The 1933/34 season is another wonderfully rich chapter in football history, and this page captures its variety with real character. It was a campaign in which Arsenal won the First Division title once again, while Manchester City lifted the FA Cup after beating Portsmouth at Wembley. Those headline achievements give the season its historical framework, but what makes the programmes from 1933/34 so appealing is the sheer breadth of football life they preserve in print.
The selection here ranges from important league fixtures such as Arsenal v Birmingham, Spurs v Sunderland and Arsenal v Everton, through to reserve matches, lower-division games and representative football that add extra depth for collectors. There are strong international elements too, with England v Wales, England v France and England v Scotland all featured, alongside English League v Irish League and Wales v Scotland. That variety gives the page a real sense of the full football calendar of the time, rather than simply the biggest domestic occasions.
What makes this page especially engaging, though, is the number of unusual and memorable items scattered through it. The North v South match played as the Wilf Low Memorial, the Boxers v Jockeys fixture at West Ham, the FA Cup Final programme itself, and the 1934 World Cup material headed by Italy v Czechoslovakia and the FIFA Tournament Rules booklet all add extra colour and rarity. Taken together, these programmes create a vivid snapshot of football in 1933/34 and make this a particularly fascinating page for anyone with an interest in old football history and the stories preserved through matchday print.
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Sunderland Reserves v Middlesbrough Reserves 26.08.1933
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Sunderland Reserves v Middlesbrough Reserves 26.08.1933
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Northampton v Luton 26.08.1933
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Arsenal v Birmingham 26.08.1933
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Notts Co v Fulham 02.09.1933
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Chelsea v Huddersfield 13.09.1933
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North v South 27.09.1933 (Wilf Low Memorial at St James)
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Portsmouth v Aston Villa 30.09.1933
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Aldershot v Clapton 30.09.1933
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English League v Irish League 04.10.1933
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Wales v Scotland 04.10.1933
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Spurs v Sunderland 07.10.1933
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Earle v Everton A 07.10.1933
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Boxers v Jockeys at West Ham 09.10.1933
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Burnley v Blackpool 28.10.1933
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Bristol Rovers v Swindon 28.10.1933
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Spurs v Middlesbrough 28.10.1933
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Barrow v Hartlepool 04.11.1933
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England v Wales 15.11.1933
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Arsenal v Liverpool 02.12.1933 | Arsenal v First Vienna 04.12.1933
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England v France 06.12.1933
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West Brom v Aston Villa 16.12.1933
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Aston Villa v Everton 23.12.1933 | Aston Villa v Wolves 25.12.1933
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Aston Villa Reserves v Man Utd Reserves 26.12.1933
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Chelsea v Stoke 30.12.1933
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Arsenal v Sheff Wed 06.01.1934
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Luton v Arsenal 13.01.1934
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Chesterfield v Aston Villa 13.01.1934
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Arsenal v Crystal Palace 27.01.1934
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Hull v Manchester City 27.01.1934
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Workington v Preston 27.01.1934 - FA Cup 4th Round
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Arsenal v Everton 03.02.1934
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Arsenal v Derby 17.02.1934 (FA Cup 5th Round)
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Aston Villa v Stoke 24.02.1934
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Arsenal v Aston Villa 03.03.1934
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Preston v Leicester 03.03.1934
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Arsenal v Aston Villa 10.03.1934
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Leicester v Portsmouth 17.03.1934 - FA Cup Semi Final
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South Bank v Portrack 17.03.1934
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Southport v Stockport 17.03.1934
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Hibs v Celtic 17.03.1934
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Aston Villa v Man City 17.03.1934 - FA Cup Semi Final
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West Brom v Sunderland 24.03.1934
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Man City v Stoke 24.03.1934
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Spurs v Stoke 30.03.1934
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Hull City v Grimsby 07.04.1934
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Notts Co v Brentford 07.04.1934 (Hadin Testimonial)
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England v Scotland 14.04.1934
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Barnsley v Stockport 14.04.1934
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Walsall v Southport 21.04.1934
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FA Cup Final Portsmouth v Man City 28.04.1934
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Rochdale v Stockport 28.04.1934
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Everton v Aston Villa 05.05.1934 | Liverpool Reserves v Newcastle Reserves 12.05.1934
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Norwich v Bristol Rovers 05.05.1934
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England Schools V Scotland Schools 12.05.1934
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Italy v Czechoslovakia 10.06.1934 (World Cup Winners)
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Italy v Czechoslovakia 10.06.1934 (Cartoon)
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FIFA Tournament Rules - World Cup1934
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Schalke v Nurnberg 24.06.1934
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Ardath Cigarette Cards 1934
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Ardath Cigarette Cards 1934
