CFSS, the supporters trust, has purchased the oldest known home programme in existence, for the Second Division league match between Chesterfield and Manchester City, played at Saltergate, on Saturday, September 27, 1902.

The four-page matchday programme, which cost just 1d 105 years ago, was eventually bought with a successful bid of £2,500 in a fiercely-contested football memorabilia auction held in Northampton.

The programme has gone on display at the Chesterfield Museum and can be seen from this week until the end of June.

CFSS chairman John Croot said: "Chesterfield FC is the fourth oldest league club in the country so obtaining this rare programme provides further tangible evidence of the club's long history and was an opportunity too good to miss.

"There is no doubting the club's provenance, which is something our supporters can feel justly proud of as we plan for an exciting future in a new stadium."

The programme reveals that the Chesterfield team included the legendary Herbert Munday, who went on to make 370 appearances and scored 134 goals for the Spireites. And the result of the match third-placed Chesterfield were beaten 1-0 by ninth-placed Manchester City who then went on to win the league in 1902-03 as champions.

It is intended to make some replica copies of the programme available in the near future, including copies for any local schools who may wish to use the item as the focus of a local history project.

CFSS Treasurer Andrew Fanthom attended the auction but did so incognito as the new owner of Brearley Forest Golf Club, Huthwaite, to ensure rival bidders weren't encouraged to inflate the bidding unneccesarily due to the football club connection.