Beginnning a football programme collection
To effectively start a collection of football programmes, a person needs to choose a theme to their collection. There are thousands of football programmes available in Britain, and even more worldwide. To give a collection some sort of purpose a theme should be adopted to avoid pointless accumulation and to keep to a preferred budget.
Of course, it will sometimes be the case that you come across a programme that joins or crosses two themes at the same time. These may prove to be valuable acquisitions in years to come as they represent an important or historical event, which will muster memories for football fans from around the globe in the future.
A football programme is a great way to remember a memorable event at a specific match. This could come in the form of some sort of achievement such as a player milestone, which can be featured in the programme. Player milestones come in many formats, such as an appearance record, a goal scoring record, the final match of a players career, a number of years of service by a player, and much more.
The darker side of soccer is also often recorded in the programme. These historical events interest collectors who see them as poignant reminders of the past. They are highly collectible and valuable as a result. The tragedies at Bradford, Ibrox and Hillsborough have valuable programmes associated with them, not only for the match itself, but also the subsequent commemorative games.
A very collectible set of football programmes to own are those related to the Munich Air Disaster involving the Man Utd team and Busby’s Babes. The programme from the game against Partizan Belgrade who Manchester United were playing on the tragic trip can sell for over £1000. A similar amount can be achieved for the programme against Sheffield Wednesday straight after the disaster, where the team list wasn’t filled in for the Man United team.
Notable occurrences are usually reflected in the content and style of the programme. Important football programmes to get hold of are final matches in an old stadium, or the first issue within a new one. Most programmes of this type are abundant with interesting features and historical information, making them a gem in any soccer programme collection.
Football programmes can mean different things to different collectors. You may value a prticular programme highly due to entirely personal reasons and memories which they may conjure up. For others 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.