An historic bound volume of Woolwich Arsenal programmes from the first season at Highbury 1913-14, Volume 1, comprising 31 programmes with the origina
£8,000 - £10,000
An historic bound volume of Woolwich Arsenal programmes from the first season at Highbury 1913-14, Volume 1, comprising 31 programmes with the original covers removed, bound in red cloth covered boards with leather spine stamped gilt THE ARSENAL FOOTBALL PROGRAMME1913-14, the spine leather extending 1 1/2in. over the boards and with triangular inserts to the corners, content (first-team matches in League Division II unless otherwise stated, reserves in South Eastern League unless otherwise stated) No.1 v Leicester Fosse, No.2 combined issue for reserves v Fulham & first-team v Notts County, No.3 combined first-team v Hull City and v QPR (London F.A. Cup), No.4 a separate issue for the aforementioned QPR match; No.5 reserves v Crystal Palace (London League); No.6 reserves v Millwall (London League), No.9 reserves v West Ham United, No.10 v Lincoln City, No.11 reserves v Tottenham Hotspur, No.12 v Nottingham Forest, No.13 reserves v Southampton, No.14 reserves v Northampton, No.15 v Birmingham, No.16 reserves v Bristol City, No.17 combined issue v Leeds City and for the London F.A. Challenge Cup final between Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur, No.19 reserves v Clapton Orient, No.20 v Glossop, an unnumbered 4-pager reserves v Gillingham, No.23 reserves v Peterborough City, No.24 v Barnsley, No.26 v first-team friendly v Everton, No.28 reserves v QPR, No.30 v Huddersfield Town, No.31 reserves v Croydon Common, No.32 v Blackpool, No.35 v Fulham, No.36 v Grimsby Town (match postponed), No.37 v Bristol City, No.38 a combined Easter issue v Stockport County and reserves v Portsmouth, two copies of No.40 a combined issue v Clapton Orient and reserves v Chelsea & No.41 a combined issue v Grimsby Town and reserves v Norwich City This volume does not include programmes numbered 7, 8, 18, 21, 22, 25, 27, 29, 33, 34 or 39. According to Leonard Evans's Arsenal Football Programme Collectors Handbook, No.7 was a first-team issue v Bury on 4th October, No.8 was a reserves South Eastern League fixture v Swindon on 9th October, No.18 was a reserves London League fixture v West Ham United., No.21 was a combined issue for Bradford Park Avenue and reserves v Brentford 26th & 27th December, No.22 v Wolves, No.25 probably a combined issue for Middlesex v Essex 28th January & reserves v Croydon Common London League, No.27 reserves v Leicester Fosse, No.29 reserves v Brentford London League, No.'s 33 & 34 possibly reserves v Reading 5th March and a friendly v Finchley 7th March, and No.39 was reissued again as No.40 (two No.40's included in volume).