Football Programmes Centre

kidders · Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 30

Can anyone help ?

I collect Manchester United Homes and was struggling to identify issue number one for season 1972/73

There is'nt an issue for any competetive match, and I originally thought the 'United Review', United Youth v Italian Youth (9/8/72)

BUT, then I came across a 'United Review' entitled THE MANCHESTER UNITED SHOW, it has issue No 1 printed on the cover and it is 'Performed' by the CONTACT THEATRE COMPANY May 18 - June 9 Kick Off 7.30 (Matinees 2.30)

It obviously is issue number one for that season, but can anyone shed any light on it, I was going to a lot of games around then but can't recall this 'Event'.

treble99 · Joined: 31 May 2010 Posts: 1000 Location: manchester

the Manchester United show was indeed a theatre production company.
the programme they produced for theatre goers looked like the United Review on the outside but of course inside it was all about the play.
when the football season started the football programme printers screwed up and didn't produce a number 1.
not satisfied with that honest explanation a conspiracy theory started that the theatre programme must be the missing "number 1",which of course it is not.
as a result the theatre programme sells for crazy prices.
it always sells for at least £100 and actually sold on ebay in February 2010 for £270 with a significant number of bids being £200 plus