A piece of football memorabilia dating more than 100 years will go under the hammer on Friday.

The shield handed out to the first winners of the Kent League in 1894/95 is expected to fetch around £1,000 at auction.

The Kent Football Association First Division silver and oak shield was first presented to Swanscombe.

Subsequent winners up until 1959 included Gillingham, Maidstone United, Woolwich Arsenal Reserves, Millwall Reserves, Charlton Athletic Reserves, Crystal Palace Reserves, London Paper Mills and Tunbridge Wells Rangers.

The shield, which was originally found in a rubbish skip 30 years ago, is Lot should come up for sale about 2pm at the Eastbourne Auction Rooms. 1408 and