A GUIDE TO MIDDLESBROUGH FOOTBALL PROGRAMMES, FIXTURES, RESULTS … AND MORE (1940-1960)

A GUIDE TO MIDDLESBROUGH FOOTBALL PROGRAMMES, FIXTURES, RESULTS... AND MORE (1940-1960)

The football programme is a lasting memory of a bygone era, resurrected through the language, artistry, images, and advertisements that adorn the pages of every programme, thereby providing a unique insight into the very existence of the football club throughout the generations.

This is the third in a unique series of six books that comprehensively documents every known (and unknown) match programme and fixture played by teams at various levels representing Middlesbrough Football Club from the 1940/41 season to the 1959/60 season. This includes routine league and cup fixtures, plus many long forgotten and obscure friendly, postponed, and abandoned matches.

This publication, which is the result of years of extensive research, is A4 in size and has over 110 glossy pages featuring more than 200 images covering the fifth and sixth decades of the twentieth century. Some of the main features contained within this unique and highly collectable book include the following:

  • Individual Middlesbrough fixture details including results from the North-Eastern League (1959/60), Northern Intermediate League and the Wearside League teams which have never been compiled before.
  • Commentary on selected programmes including match details and related club and player information.
  • Images of selected programmes, teams, players, and press reports.
  • Details of other matches played at Ayresome Park.
  • Other highlights include special articles titled "A Touch of Irish", "Clough - The Early Years", "Goals Galore", "Going Dutch", "Wartime Programmes", "381 minutes", "Lighting up Ayresome Park", "Toil, Trouble and Goals" and "Not Quite in the Buff".

In addition, discover new facts which have never previously been seen before in the public domain.

The cost of the book is £17.50 (plus £4.50 postage & packing) or collection can be arranged to save on postage costs. Please email gary.bolton1@ntlworld.com to order your copy.

Please note that a limited number of Book 1 (1899-1920) and Book 2 (1920-1940) are still available at £15 each (plus £4.50 P&P) and can be ordered as shown above.

Images of thousands of Middlesbrough programmes in all competitions and at all levels, from the earliest known up to the present day, can be found via our Flickr account https://www.flickr.com/photos/187311548@N07/albums


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