The Programmes

Please select and era or season from the menu list in the sidebar to view the collection of programmes from that date range.

The Programmes section is the heart of 10 Footballs – the place where the stories told across the rest of the site begin. Every article, every anecdote and every remembered match traces back to something tangible: a piece of paper bought on the way through the turnstiles. This area of the site gathers those football programmes together, season by season and tour by tour, so you can explore the collection in its natural habitat rather than only meeting individual issues in isolation.

Here you will find the backbone of a lifetime’s collecting habit. The material ranges from Victorian and Edwardian fixtures through the upheaval of two world wars and into the post-war boom, the rise of European competition and the modern era. It is not an attempt to catalogue every programme ever printed; instead, it is a carefully chosen selection that reflects what makes football memorabilia so compelling. Some issues are here because they mark famous days – titles won, cups lifted, records broken. Others are included because they capture lost clubs, forgotten tournaments or the everyday rhythm of a long season.

Football Programme Collection

The layout is designed to help you wander through football history at your own pace. You can move chronologically, following “The Programmes” year by year, watching styles, prices and club fortunes change as you go. Or you can dive into the specialist sections – Arsenal in the 1930s, wartime internationals, Islington Corinthians on tour, Moscow Dynamo’s visit in 1945 – and see how football programmes recorded those particular stories at the time. Each link opens up a small gallery of covers and spreads, offering a visual hit of colour, typography and atmosphere before you even read a word.

For collectors, this section doubles as both reference and inspiration. It allows you to compare designs across eras, check which fixtures correspond to famous matches and spot variants or unusual printings that might be missing from your own folders. It is also a reminder that “value” in football memorabilia is about more than rarity or price. A modest league programme from a hard winter can be just as evocative as a glamorous cup final if it connects with your memories, your family or your club.

If you are new to football programmes, The Programmes is an easy way in. You do not need specialist knowledge to enjoy the material; just click into an era, pick out a cover that catches your eye and let curiosity take over. From there you can move to the Articles section to read more about some of the matches and players featured, or simply enjoy the visual history on its own terms. The site is meant to be browsed, not rushed – a place to lose half an hour tracing names, badges and old advertisements.

Above all, this page is intended as a living archive rather than a finished museum. As more issues are scanned and more corners of the collection are written up, new seasons and themes will appear in this section. Whether you are a long-time collector, a supporter chasing a specific match, or someone who just loves the look and feel of old football print, The Programmes page is your starting point: a doorway into a century of football history, told through the matchday souvenirs that fans once tucked into their coat pockets and took home.