Beginnning a football programme collection
To effectively start a collection of football programmes, a person needs to choose a specialism to his or her collection. There are hundreds of thousands of football programmes available in Britain, and even more worldwide. To give a collection some sort of meaning a theme should be adopted to avoid unwanted accumulation and to keep to a designated budget.
Of course, it will sometimes be the case that you come across a programme that joins or crosses two themes at once. These are likely to prove to be valuable purchases in future years as they represent an important or historical occasion, which will revive memories for soccer fans from around the world in the future.
The programme is a great way to record a memorable event at a specific match. This could be in the form of an achievement such as a player milestone, which is featured in the programme. A player milestone could come in many forms, such as an appearance record, a goal getting record, the final match of a players career, a number of years of service by the manager, and much more.
The darker side of soccer is also often recorded in match programmes. These tragic events interest collectors who see them as poignant reminders of the past. They are highly collectible and valuable as a result. The disasters at Hillsborough, Ibrox and Bradford have valuable programmes connected with them, not only for the match itself, but also the subsequent commemorative games.
A notably valuable set of football programmes to own are those associated with the Munich Air Disaster involving the Man Utd team and Busby’s Babes. The programme from the match against Partizan Belgrade who Manchester United were playing on the tragic trip can sell for over a thousand pounds. A similar sum can be obtained for the programme against Sheffield Wednesday straight after the disaster, where the players list wasn’t filled in for the Manchester United team.
Notable occurrences are usually reflected in the content and style of the programme. Important football programmes to collect are final matches in an old stadium, or the first issue within a new one. Most programmes of this type are easily available with interesting articles and historical information, making them a gem in any soccer programme collection.
Football programmes often mean different things to different collectors. You may value one programme highly for entirely personal reasons and memories which they may conjure up. For other collectors the pursuit is one of passion, understanding more about the history and traditions of a football team that they support. Whatever your reason, collecting football programmes is a highly rewarding hobby, and comes highly recommended to any soccer supporter.
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