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Index of notation of condition of programmes: cr = crease, fld = fold, mk = mark, nof = note on front, rs = rusty staples, sl = slight, tc = team changes, tr = tear, v = very, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED THE PROGRAMMES ARE IN GOOD/VERY GOOD CONDITION AND ALL ARE ABOVE AVERAGE

Aldershot Programmes

1941/2: At Aldershot - The British Army v The Football Association, official 4 page programme in good condition £65,

Arsenal Programmes and Handbooks

1926/7      BIRMINGHAM (30/4/27) rust marks from staples which have been removed otherwise good £190, BURNLEY (26/2/27) rust marks from staples which have been removed otherwise good £190, EVERTON (19/3/27) rust marks from staples which have been removed otherwise good £190

1927/8      WEST HAM (1/10/27) slight rust marks from staples which have been removed otherwise good £190

1930/1 (First Ever Championship Winning Season - first time ever that a southern club won the first division title)      MIDDLESBROUGH (22/11/30) horizontal fold and slight rust marks from staples otherwise pretty good £80, SUNDERLAND (17/1/31) some creasing to cover, overall condition is pretty good £80

1931/2      BLACKBURN ROVERS (7/5/32) very good condition £75, HUDDERSFIELD (12/12/31) very slight horizontal crease otherwise very good £75, MAN CITY (30/1/32) slight rust marking from staples and horizontal crease otherwise pretty good £75, WEST HAM (14/11/31) slight rust marking from staples and horizontal crease otherwise pretty good £85

1932/3 (Championship Winning Season)      CHELSEA (10/12/32) Opening Of the West Stand, normal red cover programme for this special occasion, programme has some folds and a couple of minor edge tears measuring no more than a couple of millimetres £85, CHELSEA (10/12/32) SPECIAL EDITION PROGRAMME large size, red card cover with 16 page history of Arsenal stadium and pictures of the building of the new stand including the team sheet insert in good condition £230, CHELSEA Opening of the West Stand very rare white fold out sheet featuring the Prince Of Wales on the front with pictures of the building of the stand. This item has two punch holes in it £80 (see below), LEICESTER CITY (29/10/32) £65, NEWCASTLE (12/11/32) vertical crease excellent condition £65, SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY (14/4/33) horizontal and vertical fold but in reasonable condition £60

1933/4 (Championship Winning Season)      AUSTRIA VIENNA (friendly 4/12/33) slight rust marking from staples which have been removed £100, EVERTON (3/2/34) rusty staples have been removed leaving slight rust marking £55, PORTSMOUTH (4/11/33) in good condition £60

1934/5 (Championship Winning Season)      HANDBOOK cover has slight creasing and staples have been removed to prevent rust damage otherwise pretty good £75, LEEDS UNITED (19/1/35) rusty staples have been removed and there is some rust marking where the staples were otherwise pretty good £80, MIDDLESBROUGH (19/4/35) rust marks and slight damage from staples which have been removed otherwise good £45, PRESTON (25/12/34) light creasing and slight rust marks from staples which have been removed £55, SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY (2/2/35) rust marks and slight damage from staples which have been removed otherwise good £45, WEST BROM (15/9/34) slight crease but good overall condition with no team changes £55, WOLVES (1/12/34) rust marks and very slight damage from staples which have been removed otherwise good £50

1935/6      HANDBOOK in very good condition £75, BIRMINGHAM (4/1/36) rust marks from staples which have been removed otherwise pretty good £50, BRENTFORD (4/4/36) rust marks from staple which have been removed otherwise good £50, DERBY COUNTY (9/11/35) slight rust marks from staples otherwise pretty good £50, LEEDS UTD (2/5/36) rust marks from staple which have been removed otherwise good £80, MAN CITY (21/9/35) pretty good condition with rust marks from staples which have been removed, horizontal fold and scorers noted on the team page £55, MIDDLESBROUGH (7/12/35) rust marks from staple which have been removed otherwise good £50, STOKE CITY (1/2/36) rust marks from staples which have been removed otherwise pretty good £50, SUNDERLAND (31/8/35) championship winning season in good condition £75, WOLVES (23/11/35) rust marks from staple which have been removed otherwise good £55

1935/6 RESERVE TEAM PROGRAMMES Season)      BRENTFORD (30/11/35) slight rust markings from staples otherwise good condition £40

1936/7      BOLTON (1/5/37) good condition and includes season ticket application form £50, CHARLTON (24/2/37) horizontal crease and some wear to centre team page £35, CHELSEA (19/12/36) slight rust marks from staples otherwise pretty good £50, DERBY (26/9/36) £55, EVERTON (29/8/36) slight rust marks from staples otherwise good £55, HUDDERSFIELD (2/1/37) slight rust marking from staples otherwise pretty good £50, MIDDLESBROUGH (21/11/36) excellent £55, PRESTON (25/12/36) £55, SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY (10/10/36) slight rust marks from staples which have been removed £55, SUNDERLAND (12/9/36) rust marks from staples otherwise good £50, WEST BROM (3/4/37) slight rust marks from staples which have been removed, scorers and half times filled in on centre pages £55

