Manchester City 1992/93 collection of 25 original football programmes from the inaugural FA Premier League season.

The collection includes the COMPLETE 21-programme Manchester City home Premier League run from 1992/93, plus two home FA Cup programmes, one home Coca-Cola League Cup programme and one away Premier League programme.

The complete home league run includes fixtures against Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Everton, Leeds United and the other Premier League visitors to Maine Road during City's first Premier League season.

The cup programmes are Manchester City v Barnsley, FA Cup Fifth Round, 13 February 1993; Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur, FA Cup Sixth Round, 7 March 1993; and Manchester City v Bristol Rovers, Coca-Cola Cup Second Round First Leg, 23 September 1992.

Also included is Arsenal v Manchester City at Highbury, Premier League, 28 September 1992.

Among the season highlights represented is City's 4-0 home victory over Leeds United. City also reached the FA Cup Sixth Round, beating Barnsley 2-0 before going out to Tottenham.

Confirmed collection breakdown - 25 programmes

·         21 home Premier League programmes: the complete Manchester City home league programme run for the inaugural 1992-93 Premier League season.

·         2 home FA Cup programmes: Manchester City v Barnsley, Fifth Round, 13 February 1993; Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur, Sixth Round, 7 March 1993.

·         1 home Coca-Cola League Cup programme: Manchester City v Bristol Rovers, Second Round First Leg, 23 September 1992.

·         1 away Premier League programme: Arsenal v Manchester City, Highbury, 28 September 1992.

Why this collection is interesting

·         1992-93 was the first season of the new FA Premier League, giving the complete 21-programme home league run extra historical appeal.

·         The home Manchester derby programme is City v Manchester United, 20 March 1993.

·         The collection includes prominent home fixtures against Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Everton and Leeds United.

·         City beat Leeds United 4-0 at Maine Road on 7 November 1992.

·         The FA Cup run reached the Sixth Round: City beat Barnsley 2-0 in the Fifth Round before losing 4-2 to Tottenham Hotspur in the quarter-final.

·         The Arsenal away programme is from 28 September 1992 at Highbury, a 1-0 Arsenal win.

·         The Bristol Rovers programme is the first leg of the Coca-Cola Cup Second Round tie, which finished 0-0.