This could be the beginning of the end for the matchday programme. With sales declining and fans tending to follow developments online, the 72 Football League clubs are considering changing their rules so printing a programme becomes optional rather than compulsory.
A number of clubs have suggested changing the rules as they believe they can “deliver the same content in a more cost-effective manner” through digital and social media. Dropping the requirement to publish programmes may suit clubs’ balance sheets, but for some fans these are collector’s items – historic artefacts that represent one of the oldest traditions in the game.
Spurred on by a sense of nostalgia, we would like to see the very best of your programme collection: anything historic, memorable, beautiful or downright ugly. You can share photos of your programmes and tell us about your collection by using the form below. We’ll build a gallery from your contributions.
