What was described as an “extremely scarce” football programme featuring Reading FC’s away match at Manchester United almost 100 years ago has sold at auction this week for £3,000.
Auction house Sporting Gold said: “Manchester United programmes from the 1926/27 season are extremely scarce, and are highly valued by collectors.”
The example from January 12,1927 was listed as having “creasing” and “minor marks. That match was a third round replay in the FA Cup and ended 2-2 after extra time. Reading won the subsequent replay that was held at Villa Park, before going on a cup run that ended in the semi-finals with defeat to eventual winners Cardiff City.
Another lot featured a Reading FC home match programme versus Manchester United from January 1936. That issue sold for £1,300.