straight to your inbox every day for freeThe date was 16 October, 1968. More than 60,000 people had crammed into Old Trafford to watch Manchester United play Estudiantes in the second leg of the Intercontinental Cup.It was here where Salford lad Mike Wolstencroft, then aged 11, bought his first ever matchday programme, sparking a hobby that would span decades.From the late 60s up until Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013, Mike collected a United programme at each home game, eventually accumulating thousands of them.But the ‘piece of history’ is set to be auctioned off next week as the Manchester United superfan puts his lifetime collection of match programmes and memorabilia up for sale.As he got more serious about collecting, Mike was.
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