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Collection of 35 Arsenal programmes dating from 1930s to 1960s, comprising away at Brentford 2nd November 1935; 3 x wartimes, comprising away's at Ch

Hammer Price:
£300
Estimated Price:

£350 - £450

Collection of 35 Arsenal programmes dating from 1930s to 1960s, comprising away at Brentford 2nd November 1935; 3 x wartimes, comprising away's at Chelsea 25th November 1944 and 16th March 1946, and a FAC3 home v West Ham United 9th January 1946; away at Bolton Wanderers 2nd October 1948; and away at Middlesbrough 13th November 1948; plus 1948 Olympic Games Football at Highbury 31st July; and Denis Compton Benefit Grand Cricket Match played at Highbury 12th August 1949; at Hendon for the Will Mathe Cup 1.5.50; two floodlit friendlies at Glasgow Rangers 8.12.53 and at Bristol City 30.3.54, plus Inauguration of floodlights at Tooting & Mitcham 29.3.62; two London F.A. Challenge Cup ties at Highbury, the Final Replay v Chelsea 29.3.54 and match v Hendon 8.10.51, plus an away at Brentford 16.10.61; 1950s League & Cup aways at Liverpool 18.11.50, Norwich City 12.1.52, Charlton Athletic 5.3.55, Sheffield United 24.3.56 (2 copies), Colchester United 24.1.59; three Testimonial/Memorial away matches v West Ham 18.9.50 (Charles W Paynter), Watford 14.4.64 (George Catleugh) and an Anscomb Memorial Match, Arsenal v Bob Wilson International XI played at St Albans 14.10.84; F.A. Youth Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg at Stole City 26.3.84; and four Arsenal-related Charity Match programmes, three played at Highbury comprising Boxers v Jockeys 2.4.51 and 31.3.52, and a Showbiz XI v Billy Wright's XI played at Broomfield Park, Palmers Green, 25th October 1964 (featuring Sean Connery amongst others); also six Arsenal international programmes, dating from 1950s to 1970s, comprising two for matches played in Moscow, the friendly at Dynamo Moscow 5th October 1954 and the UEFA Cup match at Spartak Moscow 14th September 1982, the older programme with horizontal fold and a little worn, the newer programme good and at Racing Club Paris 10th October 1956 (benefit match for war invalids); at Bohemians, Dublin, (Inaugural switch-on of the floodlights); at Goteborgs-Alliansen 8th May 1962 (End of Season Tour Match); and at Benfica 31st July 1971(pre-season Tour match)