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Mystery Artwork of Former England Boss Eating Chips Appears in Town Centre

DUDLEY, JUL 17 – The artwork honors Allardyce’s Dudley roots by showing him eating orange battered chips, a local specialty, on a wall in Union Street, Dudley town centre.

  • On Wednesday, a 10-foot mural of former England manager Sam Allardyce tucking into orange chips appeared in Union Street, Dudley.
  • Born and raised in Dudley, Allardyce told ITV News `Chips look a bit hot, but I really enjoyed seeing it.`
  • Photographed on Thursday, Trevor Wilkes noted the paint was still wet when he saw it, while Dudley Council confirmed it did not commission the artwork.
  • Passers-By voiced mixed reactions, with a shopper saying it was `nice to see something paying tribute to someone who was proud of their roots in Dudley`, vs a local worker calling it `the randomest thing I’ve ever seen`.
  • Speculation is growing that Dudley's walls may become a hub for anonymous art, with a second cob mural fueling street art talk.
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Mystery artwork of former England boss eating chips appears in town centre

Sam Allardyce has thanked whoever put up the mural in his home town of Dudley, West Midlands, and praised it as a ‘very good likeness’.

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Birmingham Mail broke the news in Birmingham, United Kingdom on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
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