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pompeypete · Forum Moderator Joined: 17 Sep 2009 Posts: 1094

Over the last few weeks a number of pre season trial match for pompey have been on e bay.

but look at the price difference.....

46/47 £11-61

48/49 £41-00

49/50 £75-00

I can only assume, the championship seasons make them more collectable !!!!
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bisphamseasider · Joined: 02 Jun 2009 Posts: 2731 Location: Blackpool

You wouldn't think there would be that much difference between Championship winning seasons and other seasons for trial programmes.

After all if Pompey trial programmes are anything like Blackpool's they are relatively scarce.

But £11.61 for a 46/7 one - that's a steal.

A Blackpool one from that season would normally command 3 figures.

bisphamseasider · Joined: 02 Jun 2009 Posts: 2731 Location: Blackpool

Here is one from 46/7 between Tangerines and Whites.

pafcprogs · Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Posts: 1008 Location: Westerham Kent

Just picked up the 50/1 Plymouth Practice match on ebay and cost me £155!!

madness...

By way of recouping there is a Cambridge University v Royal Navy match played at Pompey late 40's currently a bargain at £24.99

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2914.....1555.l2649

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matt blue · Joined: 08 Jan 2009 Posts: 1522 Location: Coity

This is one of my oldest trial matches

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bisphamseasider · Joined: 02 Jun 2009 Posts: 2731 Location: Blackpool

Nice programme matt blue.

Have you got the other trial matches played the following Wednesday and Saturday. Laughing

matt blue · Joined: 08 Jan 2009 Posts: 1522 Location: Coity

I wish I had the programmes !! Crying or Very sad

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Tynie Topics · Joined: 26 Nov 2009 Posts: 3572

These sort of matches must be a southern thing. I know of no Hearts programme for such a match, and I can’t recall ever seeing one for any Scottish club.

I can’t even recall reading about Hearts playing these sort of trial games, if they did perhaps it was closed door.

I’m sure someone out there can prove me wrong!
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corneli_blue · Joined: 26 May 2010 Posts: 582 Location: Bridgend

Hi Matt,

A fascinating programme, any chance of a peek inside?????

pompeypete · Forum Moderator Joined: 17 Sep 2009 Posts: 1094

Can,t go back any further than 33/34

Just think the cost of the programme was 1d, the same as 1946 prog.
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PompeyPhil · Joined: 24 May 2014 Posts: 330

Pete, did you note the other price differences regarding the following two items?

Press cutting depicting the Pompey championship team in the changing room with the throphy.......signed by seven players £91

Championship team press photograph with a signed team autograph page £30

Amazed at the difference in price........but happy with my "cheaper" purchase!

manchesterunitedman1 · Joined: 17 Jan 2010 Posts: 3352 Location: United Kingdom

Tynie Topics wrote:

These sort of matches must be a southern thing. I know of no Hearts programme for such a match, and I can’t recall ever seeing one for any Scottish club.

I can’t even recall reading about Hearts playing these sort of trial games, if they did perhaps it was closed door.

I’m sure someone out there can prove me wrong!

Alas so

Here are some Manchester United "public practise matches" or "trial games" from 1939 to 1960. There was not anything produced for 1946-7, 1957-8, 1958-9 ,1959-60 because the team started to go on Pre-Season Tours late 1950's but there was a game in 1946-7 but no programme issued[game played at a bombed out Old Trafford] and I have included an image of one of the first team before that game was played in 1946-7].

The last known programme was for 1960-1.
There is also another original press photo of another team from the mid 1950's.

https://flic.kr/s/aHsjew7gr8

Just click on any images to download for free.

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pompeypete · Forum Moderator Joined: 17 Sep 2009 Posts: 1094

PompeyPhil wrote:

Pete, did you note the other price differences regarding the following two items?

Press cutting depicting the Pompey championship team in the changing room with the throphy.......signed by seven players £91

Championship team press photograph with a signed team autograph page £30

Amazed at the difference in price........but happy with my "cheaper" purchase!

Nice one Phil...... Easy

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CodeXIII · Joined: 07 Oct 2010 Posts: 283 Location: St Helens

Not football, pre war Rugby League trial match. single sheet flyer.
Belshaw & Woods also played for Great Britain in 1936.

tackler7 · Joined: 26 May 2011 Posts: 256

CodeXIII wrote:

Not football, pre war Rugby League trial match. single sheet flyer.
Belshaw & Woods also played for Great Britain in 1936.

15 v 14, just not fair!

MaccProgrammesWanted · Joined: 30 Sep 2010 Posts: 297 Location: Macclesfield

We also produced the odd single sheet for trial games:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/macclesfield/15747600146/in/photostream/
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BarnsleyCollector · Joined: 30 Nov 2010 Posts: 200 Location: Barnsley

A 2 sided single sheet Practice Match from Barnsley 1949-50 with kick offs at 2.00 and 3.00 at a time when they could field four teams, plus 6 reserves.

No 8 for the "A" team was Tommy Taylor - future Manchester United and England star.

Pete’s Picture Palace · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:00 pm Post subject:

I have a Palace one, Whites v Colours, dated 12th August 1950, but I can't find it. It's driving me Mad

Meantime I have this photo of a trial game at Charlton, Reds v Whites, probably pre-war as no shirt numbers on their backs but could be a bit later as maybe shirt numbers weren't as relevant then so perhaps hadn't been sewn on in time for this trial - whenever it was played.

The keeper is Sid Hobbins, who played for the Addicks pre-war and up to 1948 when he joined Millwall. Later in life he founded Welling Utd. and the family connection there continues as his grandson Barry is now running them.

derby1884 · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:09 pm Post subject:

Pete’s Picture Palace wrote:

Meantime I have this photo of a trial game at Charlton, Reds v Whites, probably pre-war as no shirt numbers on their backs but could be a bit later as maybe shirt numbers weren't as relevant then so perhaps hadn't been sewn on in time for this trial - whenever it was played.

That's a great photo, Pete.

That terracing at the Valley makes for a great backdrop - and somehow all the more interesting when its sparsely populated.

If you have any more showing that terracing, please let me know!
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derby1884 · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:12 pm Post subject:

Derby tended to use the same design as reserve team issues for their equivalent.

Interesting kick-off time

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