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Original First World War camp produced football programme from the Knockaloe Internment Camp, Isle of Man, dated 31 July 1917.

The design, while appearing hand-drawn, is in fact printed in purple ink using a likely improvised camp printing method, possibly from a hand-prepared plate or stencil, on lined paper.

This type of small-scale, resourceful production is characteristic of POW camp output and significantly rarer than standard printed programmes.

It records a match between Camp I and Camp III, including full team line-ups, match details, and period annotations with the final score (2:0).

A highly unusual and visually striking piece of WW1 POW football history.

Such material provides a fascinating insight into daily life, morale, and organised sport within WW1 internment camps. Football was a major activity among prisoners, and surviving printed programmes from these camps are scarce.

Condition: Original folded sheet with age-related wear, staining, and edge wear as shown. Structurally sound and fully legible.

A rare opportunity to acquire an authentic piece of WW1 POW and football history.

Provenance: From a long-held private collection, acquired from a Berlin-based collector who assembled the material over a number of years.

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