Firsts, Lasts, Commemoratives & Signed Programmes

 

In this section you'll find a varied selection of programmes or commemorative issues relating to matches which, either by design or accident, are of some historical significance, and don't deserve to be 'lost' in the general lists !  The easiest method of listing these has been to highlight the club to which they relate with a brief description of the item and its signifcance, even though the programme may be from an away match.

 

There are also a handful of autographed programmes included in this section too.

 

 

ALDERSHOT TOWN

Home programme v. Accrington Stanley, Nationwide Conference, August 10th 2003.  First match in Conference for BOTH clubs - £5

 

ARSENAL

Away programme v. Liverpool, Football League Division 1, May 26th 1989.    Yes.....THAT match !!!  -  £60

 

ASTON VILLA     Home programme v. Preston, Sky-Bet Championship, January 21st 2017.  Graham Taylor Memorial Issue  -  £10

 

BARNET  

Home programme v. Kidderminster Harriers, Vauxhall Conference, April 8th 1991. Barnet's Conference title season, signed to back by Andy Clarke who had recently been transferred to Wimbledon  -  £3

Home programme v. Torquay United, Nationwide League Division 3, May 5th 2001. Match was a final day 'relegation' decider which

saw the visitors survive, and the the home team relegated to the Conference  -  £10

Home programme v. Carlisle United, Nationwide Conference, April 19th 2005. Conference Championship celebration issue  -  £5

 

BARROW    Home programme v. Stevenage, League 2, September 12th 2020.  Barrow's first game back in Football League  -  £10

 

BRENTFORD    Home programme v. Swansea City, Championship Play-Off semi-final, July 29th 2020.  Last game at Griffin Park  -  £7

 

CARLISLE UNITED.....in the Conference

Programmes from Season 2004-05.  Home issues, £3 each - Dagenham & Redbridge (20/11/04), Morecambe (2/1/05),

Northwich (19/3/05), Scarborough (21/9/04), Stevenage (22/2/05), Tamworth (19/9/04), Woking (18/12/04), York (12/4/05) 

LDV Trophy Home issues, £2 each - Grimsby (28/9/04), Hartlepool (2/11/04).  

 

CHARLTON ATHLETIC

Home programme v. Hartlepool, League One, May 5th 2012.  Commemorative League One Champions issue  -  £5

 

COLCHESTER UNITED

Away programme v. Yeovil Town, GM Vauxhall Conference, August 18th 1990. Colchester's first game in Conference  -  £5

 

DARLINGTON   1989-90,  Away fixtures in GM Vauxhall Conference - Boston United (6/9/89), Farnborough Town (25/11/89)  -  £2 each

 

EVERTON

Home programme v. West Bromwich Albion, F.A. Premier League, May 7th 2006.  Brian Labone Memorial Issue  -  £5

Home programme v. Stoke City, F.A. Premier League, December 4th 2011. Gary Speed Memorial Issue  -  £5

 

FULHAM

Home programme v. Bristol Rovers, Football League Division 2, September 4th 1976.  George Best's debut for Fulham  -  £10

 

GILLINGHAM 

Home programme v. Southend,  Football League Division 3, August 29th 1987. 8-1 to Gillingham  -  £5

Home programme v. Chesterfield, Football League Division 3, September 5th 1987. 10-0 to Gillingham  -  £5

 

LEICESTER CITY

Home programme v. Watford, Nationwide League Division 1, August 10th 2002.  First League game at Walkers Stadium  -  £5

Home programme v. Tottenham, F.A. Premier League, August 22nd 2015. Leicester's PL Title season, new in bag with poster  -  £15

Home programme v. Everton, F.A. Premier League, May 7th 2016.  Commemorative Premier League Champions issue  -  £10

 

LEYTON ORIENT

Home programme v, Sheffield Wednesday, Football League Division 1, September 22nd 1962.  O's only season in Div 1 - £5

Home programme v. Braintree Town, National League,  April 27th 2019.  Match at which Orient clinched National League title and return

to the Football League, sadly proved to be last home game with Justin Edinburgh as manager  -  £10

Home programme v. Stockport County,  League Two, April 29th 2023.  Commemorative League Two Champions issue  -  £5

 

LIVERPOOL

Home programme v. Chelsea, F.A. Premier League, July 22nd 2020.  Commemorative Premier League Champions issue  -  £10

 

LUTON TOWN    Away programme at Brentford, League Two, May 2nd 2009. Match at which Luton lost League status  -  £5

