Subject(s): Anonymous Sport: Football Location: West Auckland, County Durham Unveiled: 13/3/2013 Sculptor: Nigel Boonham Material: Bronze Status: In Situ Inscription(s): Inscribed on plinth: SIR THOMAS LIPTON TROPHY 1909 AND 1911. FIRST WORLD CUP WINNERS. Plaque 1 (added at official unveiling on 12/10/2013): Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy – The Original World Cup. Unveiled by Sir John Hall, David ‘Ticer’ Thomas and Tim Healy on 12th October 2013. Final Played in Turin on April 12th 1909. West Auckland 2 - 0 FC Winterhour (Switzerland). West Auckland Team: Jimmy Dickinson, Rob Gill, Jack Greenwell, Bob Jones, Tom Gill, Charlie “Dirty” Hogg, Ben Whittingham, Douglas Crawford, Bob Guthrie, Alf "Tot" Gubbins, Jock Jones, David ‘Ticer’ Thomas, Tucker Gill, M S C (Sidney) Barron - Secretary. Plaque 2 (added at official unveiling on 12/10/2013): Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy – The Original World Cup. Unveiled by Sir John Hall, David ‘Ticer’ Thomas and Tim Healy on 12th October 2013. Final Played in Turin on April 17th 1911. Juventus FC (Italy) 1 – 6 West Auckland. West Auckland Team: J Robinson, Tom Wilson, Charlie Cassidy, Andy “Chips” Appleby, Michael Alderson, Bob “Drol” Moore, Fred Dunn, Joe Rewcastle, Bob Jones, Bob Guthrie, Charlie “Dirty” Hogg, T Riley, John Warick. Links: Sculptor Project