1937/8 (Championship Winning Season)      HANDBOOK the cover is slightly creased otherwise this handbook is in good condition £70, BIRMINGHAM (16/4/38) £55, BOLTON (7/5/38) game that won the championship, includes season ticket application form, horizontal and vertical fold £70, CHARLTON (2/4/38) good condition £55, CHELSEA slight rust marks from staples which have been removed, good condition £60, LEEDS UTD (27/11/37) good condition £95, LIVERPOOL (30/4/38) slight rust marks from staples which have been removed, good condition £55, PRESTON (11/12/37) good condition £50, STOKE CITY (5/3/38) slight rust marks from staples which have been removed otherwise pretty good condition £55, SUNDERLAND (18/9/37) horizontal and vertical fold £55, WOLVES (4/9/37) slight rust marks from staples team changes and half time scores entered and league table points updated good overall £55

1938/9      HANDBOOK in fair condition with a little writing on the cover, which is also a little worn £45, ASTON VILLA (24/9/38) £50, CHARLTON (21/1/39) folded horizontally and vertically £50, CHELSEA (18/2/39) slight rust marks from staples otherwise pretty good £45, DERBY (14/9/38) £50, EVERTON (10/9/38) championship season for the Toffees good condition £60, LIVERPOOL (18/3/39) half time scores and team changes noted on team page otherwise good £50, MANCHESTER UTD (15/4/39) good condition £120, MIDDLESBROUGH (1/4/39) half time scores and team changes noted on team page otherwise good £45, PRESTON (22/10/38) slight rust marks from staples otherwise pretty good £45, STOKE CITY (17/12/38) good condition £50, TOTTENHAM Jubilee Trust friendly match (20/8/38) cover of programme has split along the spine and there is a vertical crease otherwise in decent condition £110

1941/2 (War programmes are single A4 page programmes, originally sold for one penny, with team line ups on one side and news and fixtures on the back. Arsenal played war matches at Tottenham's ground.)     BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION (14/3/42) £75

1942/3 (War programmes are single A4 page programmes, originally sold for one penny, with team line ups on one side and news and fixtures on the back. Arsenal played war matches at Tottenham's ground.)     CLAPTON ORIENT (16/1/43) a few edge nicks otherwise in reasonable condition £45, PORTSMOUTH (2/1/43) team changes in pencil and one inch tear (no paper missing) in pretty good overall condition £50

1943/4 (War programmes are single A4 page programmes, originally sold for one penny, with team line ups on one side and news and fixtures on the back. Arsenal played war matches at Tottenham's ground.)    CHELSEA (6/11/43) good condition with a couple of minor creases £55, READING (4/3/44) very good condition £50, TOTTENHAM (22/4/44) good condition horizontal crease £55

1945/6 (War programmes are single A4 page programmes, originally sold for one penny, with team line ups on one side and news and fixtures on the back. Arsenal played war matches at Tottenham's ground.)     ASTON VILLA very slight wear to the paper and a slight tear £25

Matches At Arsenal

1933/4      ENGLAND SCHOOLBOYS v SCOTLAND SCHOOLBOYS (16 page programme at Highbury) good condition £55

1934/5      ISLINGTON v SOUTHEND Sun Shield Semi-Final (16/2/35) includes obituary for Phil Kelso (Arsenal Manager from 1904-1908) rusty staples have been removed but there is some damage to paper around staple holes otherwise in good condition £55

1935/6      TOLLINGTON PARK v MORELAND STREET Clague Cup Final (21/3/36) rusty staples have been removed otherwise good condition £85

1936/7      ENGLAND v HUNGARY (2/12/36) at Highbury 12 page programme with annotations on centre team pages (score and scorers) and slight rust marking from staples which have been removed, overall condition good £175

1938/9      ENGLAND v REST OF EUROPE (26/10/38) at Highbury 8 page programme with score and scorers noted on centre team pages and slight rust marking from staples which have been removed overall good condition £165

