Medal from the first World Cup auctioned in Newcastle

A winner's medal from the first football World Cup is set to be auctioned in Newcastle, after it ended up in New Zealand.

The medal was won by the West Auckland team, who represented Britain in the competition in Italy back in 1909.

The County Durham team, mainly made up of miners, beat Stuttgart of Germany 2-0 in the semi-final and repeated the performance against Swiss side F.C Winterhouse in the final.

Today, auctioneers Anderson & Garland are selling the medal, which is expected to fetch between £4,000 and £6,000.

In 1911, West Auckland returned to Italy to defend their trophy and defeated Juventus 6-1.

A statue commemorating the miners winning the trophy was installed more than 100 years after the competition and still stands today.