 

MAIDSTONE UNITED.....last season in Conference & seasons in the Football League

1988-89, last season as non-league club.  Away programmes v. Sutton United (2/1/89), Welling United (27/3/89)  -  £2 each

1989-90, first season in League. Home programmes v. Scarborough, Football League Division 4 (first home League game) August 19th 1989  -  £10,  Wrexham (Div 4) 28/10/89, Mansfield (Leyland DAF Trophy) 17/1/90,  Doncaster (Div 4) 11/4/90, Gillingham (Div 4),

16/4/90 -  £5 each     1990-91, Home programme v. Burnley, Football League Division 4, April 27th 1991  -  £3. 

1991-92 Home programmes v Barnet (Div 4) 8/1/92, Barnet (Div 4), 14/12/91 postponed, away programme v. Wrexham (Div 4),

11/1/92  -  £3 each

 

MANCHESTER UNITED

Away programme v. Norwich City, Football League Division 1, November 15th 1986.  Alex Ferguson's second game as Utd manager  -  £5

Home programme v. QPR, Football League Division 1, November 22nd 1986.  Alex Ferguson's first home game as Utd manager -  £25

Home programme v. West Ham, F.A. Premier League, July 22nd 2020. Limited edition 'behind closed doors' issue  -  £10

 

MIDDLESBROUGH

Home programme v. Chelsea, F.A. Premier League,  August 26th 1995.  First match at Riverside Stadium  -  £5

 

MILLWALL

Home programme v. Fulham, Football League Division 2, January 20th 1974.  First Football League match played on a Sunday  -  £3.

 

MILTON KEYNES DONS  -  first matches at Stadium MK

League Two v. Bury, August 11th 2007. First League game at Stadium MK/stadium opening issue  -  £10

 

NEWPORT COUNTY

Home programme v. Stroud (as Newport AFC), Welsh Cup 1st Round, September 2nd 1989.  First Welsh Cup tie for new club  -  £3

 

NORTHAMPTON TOWN

Away programme v. Fulham, Football League Division 1, November 27th 1965.  NTFC's only season in Div. 1  -  £5

 

NORWICH CITY

Home programme v. West Ham, F.A. Premier League, July 11th 2020.  Limited edition 'behind closed doors' issue  -  £10

 

PETERBOROUGH UNITED.....1960-61, first season in Football League  -  £5 each

Home programme v. Millwall, Football League Division 4, 3/12/60.   Away programme v. Aldershot, Div. 4, 15/10/60

 

SCARBOROUGH

Home programme v. Wolves, Football League Division 4, August 15th 1987. Scarborough's first match in the Football League  -  £5

 

SOUTHPORT  1977-78, last season in Football League.  Home programmes v. Bournemouth (25/2/78) & Watford (10/12/77)  -  £3 each

 

TOTTENHAM     

Home programme v. Arsenal, F.A. Premier League,  April 30th 2017. Last North London Derby at 'old' WHL  -  £10

Home programme v. West Ham, F.A. Premier League, June 23rd 2020.  Limited edition 'behind closed doors issue'  -  £10

 

WATFORD

Home programme v. Millwall, Sky Bet Championship, November 1st 2014. Commemorative First World War Centenary issue  -  £5

Home programme v. Sheffield Wednesday, Sky Bet Championship, May 2nd 2015.  Promotion Souvenir Issue  -  £5

Home programme v. Middlesbrough, F.A. Premier League, January 14th 2017, c/w Graham Taylor wraparound memorial  -  £20

Limited edition 2019-20 F.A. Premier League, 'Behind Closed Doors' issues v. Leicester (20/6/20), Newcastle (11/7/20), Norwich (7/7/20),

& Southampton (28/6/20)  -  £10 each  (NB, programme from final home game with Manchester City was withdrawn following

dismissal of Nigel Pearson)

 

WEST HAM UNITED   

Home programme v. Hereford United, F.A. Cup 3rd Round, January 5th 1974. Bobby Moore's last 1st XI game for West Ham  -  £5

2015-16 Home programmes.  Last season at Upton Park  -  £5 each unless stated.

