by 10Footballs | May 26, 2026 | Articles
The 1930s were one of the most fascinating decades in British football. In England, Arsenal rose to become the dominant club of the age, Sunderland and Everton produced powerful championship sides, and the FA Cup continued to create national sporting occasions at...
by 10Footballs | May 18, 2026 | Articles
The 1920s were a golden decade for British football. The game had emerged from the disruption of the First World War, crowds were returning in huge numbers, and clubs across England and Scotland were beginning to shape the football culture that still feels familiar...
by 10Footballs | May 14, 2026 | Articles
There are some results that seem to echo across the decades. In January 1936, Vale defeated Sunderland 2-0 in a third round replay at the Old Recreation Ground, a result that looked extraordinary then and still carries real romance now. Sunderland went on to finish...
by 10Footballs | May 6, 2026 | Articles
Nights Under the Floodlights There is something special about a European final that feels different from any other match in the football calendar. Domestic cup finals have their own place, and league deciders can be dramatic in their own right, but the European Cup...
by 10Footballs | May 2, 2026 | Articles
International football tournament programmes have a different kind of appeal from club issues. A league match programme belongs to a season. A cup final programme belongs to one great domestic day. But a European Championship programme belongs to a whole summer of...
by 10Footballs | Apr 7, 2026 | Articles
For collectors of old football programmes, World Cup finals sit in a special category. They’re not just a matchday souvenir — they’re a snapshot of how football presented itself to the world at a particular moment in time. The artwork, typography, paper quality,...
