Accrington v East Fife, opening of floodlights 1954

[andyfromboston]

Is this still a desired programme or has it dropped off the radar a bit now?

I saw it in a box of 50's Grantham,Leicester,Notts County and Forest at a local auction earlier this evening and I'm mulling over a bid........nothing very exciting in there but I keep thinking I'd like that Accrington one for myself.

[bisphamseasider]

Still quite sought after.

One sold for just over £50 a couple of weeks ago on E-bay.

[holtie96]

Are there two versions of this Programme??

[andyfromboston]

I think there was a wrap around cover round the standard Stanley programme, the one in the box is just that, while the one on eBay has a commemorative cover.

I think I'll have a nibble anyway!

[Auchinleckian]

The Grantham ones could well be worth the investment Andy, especially any reserves against League reserves or "A" sides.

[slightfold]

I just had a look at my copy, it seems it is a special souvenir programme and there is no standard issue inside, so this is the only version. As a point of interest, teams from over the border were deemed sufficiently exotic a draw to invite for floodlight openings.
Stanley were one of the first teams from the North to have lights, and the Third Division North v South fixturethere on 13/10/55 was the first representative game under floodlights in the UK with the BBC broadcast in glorious black and white.

[andyfromboston]

Well I missed out on them........went for £120!

I'd have liked the Accy one for myself and then seen if Sut wanted any of The Gingerbread issues, the rest would have ebayed .

Win some, lose some.

[grantham]

Thanks for the message earlier, not sure if the winning bidder is a member here, but if he is, please get in touch RE: the Grantham programmes before you ebay them !?!
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[andyfromboston]

It looks like some of the Grantham stuff has surfaced being sold by BFE on ebay.......unless they've got very similar stuff.

[slightfold]

Andy would that BFE you think might be the sellers of the Grantham none other than KnoB, Fwank and Elfpish?

[andyfromboston]

It would be the same.

[grantham]

They are different items Andy

I know where those came from and it wasn't an auction at Boston, it was from a friend who sold them to KnoB, Fwank and Elfpish
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