Soccer Memorabilia: A Collectors' Guide

During the 1990s there has been a tremendous surge of interest in football memorabilia, which has become one of the fastest growing areas in collectables.

Recent reports in the press read: 'Football collecting reaches fever pitch... keepsakes are big business.' (The Sunday Times) and 'What's interesting about soccer memorabilia, despite the huge increse in prices, is that investors have not come into the market. It's all genuine fans and enthusiasts.' (The New Statesman.)

This book comprises a fascinating collector's guide to soccer memorabilia, covering the sport from its formative years to the present day. All collecting fields are discussed and lavishly illustrated in colour throughout, showing the diversity of material that is available to collectors. The book also provides details of where soccer memorabilia can be seen and acquired, and from whom collectors can seek further information.

Graham Budd is a Deputy Director at Sotheby's, specialising in sporting memorabilia. In 1997 he wrote the highly successful Racing Art and Memorabilia, also published by Philip Wilson.