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← May Sporting Memorabilia 10th & 11th May 2011

Programmes and tickets relating to the Burnden Park Disaster 9th March 1946, comprising: the official match programme for the Bolton Wanderers v Stoke

Hammer Price:
£200
Estimated Price:

£180 - £220

Programmes and tickets relating to the Burnden Park Disaster 9th March 1946, comprising: the official match programme for the Bolton Wanderers v Stoke City F.A. Cup 6th round tie (second leg); a used and an unused ticket for the Burnden Stand Paddock; a programme for a Special All-Star Performance at the Adelphi Theatre, London, in aid of the Mayor of Bolton's Fund on behalf of the Dependants of the Victims; and a match programme for the first leg of the cup tie played at Stole City 2nd March (5) In one of the worst tragedies in British football, 33 Bolton Wanderers fans were crushed to death due to severe overcrowding with an estimated 85,000 people trying to watch the match.