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Date 18/08/1956
Manchester United v Birmingham City 1956 – Rare First Issue Voucher Token
Here we have a genuine football programme for Manchester United v Birmingham City, dated Saturday 18 August 1956. Honours were even in this First Division match, which finished 2-2.
| Competition | First Division (1956/57) |
|---|---|
| Result | Manchester United 2-2 Birmingham City |
The Rare First Issue of the 1956/57 football season = issue Number 1.
This was the first season Man Utd started using the match token voucher system.
This programme unusually still has the rear page token sheet, which was always removed to attach the tokens to, and then to send in to Man UTD for future match tickets eligibility.
Also comes with a newspaper article cutting stapled to the team page.
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, tm, a tiny right edge ni, tc, sc
Did you know?
- Manchester United finished the 1956/57 season as First Division champions, with 64 points from 42 games.
- Going into this fixture, the league head-to-head stood at 14 wins for Manchester United, 14 for Birmingham City and 12 draws from 40 meetings.
- The return fixture at Birmingham City later that season finished Birmingham City 3-1 Manchester United.
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SKU: 47010b
