Shrewsbury receive Consolation Prize

Shrewsbury Town aren't going to win promotion this season from League Two but at least they won't end the season empty-handed as the Football Programme Directory has held a vote about the best club programme.

Their number one choice was Shrewsbury Town, followed by Lincoln City and Stockport County.

Shrewsbury say that 'the award is a great recognition to all the hard work that is put in by everybody who contributes to make the programme such a great read.'

Meanwhile last season the income from programme sales at Hereford United rose from £43,417 to £57,916. The programme usually cost £2.50, although for a friendly £1. Last season, excluding friendlies, there were 28 home games. This equates to about £2,000 worth of sales per game or around 800 programmes sold per match.

So at Edgar Street last season one in four supporters bought a match programme.

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