Authenticity — every programme an original
Every programme on this site is an original matchday printing from the date shown — no reproductions, no reprints, no scans-on-paper. The photos are of the actual item you'll receive.
What "original" means
The Football League and FA Cup matchday programme was printed once, for the day of the match, then handed out (or sold for a few pence at the turnstile) to people in the ground. Most got dropped, lost, recycled, or thrown out. The ones that survived were taken home and kept — folded into a coat pocket, stored in a loft, slipped into a scrapbook. Decades later, those survivors are what we sell.
None of our items are modern reprints, replicas, or "tribute" editions. If we ever sold something that wasn't original, it would be clearly labelled — and we don't currently stock anything that fits that description.
How we verify
- Cover dates and competitions are cross-checked against published Hull City fixture lists for every season we hold.
- Squad lists on the back cover are checked against the actual players Hull City had in that era — anachronisms get flagged.
- Cover artwork era markers (sponsor logos, programme price denominations, paper stock) are verified for each decade.
- Match facts shown on each product page (final score, scorers, attendance) are sourced from authoritative archives and cross-referenced before being marked "verified".
Photographs of the actual item
We do not use stock photos. The image on each product page is the exact item — fold creases, biro marks from a previous owner, foxing on the corners, all visible. The matchday card on every product page also includes the front cover's original cover-price denomination so you can sense-check the era at a glance.
Honest condition
Our condition statement is the same on every product: "Used. Condition reflects the age of the programme. See photos for full detail." Where there's something specific worth flagging — a tear, a name written in pen, a missing staple — it's called out in the Condition section. We don't grade with "Mint/Fine/Good" because vintage items don't fit those grades cleanly and the photos tell you more.