A uncommon early soccer programme from earlier than the First World Struggle has offered for greater than 20,000 occasions its authentic worth at public sale.
The booklet was produced for a match between Sheffield United and Middlesbrough within the outdated Division One from 1911, which the Blades gained 2-1.
The very well-preserved pamphlet value only one penny when it was supplied to supporters who went to see the sport at Bramall Lane Stadium, in South Yorks.
However it made £220 when it went underneath the hammer yesterday (Thurs).
A spokesperson for Vectis Auctions, which put the programme on sale, stated it was uncommon to seek out sporting materials of this type with none writing on it.
Additionally they stated that whereas the back and front pages had grow to be indifferent, these may very well be restored by the customer.
Matchday programmes have been first launched in English soccer within the Eighties and have become a staple for the game-going fan.
Early variations have been a easy scorecard, which might have been a single card or sheet, with a dateline, crew names, participant positions and promoting.
One of many earliest matchday programmes recorded, from an 1873 match between alumni representatives of Eton Faculty and Yale Faculty offered in 2016 for £15,000.
