Most Desirable Football Programmes
Most collectors of football programmes are specialised into a particular area, team or time period. However, the majority of them are after the very same programmes:
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Pre-1950s football programmes. These are particularly rare due to the time distance as well as due to the fact that they were expendable, similarly to match tickets. As a result, most of them are lost forever. This makes pre-1950s football programmes especially desirable both among football fans and collectors who are after rare and valuable collectibles. If you are just starting with collecting football programmes and can’t afford to pay thousands of pounds for a single sheet of paper, we therefore advise you to focus on post-1950s period. If you decide to collect the rarest and most valuable programmes, however, please remember that rarity and age don’t automatically make them worth thousands of pounds and that condition plays a very important role as well.
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Important matches. Post-1950s football programmes are not that rare and generally, don’t reach the prices of the older ones although some can cost well above £500. Thus you shouldn’t have any major problems finding them right? Not exactly. The thing is that football programmes of important matches are highly sought after even if they are relatively recent. This is especially true for international matches involving the England national team. So if you would like to start with the 1966 World Cup programme, be prepared to put some effort into finding it. Also, don’t expect to get it cheaply.
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Popular football clubs. If you’re a fan of Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea or any other major football club and would like to collect programmes involving your team, you are not the only one. On the contrary, football programmes involving the most popular teams are among the most desirable programmes. And the more important the match, the more difficult is to find them.
Don’t Let Other Collectors Discourage You
Just because the majority of collectors are after the same football programmes as you, that shouldn’t discourage you from building your collection. On the contrary, the effort required to find the desired programmes gives collecting them an additional thrill and a great feeling when finally getting your hands on some of the most sought after programmes. So don’t let high competition intimidate or discourage you from collecting football programmes.