Product Description

Here is a collection of covers of official UK football programmes from every league club from post-war to the start of the Premiership in 1992, the golden age of British football. A âRoy of the Roversâ spirit is reflected in these cover designs, which boast colourful graphics and charming illustrations â a far cry from todayâs glossy, corporate programmes. It will appeal to graphic designers and anyone interested in mid/late-20th-century design as well as â of course â football fans everywhere.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #132350 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-09
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Gary Imlach, The Times, 14th October 2006
No amount of text can compete with the implied saga behind every
programme cover in Match Day.

FourFourTwo, November 2006
Todays programmes are better suited to ice galas than football
matches. Match Day celebrates the fact it wasn't always so.

Yolanda Zappaterra, Design Week, 7th September 2006
A collection that reflects the individuality and personality of
the clubs themselves, but also five decades of graphic design.

Customer Reviews

Fantastic book
This book is not aimed at the anorak-wearing programme collector. The whole point of the book is that it represents the true fans perspective - yes, some of the programmes are written on, some are creased - go up to the loft and drag you collection down and they'll be exactly the same, they have a real charm about them. This book represents the fans' eye view, not a perfect airbrushed history. Every league club is featured, with a lot of non-league as well. Thoroughly recommended.

Great book
In truth there isn't much to this book - introductory text and scanned colour images but the content is awesome and provides a brilliant record of the evolution of post-war football programmes to the bland match day magazines that emerged in the late 80s. The design of the book is first class - right down to the feel of the front cover. Anyone with the slightest interest in football ephemera or a collection of programmes like myself will derive a lot of enjoyment from these pages. My wife will not be the only one to describe it as sad but as far as I'm concerned it is classically sad. This and Simon Inglis' Chas Buchan Football Monthly compilation are the best football books of the year by a long way.

football programmes
When I got this I thought oh no another football book gift but this was so different. It oozes quality and it has been shared around at work, with people off to get their own copy. The programmes are fantastically presented. This is a book to be cherished by all. Memories of freezing cold pitches and hot dog stands came to mind when I saw the programmes of matches I attended. A real nostalga piece.