Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia

Held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
10th, 11th & 12th April 2026

Lot 141
Estimate: £80/120
Hammer: £85
Australia tour to England 1934. Official programme for the F.A. Cup Final, Portsmouth v Manchester City, played at Wembley Stadium 28th April 1934. The programme signed in pencil (one in ink) to the centre ‘field of play’ pages by fourteen attendees including members of the Australian touring party. Australian players’ signatures in pencil are O’Reilly, Ponsford, Chipperfield, Ebeling, Barnett, Kippax, Woodfull, Bradman, Wall, McCabe and Darling. Also signed by Frank Swift of Manchester City, J. Smith[?] of Portsmouth and one other unidentified in ink. The programme with wrappers, centre and some rear pages detached, wear, small losses and staining to wrappers, rusting to staples. Overall in fair/ good condition.
The Australian touring party had arrived in England on 26th April, just two days before attending the Cup Final. Manchester City beat Portsmouth 2-1.

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