Aston Villa Programmes

1929/30 MIDDLESBROUGH (29/3/30) programme in very good condition £95

Birmingham City Programmes

1931/2 MANCHESTER CITY (29/3/32) programme in very good condition £175

Chelsea Programmes

1932/3 BLACKBURN ROVERS (27/8/32) first home game of season with horizontal fold otherwise good clean programme with picture of the Chelsea squad to the front cover £50, NEWCASTLE (24/9/32) horizontal crease and staple removed otherwise good clean programme £45, SHEFFIELD UNITED (10/9/32) horizontal and vertical crease and very slight rust marking from staple otherwise good £45, WEST BROMWICH ALBION (25/3/33) horizontal fold and slight scuff to back page pretty good condition overall £43, 1935/6 ARSENAL (12/10/35) THIS MATCH HOLDS THE RECORD ATTENDANCE FOR STAMFORD BRIDGE AT 82905 SPECTATORS light horizontal crease and slight rust marking from staple otherwise pretty good £60, 1938/9 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY FA CUP 5th ROUND 2ND REPLAY AT ARSENAL (20/2/39) good condition £100

Crystal Palace Programmes

1939/40 MILLWALL (16/12/39) extremely rare 4 page war-time programme in very good condition with slight horizontal and vertical crease £150

Luton Town Programmes

1937/8 SWINDON TOWN FA Cup 4th round (22/1/38) vertical crease otherwise good condition £180

Millwall Programmes

1916/17 CRYSTAL PALACE (5/5/17) extremely rare single sheet programme from the first world war in excellent condition £275

1945/6 ARSENAL (23/3/46) pretty good condition £30

New Zealand Programmes

1924 New Zealand v Chinese Universities 24 page programme covering the Chinese tour of New Zealand in good condition. This was the year that the Chinese Football Association was formed. £150

Portsmouth Programmes

1935/6 ARSENAL (19/10/35) slight creasing and slight rust marks from staples which have been removed, otherwise a good condition programme £180

QPR Programmes

1931/2 FIRST GAME AT WHITE CITY BOURNEMOUTH (5/9/31) in very good condition £275 SEE BELOW

South African Programmes

SOUTH AFRICA WESTERN PROVINCE LEAGUE 1936      April 13th 1936 4 page programme featuring two matches, Tramway v Hibs and Caledonian v Clyde. PLEASE NOTE these games do not feature Scottish teams, these are South African league teams using the same names as their Scottish counterparts. Programme in good condition with small rust hole to spine £75

West Bromwich Albion Programmes

1922/3 MIDDLESBROUGH (28/4/23) good condition with no writing - has had professional restoration to the spine. Nice item £155

1937/8 BOLTON (6/11/37) very good condition £100

Pre-War England Programmes

1933/4      ENGLAND SCHOOLBOYS v SCOTLAND SCHOOLBOYS (16 page programme at Highbury) good condition £55

1936/7      ENGLAND v HUNGARY (2/12/36) at Highbury 12 page programme with annotations on centre team pages (score and scorers) and slight rust marking from staples which have been removed, overall condition good £175

1938/9      ENGLAND v REST OF EUROPE (26/10/38) at Highbury 8 page programme with score and scorers noted on centre team pages and slight rust marking from staples which have been removed overall good condition £165

Pre-War and War-Time FA Cup Final/SemiFinal Programmes and Tickets

1926/7     FA CUP FINAL Arsenal v Cardiff original programme in good condition. The staples have started to rust and have slightly marked all pages. There is one team change on the centre team pages. Extremely rare pre-war cup final programme £1725

1927 FA Cup Final Programme FOR SALE £1725, click for more pictures.

1934/5 Sheffield Wednesday v West Brom TICKET pretty good condition with faint discolouration to rear £175

1936/7     FA CUP SEMI-FINAL Preston v West Brom (at Highbury) this programme had one page missing which has been replaced by a photocopy of an original and is priced accordingly at £75 (recently seen sold at auction for £350)

1938/9 Portsmouth v Wolves TICKET very good condition with a couple of extremely faint rust spots £165

1941/2 1941/2 Arsenal v Brentford War Cup Semi Final (at Chelsea) scarce single sheet programme with a couple of folds and a slight tear on one of the folds - pretty good condition £185

Postcards of Team Groups (all original postcards) - scans available upon request

ASTON VILLA      1910/11 team group with names printed at the bottom of the postcard - excellent condition £75

BRISTOL CITY      1906 team group - excellent condition £75

EVERTON      1906/7 team group with names printed at the bottom of the postcard - excellent condition £75

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN      circa 1910 team group (trainer was Carter, directors were JL Crowther and JH Crowther) with names printed at the bottom of the postcard - good condition with slight rounding of the corners of the postcard £60

LIVERPOOL      1913/14 team group - excellent condition £75

MANCHESTER UNITED      circa 1910 team group by R Scott and Co - each player shown in a separate circular picture of head and shoulders with names printed at the bottom of the postcard (team members include Holden, Edmunds, Stacey, Duckworth, Roberts, Bell, Wall, Turnbull, West, Halse, Meredith) - slight creasing of postcard, reasonable condition £80

SWINDON TOWN      1912/13 team group by Protheroe Simons - very good condition with minor crease to one corner £65