Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia

Held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
10th, 11th & 12th April 2026

Lot 1614
Estimate: £50/80
Hammer: £20
The Manchester Derby. Manchester City v Manchester United. Seasons 1955/56 & 1956/57. League Division 1 and Charity Shield. Five original official ‘home’ and ‘away’ programmes for League matches played at Maine Road 3rd September 1955 (Vol. 50 no. 3), 2nd February 1957 (Vol. 51 no. 19) and Old Trafford 31st December 1955 (no. 13), 22nd September 1956 (no. 5, voucher clipped), also the Charity Shield match played at Maine Road 24th October 1956 (Vol. 51, appears unnumbered), Manchester United won 1-0. Annotations in ink or pencil to centre field of play pages of two programmes (one additionally to front wrapper). Light vertical folds to three, rusting to staples, the 1956 Maine Road programme with old tape repair to spine, otherwise in good condition.
The two Manchester sides qualified to play for the 1956 Charity Shield, Manchester United having won the League, and Manchester City the F.A. Cup beating Birmingham City 3-1.

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