasion where Wolves ran out 2-1 winners over Manchester City at Wembley on 2nd March 1974 in front of 100,000 supporters.

 

Kenny Hibbitt and John Richards scored the Wolves goals with Colin Bell replying for Manchester City.

 

  

The year that was 1974...

• After Greek Cypriot officers depose Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus on 15 July, Turkey uses the coup as an excuse to invade and occupy half of the island. The Turkish Federated State of Cyprus is proclaimed on 13 February 1975 • On 9 August, US president Richard Nixon resigns after admitting his complicity in the cover-up of the burglary at the Watergate headquarters of his opponents, the Democratic party, in Washington DC in 1972. He is succeeded by the vice president Gerald Ford • On 12 September, Emperor Haile Selassie is deposed in Ethiopia by a military coup • On 10 October at the general election, the British Labour party has an overall majority of three seats. Harold Wilson returns as prime minister • On 13 February, Russian dissident Alexander Solzhenitysyn is forced into exile following the publication of his novel The Gulag Archipelago, which reveals the horror of Soviet labour camps • The 'terracotta army' – more than 6,000 life-size model soldiers – is discovered near Xi'an in central China, guarding the tomb of the country's first emperor • With his Godfather II, director Francis Ford Coppola achieves the near- impossible – making a sequel that is better than the original • British author John Le Carré's spy novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy creates a world of espionage that becomes the template for all such works that follow •

Sporting 1974...

• Football League Champions were Leeds United, leaving Liverpool in the runners up spot • Liverpool went one better in the FA Cup by defeating Newcastle 3-0 in the Final, Kevin Keegan scoring twice • The Grand National winning horse was ‘Red Rum’ • The Cheltenham Gold Cup winning horse was ‘Captain Christy’ • The Epsom Derby winning horse was ‘Snow Knight’ • Golf's British Open was won by Gary Player • Oxford won the Boat Race by five ½ lengths over Cambridge • F1 Champion was Emerson Fittipaldi driving for McLaren • Snooker’s World Championship Final ended Ray Reardon (Wales) 22-12 Graham Miles (England) • The Wimbledon tennis singles tournament saw victories for Jimmy Conners of USA (mens) and Chris Evert of USA (ladies) • American Sport - Super Bowl VIII from Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas: Miami Dolphins 24-7 Minnesota Vikings – NBA Championship: Boston Celtics 4-3 Milwaukee Bucks – Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland 4-1 Los Angeles (MVP Rollie Fingers) •