David Allen formed Programme Promotions in 1985. Trading was initially confined to a stall at the now defunct Charing Cross Collectors market.

A bi-monthly mail order catalogue was first produced in 1986. This was in black and white and A5 in format - a far cry from today's A4 full colour production!

We have witnessed a number of changes in our 20 years in the business. The number of local programme fairs, club shops stocking programmes and market stalls has declined dramatically. There is however still a place for the major fairs in cities such as London, Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield, Belfast, Dublin - see our Programme fairs diary for details of forthcoming events.

The 1990's saw the re-emergence and popularity of football generally and memorabilia in particular. The major auction houses got involved causing an explosion of interest and price escalation as a result.

Our footballprogrammes.com website was launched in March 2000 to supplement the mail order operation. The onlineshop followed a year later giving collectors a facility to order big match programmes in advance and pay by credit card. The website also showcases the 250 items in our regular auction.

The site continues to grow and there are now over half a million programmes in 130 different categories to choose from.

We trust you find footballprogrammes.com of interest and we look forward to fulfilling your requirements.