Previous to the 1955/56 season  the Latics programme had been exactly the same cover and basic content ever since the first ever programme was issued for the game against Bolton Wanderers Reserves on October 13,1906 when the Latics where still a member of the Lancashire Combination. This example is for a match against Bristol Rovers on Easter Monday 1954.
 
 
 

     In 1956 the club finally made a alteration to the matchday programme. The actual content remained about the same but by doubling the size of the programme the number of sheets could be halved to make a saving in production costs. This style of programme lasted three seasons.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
       For the 1959-60 season the size of the programme was again reduced to a single sheet folded three times and the advertising had all but disappeared. The size was 24.6cm by 12.2cm.
 

 
 
 

 
       The oldest programme that I have in my collection is this Oldham Athletic reserve programme for a game against Everton Reserves in 1909. This was before our main kit became blue and white. We where still playing in the dreaded red and white.