Nationwide Football Annual 2022-2023: Soccer's Pocket Encyclopedia

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Sadly the newly-published 2022-23 edition could be the last. Publisher Randall Northam and editor Stuart Barnes both intend to retire. Unless successors can be found, it could be farewell to one of football’s most familiar publications after 136 editions. Under VAT rules some lots are deemed to be zero rated (ZR) for VAT purposes, such as books, programmes, magazines, newspapers etc. The invoice total for ZR lots will be therefore be the hammer price + 20.5%.

The annual was for years produced by employees at Hayter’s Sports News Agency under the management of Reg Hayter and long-term editor Albert Sewell, who came up with a design and layout still largely in use today. The book has incorporated a number of illustrations for many years, and since 1948 these have regularly included team photos of a few of the previous season's most successful sides. Since 1985 the annual has also included very brief obituaries ('The Final Whistle') for selected former players and officials dying within the previous twelve months. [3] Launching a mini-football annual known as The Athletic News Football Supplement and Club Directory must have been a considerable gamble with international and FA Cup football still in their infancy and plans for organised national league football still at discussion stage.

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We are now half way through our four year ‘Time For Change’ strategy and plan, and we will continue to focus on serving the game and using our influence to inspire positive change in English football and wider society. We know there will be challenges ahead, including rising energy costs and the impact of inflation, but we remain focused on delivering a game that is truly for all." Following the withdrawal of News of the World as sponsors, the Nationwide Building Society emerged to provide new sponsorship in 2008. [4] This sponsorship lasted for two years, with the title Nationwide Football Annual being retained after the end of the sponsorship. Those who could afford an English daily newspaper in 1887 were restricted to The Times, The Guardian, The Financial Times and the Daily Telegraph.

A buyer’s premium (BP) of 20.5% is applicable to all lots in this sale when bidding with Graham Budd Auctions via the-saleroom.com. This is exclusive of VAT (sales tax).The 2021-22 financial year was materially impacted by fixture scheduling, including an increased number of international games due to postponements related to COVID-19, and the timing of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The 2022-23 FA Community Shield was brought forward to July and therefore fell into this financial reporting period. The year 1887 will be remembered, among many other things, as the year a number 11 batsman finished top of the batting averages as England won The Ashes in Australia.