Another poignant item within the collection is a replica England shirt from the final. It was signed by the 10 remaining players shortly after the man that lifted the trophy, Bobby Moore, passed away in 1993.
Now hat-trick hero Geoff Hurst is the only surviving member of the winning squad.
Watterson, 58, has met several of the players over the years, and became close to Gerry Byrne.
The Liverpool legend, who broke his collarbone in the 1965 FA Cup final, never played during the tournament, but as a member of the squad got to celebrate with his team-mates on the Wembley turf.
“He told me a brilliant story that a police officer didn’t realise he was a player and in one of the famous photos you can see him in the background arguing about it.”
Byrne gifted Watterson his England kit bag, an official badge and even a moneybox showing the 1966 mascot, ‘World Cup Willy’.
“He told me, ‘I’ve had this lying around my house for 40 years, I know you’re a 1966 collector so it’s more use to you than me’.”
