Favourite programme covers

[Carlisleprogs]

Thought it would be good for everyone to put photos of their favourite covers on the site. The programmes don’t need to be rare just have great covers so we can all enjoy them. I am starting with a couple of older issues but will add a few more later


The covers are a 33/4 Blackpool home and 1937 Bournemouth

[Pete’s Picture Palace]

Ticks every box, for me.

[Carlisleprogs]

Great colourful cover from Bradford Park Avenue 1936/7

[RoddyN]

Banbury Spencer 1946/47

[Carlisleprogs]

Stadium photos are a favourite type of cover. Here is a good one from Southend 38/9. This one is v Ipswich who were in their first league season

[Dorking]

[Carlisleprogs]

Workington v South Shields 1921.

[LindsayH]

St Etienne v Rangers, European Cup, 1957

[manchesterunitedman1]

I am a great advocate of colour when a programme cover is concerned and I also have a Bradford Park Avenue programme v Manchester United from 1937-8 so there is no point in me uploading it as Carlisleprogs has already done it for 1936-7 and the covers were the same for both seasons.

Ingenuity is my reason to choose probably my favourite piece of artwork for a programme cover, yet it is so simple that whoever the artist was who worked on the Grimsby Town programmes of 1946-7 to 1949-50 they need to be applauded.

Grimsby Town being the "Mariners" and showing a boat casting it's net to include all the Fish as the other 20 competing clubs was as I have already said simple, obvious and quite brilliant!, so my favourite programme cover for such ingenuity goes to Grimsby Town first and foremost!.

Also the concertina type programme that Bradford Park Avenue adopted during 1946-7 when Manchester United visited in the FA Cup is a rival but the Grimsby gets my vote!.

I shall upload a few other covers also that I have always felt were really special as well later....

Season 1946-1947 by Leslie Millman, on Flickr

Grimsby Town v Manchester United League Division One Season 1947-1948 by Leslie Millman, on Flickr

MU-530001 by Leslie Millman, on Flickr


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[manchesterunitedman1]

I know we have already had a Blackpool home from the mid 1930's, but I would like to choose this one too as it is a full programme for a Reserve match but in the Tangerine colours of the club-such a vibrant cover in times when that situation was certainly not evident in the early 1930's!.

Blackpool Reserves v Manchester United Reserves-Central League Season 1932-33 by Leslie Millman, on Flickr

Since Manchester United commenced at Old Trafford from October 1910 right up to the early 1930's the club's programme was always printed in Blue ink just like Manchester City?, but in 1931-2 the club started the season with a Brown coloured printed cover!!!-bloody awful! but vert "Art Deco" in design and that alone should be applauded.

Manchester United v Southampton-English League Division 2 1931-1932 by Leslie Millman, on Flickr

However during the season the cover was changed to Red! and ever since it has had some Red or all Red in the covers over the years.

Manchester United v Plymouth Argyle League Division Two Season 1931-2 by Leslie Millman, on Flickr
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[Carlisleprogs]

Great images Leslie.

For colour and design it’s hard to beat the 1932 England v Scotland issue. An all time great cover that stands the test of time.

[Carlisleprogs]

The next one has been sitting in a box for a few years without seeing the light of day. I am putting it on as it’s one of my favourite programmes and the cover is ok too

Stockport v New Brighton from 1924/5

[Dorking]

Carlisleprogs wrote:

Great images Leslie. For colour and design it’s hard to beat the 1932 England v Scotland issue. An all time great cover that stands the test of time.

Yes, a corking cover! I vaguely recall that a 1980's England v Scotland game at Wembley used an adapted/updated version of that

[Carlisleprogs]

Hi Dorking

I think you are right about the later version of that cover.

I have put a few Palace covers together below. Hope you like them

[Carlisleprogs]

No shortage of colour on 54/5 Port Vale v Bury

[Dorking]

What season is that first Palace one out of interest?
1919/20?

[Footyfan]

The mid 1960s Middlesbrough cover. The game versus Leeds on 14 March 1964 was my 1st Away game and the Boro cover was a huge change to the bland B&W Leeds Utd Home issue from the early 1960s.



I remember the day for being extremely wet,. rained all day non stop, with many games called off or abandoned. The Boro pitch was an absolute 'gluepot' something you never see these days. The 1964 FA Cuo Semi Final at Hillsborough West Ham v Man Utd shows how bad it was:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAHmJO9ZMcc

[Carlisleprogs]

1920/1 v Gillingham. First season Gillingham I think.
Dated 5 March 1921

[Dorking]

Thank you.

[manchesterunitedman1]

This one has always been a fascinating one for me, there are two versions, this one and the identical cover with Red line at the top, this was played midweek in Belguim where United met Austria Vienna-both were the current Champions of their League's to celebrate the anniversary of the Belgian Football Association.

Austria Vienna v Manchester United 1952 by Leslie Millman, on Flickr

However, at the official Dinner for both clubs this was the official menu the players had on their tables, now THAT is great artwork and the programme should have looked like this, especially as it was produced by the same people??.

Austria Vienna v Man Utd 1952 by Leslie Millman, on Flickr
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