Selection of Manchester United books from the 1940s & 1950s featuring the emerging Busby Babes. Condition varies, please see listing details below. Happy to answer any questions. Each book is individually priced. Discounts available for multiple purchases
Details as follows:
Manchester United v Liverpool - Division 1 fixture - 1949/50 Season
The game was played at Old Trafford on 15th March 1950.
The 12 page program is in good condition overall with minimal wear & creasing. There are a couple of tears in the folds. The team changes & scores have been filled in with biro. See photos for details
Manchester United v Everton - Division 1 fixture - 1950/51 Season
The game was played at Old Trafford on 17th March 1951 and finished 3-0 to United with John Aston, Stan Pearson & John Downie scoring the goals
Manchester United v Preston North End - Division 1 fixture - 1951/52 Season
The game was played at Old Trafford on 29th September 1951. This program is significant as it marked the first game since the death of club chairman James Gibson, the man who saved United from bankruptcy in 1931. The program features an obituary of Gibson, written by Alf Clarke who later died in the Munich air crash in 1958.
The 12 page program is in good condition overall with minimal wear & creasing. There is some writing in biro & pencil. See photos for details
Manchester United v Blackpool - Division 1 fixture - 1951/52 Season
The game was played at Old Trafford on 1st December 1951 and finished 3-1 to United with Jack “Gunner” Rowley & John Downie (2) scoring the goals for United.
The 12 page program is in excellent condition overall with minimal wear & creasing and is unmarked with no writing. See photos for details
Manchester United v Bolton Wanderers - Division 1 fixture - 1951/52 Season
The game was played at Old Trafford on 29th December 1951 and finished 1-0 to United with Stan Pearson scoring the winning goal.
The 12 page program is in excellent condition overall with minimal wear & creasing and is unmarked with no writing. See photos for details
Derby County v Manchester United - Division 1 fixture - 1951/52 Season
The game was played at The Baseball Ground on 16th February 1952 and finished 3-0 to the visitors with the goals coming from John Aston Sr, Stan Pearson and Jack “Gunner” Rowley.
The 8-page program has been stored dry & dark for over 70 years and is in excellent unmarked condition with no writing, blemishes or dog ears
Preston North End v Manchester United - Division 1 fixture - 1952/53 Season
The game was played at Deepdale on 18th October 1952 and finished 5-0 to the visitors with the goals coming from John Aston Sr (2), Stan Pearson (2) and Jack “Gunner” Rowley (1).
The 16 page program has been stored dry & dark for over 70 years and is in excellent unmarked condition with no writing, blemishes or dog ears
Manchester United v Charlton Athletic - Division 1 fixture - 1952/53 Season
The game was played at Old Trafford on 6th April 1953 with United winning 3-2. United’s goals were scored by Jack “Gunner” Rowley & the recently signed Tommy Taylor (2)
The 12 page program is in good condition overall with minimal wear & creasing. The line-ups have been written in biro. See photos for details
Arsenal v Manchester United - Division 1 fixture - 1952/53 Season
The game was played at Highbury on 27th August 1952
The 16 page program is in good condition with minimal wear. The team changes & score has been filled in with biro
Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Division 1 fixture - 1952/53 Season
The game was played at Old Trafford on 21st February 1953 and finished 3-0 to the visitors.
The 12 page program is in excellent condition overall with minimal wear & creasing and is unmarked with no writing. See photos for details
Manchester United v Newcastle United - Division 1 fixture - 1952/53 Season
The game was played at Old Trafford on 22nd November 1952 and finished 2-2 with United’s goals scored by John Aston Sr & Stan Pearson
The 12 page program is in excellent condition overall with minimal wear & creasing and is unmarked with no writing although there is a small biro scribble on the back page. See photos for details
Manchester United v Chelsea - Division 1 fixture - 1952/53 Season
The game was played at Old Trafford on 23rd August 1952 and finished 2-0 to United with Johnny Berry & John Downie scoring the goals. This program is significant for two reasons:
Firstly Harold Hardman the new chairman marks in his program notes that this was the first game of a new season starting with Manchester United as the reigning league champions for the first time since 1911.
Secondly, it refers for the very first time in United Review (With The Juniors) to a young man from Dudley who had signed for Manchester United just two months previously & who played in the pre-season public practice match aged just 15. The player was of course the incomparable Duncan Edwards and he made his first team debut that season in April 1953 aged just 16.
The 12 page program is in excellent condition overall with minimal wear & creasing and is unmarked with no writing. See photos for details
Manchester United v Luton Town - Division 1 fixture - 1955/56 Season - 1st October 1955
The 12 page program is in fair to poor condition overall. See photos for details
Manchester United v Anderlecht - European Cup 1st Round 1956/57 Season 26th September 1956
Anderlecht 26/9/56 (European Cup 1st Round). Manchester United's all-time record win, the game finished 10-0
Manchester United v Borussia Dortmund - European Cup 2nd Round 1956/57 Season 17th October 1956
Manchester United v Leeds United - Division 1 fixture - 1956/57 Season 17th November 1956