THE family of a football legend is at loggerheads over the sale of his famous number nine shirt.

Hughie Gallacher is considered to have been one of Newcastle's United's finest ever players.

The black and white striped shirt he made famous in the 1927 championship winning season is about to be put up for auction along with its championship badge.

The shirt is owned jointly by his three sons and two want to sell it. But Hugh Gallacher, of Gateshead, who has had the shirt in his possession since his father's death in 1957, desperately wants to hold on to it.

However, his brothers Tot, now of Anglesey, North Wales, and Mattie, of Natal, South Africa, want the shirt to go to auction, so he has been left with no choice but to go along with it.

Gallacher was the superstar of Newcastle's last championship-winning side. He was the skipper and scored a then-record 39 goals in 41 games to bring the title to St James' Park.

It is the second time in recent months that mementoes of a Newcastle striker have been put on the market. Jackie Milburn's collection, including his three FA Cup winning medals from the 1950s, were bought by Newcastle United to be housed at St James' Park