Arsenal Programmes through the ages
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A HISTORY OF ARSENAL PROGRAMMES
(A work in progress - more being added soon)
Arsenal Home Programmes
Royal Arsenal December 1892 - single sheet programme for the match versus West Brom at the Invicta Ground, Plumstead. The oldest known Arsenal home programme predates this one by a year and is for Arsenal v Heart of Midlothian, March 1891.
Woolwich Arsenal Fixture List - Season 1904/5. Arsenal Football Club have a similar fixture list for season 1896/7 in their museum and this is believed to be the oldest surviving fixture list for any English club.
Woolwich Arsenal Home Programme 1907/8 - front cover of the 16 page match programme for the home match versus Man Utd at the Manor Ground, Woolwich.
Woolwich Arsenal Pre-Season Practice Match 1910/11 - 4 page programme.
The Arsenal Home Programme 1914/15 - front cover of Arsenal v Bury, 2nd Division at Highbury. This was the last season Arsenal played in any other division than the top league in England.
1914/15 The first ever Arsenal Handbook.
World War 1 - The Arsenal v QPR 1916/17 - 4 page programme for this war league fixture at Highbury.
Two consecutive home programmes from the 1919/20 season - the one on the left from 22 November versus Notts County has the club name as "The Arsenal", while the one on the right from 6 December versus Chelsea is the first time the club was simply known as "Arsenal". 
