Programme Reviews

Key

PP = Total Pages

Net = Total Pages Less Adverts

P = Perfect Bound

S = Stapled

 

Arsenal (v Newcastle United 27/11/93)

£1.50 (48 pp / 43 net / S)

 

Aston Villa (v Southampton 24/11/93)

£1.20 (32 pp / 25.5 net / S)

 

Blackburn Rovers (v Leeds United 23/01/94)

£1.30 (32 pp / 25 net / S)

 

Chelsea (v Norwich City 16/10/93)

£1.50 (40 pp / 32.5 net / S)

 

Coventry City (v Queens Park Rangers 22/01/94)

£1.30 (32 pp / 23 net / S)

 

Everton (v Sheffield Wednesday 27/12/93)

£1.40 (32 pp / 25 net / S)

 

Ipswich Town (v West Ham United 27/12/93)

£1.20 (32 pp / 22 net / S)

 

Leeds United (v Everton 30/04/94)

£1.50 (40 pp / 29 net / S)

 

Liverpool (v Coventry City 26/02/94)

£1.20 (32 pp / 25 net / S)

 

Manchester City (v Arsenal 15/01/94)

£1.40 (32 pp / 24 net / S)

 

Manchester United (v Tottenham Hotspur 16/10/93)

£1.50 (48 pp / 34 net / S)

 

Newcastle United (v Swindon Town 12/03/94)

£1.50 (40 pp / 31.5 net / S)

 

Norwich City (v Aston Villa 29/12/93)

£1.50 (40 pp / 27.5 net / S)

 

Oldham Athletic (v Manchester United 29/12/93)

£1.20 (40 pp / 24.5 net / S)

 

Queens Park Rangers (v Sheffield United 01/09/93)

£1.50 (40 pp / 32 net / S)

 

Sheffield United (v Blackburn Rovers 15/01/94)

£1.30 (40 pp / 28 net / S)

 

Sheffield Wednesday (v Chelsea 30/03/94)

£1.20 (36 pp / 25 net / S)

 

Southampton (v Ipswich Town 08/12/93)

£1.50 (48 pp / 35 net / S)

 

Swindon Town (v Wimbledon 23/04/94)

£1.50 (32 pp / 26 net / S)

 

Tottenham Hotspur (v Manchester City 21/08/93)

£1.50 (48 pp / 35.5 net / S)

Tottenham’s programme was one of the most consistent of the early to mid-1990’s and in 1993/94 the club delivered a typically high-quality issue.

The programme opens with a two-page feature headlined ‘Duel Forecast’, which previews the day’s fixture against Manchester City with reference to recent meetings of the two teams. ‘Looking Back’ continues this theme, turning the attention to older clashes between Spurs and City, including a record of league matches between the sides.

There is a page of notes from manager Ossie Ardiles and the same from captain Gary Mabbutt, as well as two pages of news from around the club; a page featuring information on the club’s community liaison work; and a one-page ‘Junior Spurs’ section.

There are also several features on the recent arrival at the club of several former players, now serving in a coaching capacity. These articles cover Steve Perryman – the club’s new Assistant Manager; Pat Jennings’ arrival as a goalkeeping coach; and Chris Hughton, who had taken charge of the club’s under-21s. There is also a two-page spread on new Spurs signing Jason Dozzell, who talks of his hopes of resurrecting his international career, following his move from Ipswich Town.

Coverage of visitors Manchester City is spread across two pages, with photos from recent meetings of the sides accompanying brief biographies of the opposition’s players, as well as manager Peter Reid. There is also a separate page of stats, profiling City’s league form and player records.

An article called ‘Reprint’ selects a programme from the archives that covers a match against the day’s opponents. For this issue, the programme in question is from City’s visit to White Hart Lane in the 1957/58 season, which saw Spurs triumph 5-1. The article includes details of the programme from the day, as well as an image of the front cover.

‘Head to Head’ highlights a key on-pitch clash for the day’s fixture, here focusing on the match up between Spurs defender Gary Mabbutt and City striker Niall Quinn. The article contains words from both players on their opponents and is complemented by a double-page action shot that forms part of the programme’s fold-out centre pages. These pages also include a four-page photographic spread, here featuring images from the club’s pre-season tour of Ireland.

The issue is completed by three pages of season stats, fixtures, and league tables for the club’s various teams.

This is a Tottenham issue full of well-presented, quality features. With 35 and a half pages of content for the £1.50 cover price, this issue is one of the season’s best value for money programmes.

 

West Ham United (v Liverpool 23/04/94)

£1.50 (48 pp / 33 net / S)

 

Wimbledon (v Oldham Athletic 26/04/94)

£1.50 (40 pp / 29.5 net / S)