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In the particular issue under review a superbly informative piece on the plight of York City simply summed up what a fantastic production this programme is. In all honesty if it were in the Premiership it would almost certainly come near the top of the poll.
The full lowdown for Division Three is tabled below, with our very own programme plundering in at fifteenth place:-
1- Kidderminster Harriers
Price - £2.50, Pages - 68, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 24, Design - 9, Content - 10, Originality - 10. Total - 46.6/50
2 - Bristol Rovers
Price - £2, Pages - 64, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 20, Design - 8, Content - 10, Originality - 9. Total 45/50
3 - Rushden & Diamonds
Price - £2.20, Pages - 64, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 23, Design - 9, Content - 9, Originality - 8. Total - 43.7/50
4 - Macclesfield Town
Price - £2.50, Pages - 60, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 24, Design - 8, Content - 9, Originality - 9. Total - 43.6/ 50
5 - Wrexham
Price - £2, Pages - 40, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 25, Design - 10, Content - 8, Originality - 8. Total - 43.5/50
6 - Hull City
Price - £2.50, Pages - 40, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 30, Design - 8, Content - 8, Originality - 8. Total - 41/50
7 - AFC Bournemouth
Price - £2, Pages - 56, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 30, Design - 6, Content - 8, Originality - 8. Total - 39/50
8 - Scunthorpe United
Price - £2, Pages - 40, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 14, Design - 7, Content - 6, Originality - 7. Total - 38.6/50
9 - Rochdale
Price - £2, Pages - 48, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 31, Design - 6, Content - 7, Originality - 8. Total - 37.9/50
10 - Oxford United
Price - £2.50, Pages - 60, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 25, Design - 6, Content - 6, Originality - 8. Total - 37.5/50
11 - Cambridge United
Price - £2.20, Pages - 44, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 27, Design - 7, Content - 6, Originality - 6. Total - 36.3/50
12 - Leyton Orient
Price - £2, Pages - 64, % Colour - 98, % Adverts - 31, Design - 6, Content - 8, Originality - 7. Total - 35.7/50
13 - Exeter City
Price - £2, Pages - 48, % Colour - 92, % Adverts - 25, Design - 4, Content - 7, Originality - 8. Total - 35.7/50
14 - Bury
Price - £2, Pages - 52, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 38, Design - 7, Content - 7, Originality - 6. Total - 34.2/50
15 - SOUTHEND UNITED
Price - £2.20, Pages - 64, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 23, Design - 4, Content - 6, Originality - 6. Total - 33.7/50
16 - Lincoln City
Price - £2.50, Pages - 56, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 36, Design - 5, Content - 5, Originality - 5. Total - 33
17 - Shrewsbury Town
Price - £2.20, Pages - 48, % Colour - 83, % Adverts - 35, Design - 4, Content - 7, Originality - 7. Total - 32.8/50
18 - Hartlepool United
Price - £2, Pages - 36, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 31, Design - 5, Content - 5, Originality - 5. Total - 31.9/50
19 - Swansea City
Price - £2, Pages - 56, % Colour - 98, % Adverts - 34, Design - 6, Content - 6, Originality - 5. Total - 31.4/50
20 - Carlisle United
Price - £2, Pages - 40, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 33, Design - 5, Content 5, Originality - 6. Total - 30.7/50
21 - Darlington
Price - £2, Pages - 40, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 25, Design - 4, Content - 4, Originality - 5. Total - 30.5/50
22 - Torquay United
Price - £2, Pages - 32, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 38, Design - 6, Content - 4, Originality - 4. Total - 28.2/50
23 - Boston United
Price - £2, Pages - 40, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 45, Design - 3, Content - 3, Originality - 3. Total - 24.5/50
24 - York City
Price - £2, Pages -28, % Colour - 42, % Adverts - 50, Design - 3, Content - 4, Originality - 6. Total - 22.2/50
For any avid collectors wishing to complete their set of United programmes for the season the full list of programmes is as follows; 23 home league programmes (all 64 pages at £2.20) plus two FA Cup (64, £2.20) and one Worthington Cup (32, £1.50). There is also a pre-season friendly versus West Ham United (32, £2) and a joint issue for the games with Charlton Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur and Wimbledon (32, £2). There are 23 away League programmes, as featured above plus FA Cup matches at Hartlepool United (36, £2) and AFC Bournemouth (32, £1.50) and the LDV Vans Trophy at Swindon Town (16, £1.50).
Away friendlies are as follows; Burnham Ramblers (28, £1), Braintree Town (8, 50p), King's Lynn (4, free), Margate (4, 50p plus 20p teamsheet), Heybridge Swifts (28, £1) and Chelmsford City (4, 30p).
The Reserves brought 13 home fixtures, all for which a 4 page issue was produced at 20p, whilst the away matches at Wycombe Wanderers (4, free) and Norwich City (4, 20p) also saw programmes issued. The other ten away fixtures at Brighton & Hove Albion (10p), AFC Bournemouth (Free), Colchester United (Free), Millwall (20p), Cambridge United (Free), Reading (20p), Portsmouth (Free), Queens Park Rangers (Free), Cheltenham Town (Free) and Bristol City (Free) all saw the production of single sheet teamsheets.
The Essex Senior Cup saw Great Wakering Rovers (50, £1, plus free teamsheet), Hornchurch (44, £1), Dagenham & Redbridge (16, £1) and Chelmsford City (38, £1.50) all produce prograames. Meanwhile three youth team programmes were issued, all for away games, at Colchester United in the League Cup and Youth Alliance (both 16, £1) and at AFC Bournemouth in the Youth Cup (4, Free). We make it it total of 63 United programmes to collect. Happy hunting!
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Here at The Little Gazette we have also recognised the best programme from the four other main Divisions, our awards are as follows:-
Premiership:-
Winner - West Bromwich Albion
Price - £2.50, - Pages - 100, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 12, Design - 10, Content -10, Originality - 10. Total - 48.8/50
Runner-up - Manchester United
Price £3, Pages - 76 - % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 34, Design - 9, Content 10, Originality - 10. Total - 45.6/50
Division One:-
Winner - Ipswich Town
Price - £2.50, Pages - 64, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 15, Design - 9, Content - 10, Originality - 9. Total - 46.5/50
Runner-up - Leicester City
Price - £2.50, Pages - 68, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 24, Design - 10, Content - 9, Originality - 9. Total - 45.6/50
Division Two
Winner - Swindon Town
Price - £2.50, Pages - 64, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 16, Design - 10, Content -9, Originality - 10. Total - 47.4/50Runner-up -
Cheltenham Town
Price - £2.50, Pages - 64, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 26, Design - 8, Content 10, Originality - 9. Total - 40.4/50
Conference
Winner - Dagenham & Redbridge
Price - £2, Pages - 56, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 49, Design - 8, Content - 8, Originality - 8. Total - 39.1/50
Runner-up - Hereford United
Price - £2, Pages - 32, % Colour - 100, % Adverts - 50, Design - 8, Content -7, Originality - 7. Total - 37/50
Mark Wallis
www.thelittlegazette.com