The 1932/33 season is another fascinating one for collectors, and this page captures its variety exceptionally well. It was a campaign in which Arsenal were crowned First Division champions for the second time in three seasons, finishing ahead of Aston Villa, while Everton lifted the FA Cup with a 3-0 victory over Manchester City at Wembley. That combination of title success, cup drama and strong representative football gives the season a particularly rich feel in programme form.
What makes this page especially appealing is the range of material it brings together. Alongside important club fixtures such as Arsenal v Bolton, Arsenal v Newcastle and Aston Villa v Arsenal, there are representative and international matches including Football League v Scottish League, Wales v England, England v Austria and Scotland v England. The collection also contains some wonderfully characterful pieces, from the Arsenal v Chelsea programme marking the opening of the West Stand at Highbury to the famous Walsall v Arsenal FA Cup tie, remembered as one of the great shocks of the age.
There is added charm in the unusual and early-player items scattered through the page. Reserve-team programmes featuring Stanley Matthews, the Tommy Lawton Schools Medal for 1932/33, and overseas fixtures such as Germany v France, Italy v England and Switzerland v England give the selection a wider historical sweep. Taken together, these programmes do far more than record a season’s fixtures; they create a vivid snapshot of football life in 1932/33, making this a particularly engaging page for anyone interested in old football history and the stories preserved in print.
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Whites v Stripes 13.08.1932 - Spurs Practice Game
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Exeter City v Bristol City 27.08.1932
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Chelsea v Blackburn 27.08.1932
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Newport v Clapton Orient 27.08.1932
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Man Utd Reserves v Stoke Reserves 31.08.1932 (Matthews)
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Arsenal v Bolton 17.09.1932
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Halifax v Stockport 01.10.1932
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Lincoln v Grimsby 01.10.1932
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Carlisle v Barrow 15.10.1932
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England v Ireland 17.10.1932
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England v Ireland 17.10.1932
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Football League v Scottish League 09.11.1932
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Arsenal v Newcastle 12.11.1932
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Wales v England 16.11.1932
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Aston Villa v Arsenal 19.11.1932
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Fulham v Stoke City 26.11.1932
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Fulham v Stoke City 26.11.1932 supporters club not wanted at Fulham!
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England v Austria 07.12.1932
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Arsenal v Chelsea 10.12.1932 (with official stand opening)
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Arsenal v Chelsea 10.12.1932 (opening of the west stand)
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Arsenal v Chelsea 10.12.1932 (opening of the west stand)
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Sheff Wed Reserves v Stoke Reserves 17.12.1932
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Arsenal v Birmingham 31.12.1932
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Brentford v Aldershot 24.12.1932
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Bradford v Stoke 24.12.1932
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Watford v Southend 14.01.1933
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Walsall v Arsenal 14.01.1933 The greatest cup shock of the age. Walsall kicked them off the park apparently. Chapman sacked Tommy Black after he recklessly gave away the decisive penalty
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Arsenal Reserves v Northampton Reserves 14.01.1933
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Plymouth v Vienna 28.01.1933 & then Hitler got the German managers job
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Luton v Spurs 28.01.1933
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Man City v Walsall 28.01.1933
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Chelsea v Aston Villa 11.02.1933
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Sheff Utd Reserves v Stoke Reserves 18.02.1933 (Stanley Matthews)
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Arsenal v Wolves 18.03.1933
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Derby v Man City 18.03.1933 - FA Cup Semi Final
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Germany v France 19.03.1933
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Scotland v England 01.04.1933
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Arsenal v Aston Villa 01.04.1933
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West Ham v Stoke 01.04.1933 (Stanley Matthews)
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Kingstonian v Stockton 08.04.1933 (FA Amateur Cup Final 1-1)
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Aston Villa v Newcastle 15.04.1933 ( & 3 other games 18.04.1933 )
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FA Cup Final Everton v Man City 29.04.1933
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Arsenal v Huddersfield 29.04.1933
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Italy v England 13.05.1933
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England v Italy 13.05.1933
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Switzerland v England 20.05.1933 (with photo)
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Tommy Lawton Schools Medal 32/33
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Everton 1932/1933 Season Photos
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Everton 1932/1933 Season Photos
