{"product_id":"1954-played-in-new-york-fortuna-dusseldorf-official-programme-split-in-the-middle","title":"1954 Played in New York Fortuna Dusseldorf Official Programme Split in the Middle","description":"\u003cdiv data-bfc=\"\" class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwj9z5TTuIKYAxVARfEDHUFgFwcQi4wTegoIAggACAAIGRAB\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACBkQAQ\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eFixture Details.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e The match was a post-season friendly played on 9 May 1954 at Triborough Stadium on Randalls Island in New York, ending in a 3–2 win for Chelsea in front of 18,746 spectators.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bfc=\"\" class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwj9z5TTuIKYAxVARfEDHUFgFwcQi4wTegoIAggACAAIGRAD\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACBkQAw\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eTour Context.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e It was the opening fixture of Chelsea's eight-match North American tour under manager Ted Drake, just one year before the club won their first English First Division championship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bfc=\"\" class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwj9z5TTuIKYAxVARfEDHUFgFwcQi4wTegoIAggACAAIGRAD\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACBkQAw\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bfc=\"\" class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwj9z5TTuIKYAxVARfEDHUFgFwcQi4wTegoIAggACAAIGRAD\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACBkQAw\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eThis programme is rare and it is totally split in the middle, it could be repaired by a paper restorer but we have decided not to, as can be seen little text is missing.  The background of this programme was that this very programme was in our personal collection and recently we acquired a collection with another copy and so this is the one that we had for 20 years in our collection.  It is printed on thin paper, rarely comes up and is an important first team friendly before Chelsea's first ever Championship season.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Collect Soccer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51507114442991,"sku":null,"price":575.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/1218\/3535\/files\/1954-played-in-new-york-fortuna-dusseldorf-official-programme-split-the-middle-603.webp?v=1794488410","url":"https:\/\/www.collectsoccer.com\/products\/1954-played-in-new-york-fortuna-dusseldorf-official-programme-split-in-the-middle","provider":"Collect Soccer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}