Unmissable In Sport
Welcome to Unmissable in Sport — the podcast where sporting history goes under the hammer.
A curated series from BUDDS, each episode brings together the specialists, collectors, former players and figures from across the sporting world — digging into the stories, the careers and the moments that made sport what it is.
From match-worn shirts to championship medals, boardrooms to dressing rooms, this is where the moments that defined sport get a second life.
Whether you're a serious collector or just someone who loves sport, every episode has a story you won't want to miss.
Unmissable In Sport
The Man Who Spent 47 Years in Manchester United's Dressing Room — The Cult Kits Series: The Tony Heywood Collection
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David and Will from BUDDS sit down with David Jones and Robert Kocur — the founders of Cult Kits, the UK's leading vintage football shirt specialists — to walk through one of the most remarkable private collections to come to auction in years.
The collection belongs to Tony Heywood, who spent 47 years at Manchester United, starting as a dressing room cleaner straight from school and eventually becoming trusted enough to be considered part of the inner circle.
Over nearly five decades of loyalty, players — from Cantona to Ronaldo — gifted him shirts, boots, and kit that he carefully kept. Now retired, Tony is bringing the collection to market for the first time.
From a Kanchelskis Coca-Cola Cup final shirt to Eric Cantona's last-ever match shirt at Old Trafford; from a pair of gold Cristiano Ronaldo boots worn two full sizes too small (and customised with metal studs) to a second pair with "CR7" scratched into the sole long before it was a global brand — this is the story of how one man's lifelong dedication to a football club became an extraordinary archive of the game's greatest era. The collection goes under the hammer at BUDDS on 28th April 2026.
This collection is part of the Made In Manchester Live Auction — 28th April 2026.