A programme from the Blues’ visit to Port Vale in the 1946/47 season has become the most expensive involving the club to be sold at auction.

A copy of the programme from the Division Three (South) match at Vale's former stadium, the Old Recreation Ground, on Saturday 29th March, when a crowd of 10,378 watched the home side win 1-0, changed hands for £2,800 on eBay over the weekend following 32 bids.

That’s significantly up on what was understood to have been the previous highest price a Town programme has reached at auction, a single sheet from the Blues’ home game with Crystal Palace 1938/39, the club’s first season in the Football League, having sold for just above £1,100.

Town programmes from the pre and immediate post-war eras are the most collectable and are fiercely fought over by collectors whenever they come on the market.

Photo: eBay

IpswichT62OldBoy added 13:29 - Jun 16 Both playing 2-3-5, sort of.
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Miaow added 14:15 - Jun 16 I think the game took place at the Old Recreation Ground, a few years before they moved into Vale Park!
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Gforce added 14:25 - Jun 16 I bet they didn't play with a low block and a high line in those days ! Probably just called it getting stuck in !
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Reuser2000 added 15:56 - Jun 16 I've got Jamie Claphams worn shirt from the 1999/2000 era signed by all the players. Anyone wanna offer me £1k for it?
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PhilTWTD added 16:06 - Jun 16 Miaow I stand corrected, they moved three years later. Amended.
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MVBlue added 16:26 - Jun 16 Ive got Uefa cup final 1981 I bought off an old site would sell. Also Norwich City 1996 Brian Gunn kick match :))
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