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smk06 · Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 516 Location: North of Leeds

A football club's minutes book dating back to 1888 has been discovered providing a rare and fascinating insight into the lifestyle of Britain's first ever professional players.

The historical record was penned at the formation of England's Football League - over a century before it became the Premier League as we know it today.

The official Derby County FC document reveals a seismic shift in the way clubs, players and fans of the 'Beautiful Game' have changed over the last 130 years.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new.....anged.html
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Derby County home wants:
1982/83 Sunderland Fr (s/s)
Reds v Whites & Whites v Blues 1948-1957
1946/47 Arsenal post 5/2

Derby County away wants:
1968/69 Carlisle post 8/2/69
1946/47 Middlesbrough, Liverpool
1945/46 West Brom

Also looking for Guiseley home programmes pre-1980s.

Dorking · Joined: 05 Feb 2010 Posts: 2529

I know that the earliest possible minutes books survive for Everton and Crystal Palace.

Such is the fascinating information within them,there is sufficient material to write a book (and they have been!)

Knowing the level of interest in Derby County memorabilia, collectibles etc (sufficient to warrant a publication!) I think £500-£800 is a way too low estimate

I hope whoever buys it, access is given to it is given to a historian, so the story within can be shared

derby1884 · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2018 11:12 pm Post subject:

That does seem a very low estimate.

A shame the journalist calls the club Derby City, though.
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nutfield priory · Joined: 20 Oct 2014 Posts: 189

Sold for £4,000, about double what I thought it would go for.

derby1884 · Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 12:48 am Post subject:

Rather glad the club were the winning bidder.
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derby1884 · Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 12:52 am Post subject:

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hope whoever buys it, access is given to it is given to a historian, so the story within can be shared

From the 10 minutes I spent perusing the item, there's a fascinating article to be written.
The chronology was confusing, though - the pages weren't in date order. Hand-written, yes, but not in date order. Most of the board meetings seemed to take place at directors' houses....or in th epub!
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