Newcastle United v Halmstad 1959 – Sweden

The Story Behind This Newcastle United v Halmstad Programme

4 April 1959 is the date on this football programme from Newcastle United v Halmstad. Items like this from 1959 turn up far less often than you might think, which makes it a welcome find for collectors of either side. As with all our football programmes, the condition has been described honestly above, using our standard abbreviations.

Trivia

• Newcastle United were founded in 1892 and are nicknamed "The Magpies".
• The 1950s saw England beaten 6-3 at Wembley by Hungary in 1953 – their first home defeat by a side from outside the British Isles.

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