16/7/15 Birkirkaha (EL), 30/7/15 Astra Giurgiu (EL), 15/8/15 Leicester (LCFC title) £10,  22/8/15 Bournemouth, 26/9/15 Norwich,

28/12/15 Southampton,  9/1/16 Wolves (FAC), 23/1/16 Man City, 2/2/16 Aston V,9/2/16 Liverpool (FAC),  27/2/16 Sunderland,

2/3/16 Tottenham, 2/4/16 Crystal P., 13/4/16 Man Utd (FAC, last Cup tie at UP) £10, 20/4/16 Watford,  7/5/16 Swansea.

 

WIGAN ATHLETIC

Home programme v. Tranmere Rovers, Football League Cup 1st Round, August 16th 1978.  Wigan's first competitve match as Football League club/first home game in League Cup  -  £5

Home programme v. Grimsby Town, Football League Division 4,  August 23rd 1978. Wigan's first home game in Football League  -  £5

 

WIMBLEDON

Home programme v. Gillingham, Football League Cup 1st Round,  August 16th 1977.  Wimbledon's first competitive home match as Football League club/first home game in League Cup  -  £5

 

WORKINGTON

Away programme v. Watford, Football League Division 4, April 2nd 1977.  Workington's last season in Football League  -  £3

WYCOMBE WANDERERS

Home programme v. Macclesfield Town, May 1st 1993, GM Vauxhall Conference, Wycombe's last league game as non-league club  -  £3

Away programme v. Carlisle United, Football League Division 3, August 14th 1993, Wycombe's first match in Football League  -  £5

Home programme v. Chester, Football League Division 3, August 21st 1993.  Wycombe's first home match in Football League  -  £3

 

YEOVIL TOWN

Home programme v. Enfield, Isthmian League Premier Division, March 25th 1997.  Match was billed as a 'title decider', official gate of 8,007 (with more locked out) was highest recorded for a standard non-league fixture during the 1990's  -  £5

 

 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP.....first season, 1960-61  -  £10 each

2nd Round  -  Brentford v. Sunderland.   Bolton v. Gillingham,  Cardiff v. Burnley  

Arsenal v. Gillingham, 2nd Round, September 13th 1966.   4-page issue, Arsenal's first game in League Cup - £5

 

 

SIGNED PROGRAMMES

1984 F.A. Cup Final,  Everton v. Watford. Includes slip of paper "Good Luck, Andy Gray"  -  £10

1987 F.A. Cup Semi-Final,  Tottenham v. Watford, signed by David Pleat  -  £10

 

ENGLAND

Home programme v. West Germany, October 13th 1982.  Signed to centre page by Gary Mabbutt (England debut)  -  £15

 

ASTON VILLA

Away programme v. Queens Park Rangers, Football League Division 1, March 20th 1990.  Signed to back by Tony Cascarino,

Tony Daley, & Paul McGrath  -  £10

 

EVERTON

Away programme v. Southampton, Football League Division 1, Januray 13th 1990.  Signed to Visiting Team page by Pat Nevin, Mike Newell, Graeme Sharp, Kevin Sheedy, Neville Southall, & Norman Whiteside  -  £20

 

LIVERPOOL

Home programme v. Ipswich Town, Football League Division 1, April 30th 1977. Signed to back, four identifiable LFC signatures (David Fairclough, Emlyn Hughes, David Johnson & Terry McDermott), and three unidentifiable ones !  -  £20

Home programme v. Aston Villa, Football League Division 1, May 3rd 1980. Includes slip of paper "To Philippa, Best Wishes, Alan Kennedy"  -  £5

 

MANCHESTER UNITED  

Away programme v. Everton, Football League Division 1, August 24th 1991. Signed to page 15 by Neil Webb  -  £3

 

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

Home programme v. Newcastle United, Football League Division 1, December 7th 1974.  Signed to front cover by Alfie Conn  -  £5

Home programme v. Crystal Palace, Football League Division 1, March 15th 1980.  Signed to front by Steve Perryman  -  £5

Home programme v. Luton Town, Football League Division 1, April 14th 1984.  Signed to back by Tony Parks, Graham Roberts,

& Les Sealey  -  £15

 

WATFORD  

Home programme v. Brighton, Football League Division 1, November 20th 1982.  Signed to front by Ross Jenkins  -  £3

Away programme v. Everton, Football League Division 1, October 24th 1987.  Signed to back by Glyn Hodges  -  £3.

 

WEST HAM

Home programme v. Manchester United, F.A. Premier League, March 16th 2002.  Signed to back by Jermain Defoe, Shaka Hislop, & Sebastiam Schemmel  -  £10

 

 

This page last updated   -   31/7/23