Wednesday 23 November 2011

Vintage Football Shirts that Match Your Vintage Football Memories

As an avid football fan, what is your number one memory of watching your club play down the years?
Your fave player scoring the winning goal in the Cup Final at the ‘old Wembley’?

Winning a Premiership or league title for the first time? Or in a certain team’s case, the 19th?

Your proud captain holding aloft the European Cup?







If you love your football, you’re bound to have precious memories of years gone by. You’ve got the DVDs, you’ve got the signed photos, now all you need is the vintage football shirt to mark the occasion.

Vintage football shirts are now more popular than ever thanks to the power of the Internet. There are some truly great stockists online where you can find your favourite ‘blast from the past’ footie shirt. It’s really important that you buy from a bona fide company, so you get an authentic, top quality garment at a reasonable price.

How many of these classic milestones in the world of football shirts can you remember?

1930s: Wolverhampton Wanderers ditch their striped kit in favour of an old gold shirt and black shorts.


1953: Gold-shirted Blackpool beat Bolton 4-3 in a thrilling FA Cup final which has come to be known as the Stanley Matthews Final.


1964: Liverpool’s legendary boss, Bill Shankley introduces the world famous all red strip that’s now recognised as part of the great club’s heritage.


1967: Celtic are the first British club to win the European Cup. It’s said that their winning kit of 1967 is the standard against which all future kits continue to be measured.


1970 AFC Bournemouth’s manager John Bond introduces a new kit comprising AC Milan-style red and black stripes. The Cherries still play in a version of this kit today.


1977: The Clough/ Taylor era spawns a golden age of football for the club who’s 1977 Adidas kit represents a fond reminder of their successes.


1982: Ipswich Town, led by their charismatic manager Bobby Robson, are smartly turned out in this classic pinstripe shirt, the following season after their UEFA Cup victory. They also end up runners-up in the league that same year.


1995: West Ham United launch their special ‘Centenary’ shirt – having beaten the likes of Tottenham and Chelsea away, they finish a commendable 10th in the Premiership.


And your club?

What is your fondest memory and why? Because there’s bound to be a vintage football shirt that will help you commemorate the occasion in true style.

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