An original Portsmouth FC "The Chimes" Official Match Magazine for the Barclays League Division One fixture:
Portsmouth v Newcastle United
Monday 2nd May 1988
An excellent late-1980s First Division programme featuring Newcastle United during the era of Paul Gascoigne, making it an attractive piece for Pompey, Newcastle and football memorabilia collectors alike.
Inside you'll find:
Team line-ups and match information.
Full-colour action photographs.
Features on Portsmouth FC and recent matches.
Contemporary football articles and club news.
Original period advertising from the 1987/88 season.
This original programme comes from my late grandmother's carefully preserved football collection. She always enjoyed collecting sporting memorabilia from across the country, carefully storing each programme away for future generations of supporters and collectors to enjoy. It is now ready for a new home where its history can continue to be appreciated.
A genuine 1988 original – not a reprint or reproduction.
Condition
Good vintage condition.
Complete and firmly bound.
Bright, clean cover with only light age-related handling wear.
Internal pages remain clean and colourful.
Team-check page has contemporary handwritten amendments/notations, as shown in the photographs.
Please study all photographs carefully as they form part of the description and show the exact programme you will receive.
Your programme will be supplied in a protective sleeve and securely packed between sturdy cardboard with Do Not Bend protection.

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Every piece I sell comes from my late grandmother's remarkable lifetime collection, built over more than 70 years.
She began her career as an air hostess during the 1940s and 1950s, travelling the world and bringing home unusual treasures from every destination. Along the way she fell in love with my grandfather, a Swissair pilot, and together they shared a lifelong passion for collecting history, art, antiques and memorabilia.
In the 1960s she opened her own antiques business, a passion she continued until retiring at the incredible age of 92. She believed every object had a story worth preserving, whether it was a theatre programme, football programme, book, magazine or antique collected during her lifetime.
Today, I'm carefully cataloguing and rehoming her collection, ensuring each piece finds someone who will appreciate it for many years to come.
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