Beginnning a football programme collection
To effectively launch a football programme collection, a person needs to choose a theme to his or her collection. There are thousands of football programmes available in the United Kingdom, and even more around the world. To give a collection a of meaning a theme should be adopted to avoid pointless accumulation and to keep to a designated budget.
Sometimes you come across a programme that joins or crosses two themes at once. These are likely to prove to be valuable purchases in years to come as they represent an important or historical event, which will muster memories for football fans from across the world in the future.
The programme is a good way to record a memorable event at a specific game. This could be in the form of some sort of achievement such as a player milestone, which is 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 attract collectors who see them as poignant reminders of the past. They are highly collectible and valuable as a result. The disasters at Bradford, Ibrox and Hillsborough have collectible programmes connected with them, not only for the day itself, but also the subsequent commemorative games.
A very valuable set of football programmes to own are those related to the Munich Air Disaster involving the Manchester United 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 a thousand pounds. A similar sum can be achieved for the programme against Sheffield Wednesday directly after the disaster, where the team list wasn’t filled in for the Manchester United team.
Notable events are usually reflected in the content and design 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 easily available with interesting articles and historical information, making them a gem in any football 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, finding out more about the history and traditions of a football team that they follow. Whatever your reason, collecting football programmes is a very rewarding hobby, and comes highly recommended to any soccer supporter.
