Matchday Programme Storage

[HybridFox]

It's been a matchday ritual for as long as I can remember to buy a programme before the game. Built up quite a collection over the years but the bottom shelf in my cupboard is filling up!

 

How have others gone about storing theirs?

 

Any space efficient tips you can share? 

Edited 13 January 2020 by TK95

[Izzy]

19 minutes ago, TK95 said:

It's been a matchday ritual for as long as I can remember to buy a programme before the game. Built up quite a collection over the years but the bottom shelf in my cupboard is filling up!

 

How have others gone about storing theirs?

 

Any space efficient tips you can share? 

I used to put mine in those clear plastic A4 size wallets you get from stationary stores, then put them in sealed boxes in the loft.

 

I had well over 1000 at one stage including ones handed down to me from my Dad and Grandad dating back to the 30's and 40's.

 

Then during a moment of madness in my 30's when e-Bay first arrived, I sold the lot because I was skint at the time.

 

One of my biggest regrets and gutted I can't now hand them all down to my own son. 

 

Good luck with your own collection and make sure you keep them mint 

[E.Rose]

Are you looking to store them and put them away somewhere or store them in a way that allows you to have them on display?

[HybridFox]

1 minute ago, E.Rose said:

Are you looking to store them and put them away somewhere or store them in a way that allows you to have them on display?

Primarily to put them away and keep them safe. But not too disorganised so I can actually access them if I ever wanted to look back.

[Fox92]

11 hours ago, TK95 said:

It's been a matchday ritual for as long as I can remember to buy a programme before the game. Built up quite a collection over the years but the bottom shelf in my cupboard is filling up!

 

How have others gone about storing theirs?

 

Any space efficient tips you can share? 

I use them storage boxes you can get from Ryman/Wilko/Morrisons.

 

But in some sort of order. Think I've got three or four lots of home programmes per box. Away programmes not mixed with home programmes. I'm quite an organsied person so I like to refer back to stuff easily.

 

I don't use binders as I think it bends them.

Edited 14 January 2020 by Fox92

[E.Rose]

10 hours ago, TK95 said:

Primarily to put them away and keep them safe. But not too disorganised so I can actually access them if I ever wanted to look back.

I noticed this site a while back when I was looking at somewhere to keep mine too, 

 

http://jwbinders.co.uk/binders/

 

Depends on how much you want to spend of course but I quite liked these, I guess you could get cheaper alternatives from Wilkos or somewhere but I definitely think several box files would be your best bet. You could easily write the year on each box so you could organise them better. 

Edited 14 January 2020 by E.Rose

[tylesta]

Get one of them 3 storage draws can get quite big ones and have yeards on each draw.

 

5.99

Edited 14 January 2020 by tylesta

[Leicesterpool]

I'm huge I collector myself I must have at least over 2,000 programmes! in my house even spread into the garage. Storage wise for me it's using old show boxes. At some clubs you can buy like binders, Leicester used to do them... until they realised with recent designs you couldn't fit anymore than three programmes in. 

[UniFox21]

It's always been a thing I've done, gone to a game and me or my brother have brought a programme. Need to find time to sort them all into storage boxes etc but one of those things I've never gotten round to 

[Pliskin]

Another avenue of happiness the wife put a stop to, mine are probably in a box with my bollocks. 

Edited 16 January 2020 by Pliskin

[Footballwipe]

Must admit I gave up on progs a few years ago. Realised I was spending towards £175 per season on magazines which I put in old Amazon/Shoe boxes and never looked at it. Had a tiny bit of regret because every prog from 15/16 would have been amazing, but hindsight is wonderful.

 

Love that I have 2002/03-2013 and my dad's from the 1970s, the Wembley finals and all the other big match progs we've done (of course I'm fairweather now. Everton, UCL, Comm Shield etc etc.)

[Bayfox]

On 13/01/2020 at 21:48, Izzy said:

I used to put mine in those clear plastic A4 size wallets you get from stationary stores, then put them in sealed boxes in the loft.

 

I had well over 1000 at one stage including ones handed down to me from my Dad and Grandad dating back to the 30's and 40's.

 

Then during a moment of madness in my 30's when e-Bay first arrived, I sold the lot because I was skint at the time.

 

One of my biggest regrets and gutted I can't now hand them all down to my own son. 

 

Good luck with your own collection and make sure you keep them mint 

Mine are the same. A4 plastic wallets, in old a4 paper boxes, by season. With a list printed out for each season and taped to the front.

 

Stopped collecting in the mid 90s tho when I couldn't be arsed to carry them round town on a night out after the game. 

 

Probably a good think as they take up way to much space.

 

Only ones I'm bothered about are the play off and cup semis which all have my tickets with them.

[Leicesterpool]

Which Football club would you say always do a good issue. 

[FoxesDeb]

I didn't want to start a new thread so I'll post this here.

 

Having a sort out and I've got 3 CL programmes that won't be moving house with me. All home, Porto, Sevilla and Atletico Madrid. They're no longer wrapped but they are pristine. If anyone is missing any of them from their collection let me know before they go in the recycling. 

 

The Porto one has been promised, but the other 2 still need new homes

Edited 22 November 2020 by FoxesDeb

[Mike Oxlong]

On 14/01/2020 at 21:44, tylesta said:

Get one of them 3 storage draws can get quite big ones and have yeards on each draw.

 

5.99

Do they do Championship and League One versions too ? 

[boots60]

4 hours ago, FoxesDeb said:

I didn't want to start a new thread so I'll post this here.

 

Having a sort out and I've got 3 CL programmes that won't be moving house with me. All home, Porto, Sevilla and Atletico Madrid. They're no longer wrapped but they are pristine. If anyone is missing any of them from their collection let me know before they go in the recycling. 

 

The Porto one has been promised, but the other 2 still need new homes

Never never never put a program in the recycling 😠

Especially important dates in our history like the Champions league games.

Edited 22 November 2020 by boots60

[FoxesDeb]

27 minutes ago, boots60 said:

Never never never put a program in the recycling 😠

Especially important dates in our history like the Champions league games.

I'm trying hard not to, hence the offer  

[Fox92]

4 hours ago, FoxesDeb said:

I didn't want to start a new thread so I'll post this here.

 

Having a sort out and I've got 3 CL programmes that won't be moving house with me. All home, Porto, Sevilla and Atletico Madrid. They're no longer wrapped but they are pristine. If anyone is missing any of them from their collection let me know before they go in the recycling. 

 

The Porto one has been promised, but the other 2 still need new homes

Are you wanting the original £3 for each? I had a tidy up of mine last week and couldn't find Madrid or Sevilla programmes.

[FoxesDeb]

40 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

Are you wanting the original £3 for each? I had a tidy up of mine last week and couldn't find Madrid or Sevilla programmes.

No I'm just happy to see them go to good homes. I've offered to post the Porto one to @StanSP free of charge, even though I'm possibly not wrong, and if you would like the other two I'm happy to do the same for you if you'd like them. PM me your address and I'll post them when I post Stan's.

[FoxesDeb]

On 22/11/2020 at 17:26, Fox92 said:

Are you wanting the original £3 for each? I had a tidy up of mine last week and couldn't find Madrid or Sevilla programmes.

If you still want them PM me your address and I'll post them to you