"HISTORIC PROGRAMMES"

A review of Hibernian Football Supporters Club by J&J written on Wednesday 22nd of October 2008

HISTORICAL FOOTBALL PROGRAMME COLLECTION

POSSIBLY THE LARGEST COMPREHENSIVE HISTORICAL PRIVATE COLLECTION OF FOOTBALL PROGRAMMES IS ABOUT TO BE BROKEN UP

COVERING THE HISTORY OF CLUBS AND TO A LESSER DEGREE COUNTRIES, IT DOES NOT CONCENTRATE ON THE MAJOR CLUBS BUT A WIDE SPECTRUM OF THE GAME.

TO ASSEMBLE SUCH A COLLECTION NOW WOULD RUN IN TO 6 FIGURES IF THEY WERE OBTAINABLE, AS MANY ARE VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND THESE DAYS. THE COLLECTION, WHICH IS A FAR MORE EXTENDED SELECTION THAN DEALERS OFFER IN THEIR LISTS.

MANY ITEMS MAY BE OF INTEREST TO YOUR MEMBERS AS ALL BRITISH COUNTRIES, ENGLISH LEAGUE CLUBS, MOST SCOTTISH LEAGUE AND A SELECTION OF BRITISH NON LEAGUE CLUBS ARE IN THE COLLECTION.

IF ANY OF THEM WOULD LIKE THE DETAILS AS THEY ARE PUBLISHED PLEASE ASK THEM TO FORWARD THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS TO US AND WE WILL BE PLEASED TO SEND THE LISTS TO THEM.

REGRETTABLY WE CAN ONLY SEND EACH SECTION BY POST AS IT IS ISSUED AND THERE WILL BE ABOUT 12 – 20 SECTIONS.

A LARGE SAE AND 20p IS REQUIRED FOR EACH SECTION,

THE MAJORITY OF THE COLLECTION WILL BE SOLD AT WELL UNDER CURRENT DEALERS CATALOGUE AND AUCTION PRICES TO COLLECTORS WHO WILL GIVE THEM GOOD HOMES.

THE MAJORITY OF COLLECTION DATES FROM 1930s, PLUS A FEW ITEMS GOING BACK TO THE LATE 1890s

IT IS DIVIDED INTO VARIOUS CATEGORIES AS FOLLOWS;

CLUBS & GROUNDS FIRST AND LAST GAMES FROM 1939 ALONG WITH MANY OTHER FIRST AND LAST ISSUES.

EX LEAGUE CLUBS DATING BACK TO 1930s

WORLD CUP ITEMS DATING BACK TO 1930 & EUROPEAN NATIONS CUP

OLYMPICS FROM 1912

BRITISH COUNTRIES INTERNATIONALS WITH ONE FROM 1901

INTERCONTINENTAL GAMES FROM 1939

CLUBS IN EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS FROM THE PRELIMINARY ROUNDS THROUGH TO RARE FINALS DATING BACK TO THE LATE 1950s LATE 1950s. THESE COMPETITIONS INCLUDE

EUROPEAN CUP

INTER-CITIES CUP

UEFA CUP

CUP WINNERS CUP

DOMESTIC CUPS INCLUDE:

FA CUP FINALS FROM 1923 AND SEMI - FINALS FROM 1940s.

LEAGUE CUP FINALS AND SEMI - FINALS

INCLUDING THE EXCEEDINGLY RARE PERIOD FROM ITS INAUGURATION IN 1961 TO 1966 WHEN IT WAS NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY

A SELECTION OF CLUB ISSUES FROM 1898 TO 1980s

CLUBS FRIENDLY GAMES FROM 1940s TO 1980s THROWING UP MANY UNEXPECTED MATCHES

PLAYERS TESTIMONIALS

WAR TIME GAMES PLAYED BY BRITISH PLAYERS IN THE FORCES IN NORTH AFRICA AND EUROPE

OPENING OF THE NEW NOVELTY (IT WILL NEVER CATCH ON) FLOODLIGHTS AT MANY GROUNDS. SOME PLAYED ATTRACTIVE TEAMS FROM ABROAD TO CELEBRATE THEIR OPENING WHILE SOME JUST PLAYED A LEAGUE GAME UNDER THEM FOR THE FIRST TIME.

THERE ARE FOOTBALL TRAGEDIES BOTH MAJOR AND MINOR INCLUDING MANCHESTER UNITED LAST GAME IN YUGOSLAVIA BEFORE RETURNING HOME ON THEIR FATED FLIGHT. ALSO THEIR LAST LEAGUE AND CUP GAMES BEFORE AND FIRST AFTER THE CRASH.

LEAGUE GAMES PLAYED ON NEUTRAL GROUNDS, MORE THAN YOU THINK.

CUP TIES PLAYED ON NEUTRAL GAMES, WHEN CLUBS PLAYED GAMES UNTIL ONE LOST, RATHER THAN PENALTY SHOOT-OUTS.

END OF AND PRE SEASON TOURS AND TOURNAMENTS.

A SMALL SELECTION OF MEMORABILIA.

THESE TITLES HIDE THE HISTORY OF MANY A PLAYER, SUPPORTER AND CLUB WHICH FADES IN TO THE SUNSET AS THE YEARS ROLL BY.

AFTER NEARLY 60 YEARS OF COLLECTING WE FEEL IT IS TIME TO PASS IT ON, IN ADDITION THERE IS THE UNTOLD COST IN TIME AND WORK GATHERING THESE PROGRAMMES.

JEANNETTE & JOHN O’DONNELL

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