Retro Football Shirts

Qualification for the 1986 World Cup was secured by Portugal in their final group match thanks to a Carlos Manuel winner against West Germany. This famous victory in Stuttgart ensured that the José Torres-led team edged out Sweden and would travel to Mexico the...

Port Vale returned to the second tier in 1989 after 33 years, beginning a proud new chapter in the club’s history. The early 1990s brought fresh faces and memorable occasions that supporters still cherish. The 1991 – 92 season saw the arrival of record...

The 1994–95 season marked Carlo Mazzone’s second year in charge, and he began reshaping the squad to make it more competitive. Established names like Caniggia, Mihajlović, Häßler, and Rizzitelli departed, while new talents such as Thern, Fonseca, Moriero, and Abel Balbo arrived. All the...

1987 remains a seminal year in the long and storied history of CA Peñarol as it represents the most recent time that the club has been champions of South America. The Libertadores success was a thrilling one, especially the Final encounter against América de...

The 1986 - 87 season is one of the most eventful seasons in the history of Pisa Sporting Club. Having been relegated to Serie B the previous season, the club’s aim was a rapid return to Serie A. Although successful in the end, many...

Throughout the 1930s the reputation and status of Panathinaikos grew under the leadership of their Hungarian coach, Jozsef Kunsztler. He had led the club to its first championship win in 1930 and they were very competitive again in the 1934 tournament. The Greens finished...

Ipswich Town made a slow start to their 1997-98 Division 1 campaign, but as the season progressed, manager George Burley started to shape a strong side. New additions like Matt Holland, Mark Venus and £1.1 million striker David Johnson all settled in well alongside...

France's focus this year was the qualifying campaign for the 1972 European Nations Cup which had started strongly with home and away wins over Norway and a draw in Budapest against Hungary. Things went off the rails in the autumn, however, thanks to a...

Led by Graham Taylor, under the ownership of Elton John, Watford followed up their second-place finish in the First Division with the club’s first venture into Europe and finishing the season with a visit to Wembley for an FA Cup Final. Having defeated Kaiserslautern...

For so long Australia's modern World Cup history was all about the near misses in qualification. The Aussies would habitually reach the last play-off stage only to fall at the final hurdle - as they would on six occasions between 1966 and 2002. So,...

A number ten, a playmaker, an unerring finisher, a devastating set-piece taker, a physical powerhouse, endlessly brave, a leader of men, an inspiration, an otherworldly talent. Quite simply Diego Armando Maradona was all of these things and one of the few footballers in history...

The 1980 – 81 season was one of highs and lows for TSV 1860 München. In walked Rudi Völler, a young talent joining from Kickers Offenbach, who quickly looked at home at 1860. Völler hit double figures in the iconic Doppeldusch-sponsored shirt in his...

Under the stewardship of coach Paul Wolfisberg, Switzerland set out on their 1982 World Cup qualifying campaign eager to earn a place at an international tournament for the first time since 1966. Two of the most celebrated players in the nation´s history, midfielder Heinz...

AS Roma showed their grand ambition by appointing Fabio Capello as coach in the summer of 1999. A respectable sixth-placed Serie A finish would arrive in his first season, but this campaign was about gradually assembling the squad which would bring title success the...

Having endured a disappointing campaign by Milan's high standards the previous year, the 1995-96 season was an opportunity to bounce back and end Fabio Capello's spell as coach on a high note. The defence tightened up and the arrival of George Weah and Roberto...

Lorenzo Serra Ferrer was a transformative manager for Real Betis during his four years in charge in the mid 1990s. He earned promotion back to La Liga in his debut campaign, then went better still in 1994/95 as he inspired his side to a...

It was an unusual state of affairs that there was no senior football club of note in the sizeable Irish town of Cork between the 1940s and the 1980s. The 1984 creation of Cork City through the merger of a number of local teams...

A historic season for Watford who reached the FA Cup final for the first time in the club’s history. Curiously their toughest fixture came early on in the Third Round when it took two hard fought games to overcome near rivals Luton Town. Subsequent...

The 1976–77 season stands as one of the most complete chapters in Club Brugge’s rich history. Under Ernst Happel new faces blended seamlessly into the collective. On the third-to-last matchday Club clinched the title at Olympia. A commanding 3–0 victory, sealed by a Vandereycken...

Long-serving coach Jean Vincent delivered a third and final Ligue 1 triumph for Nantes this season with his stylish team sweeping aside all domestic opposition with ease. The Breton club boasted the meanest defense and the most prolific attack over the duration of the...

Much-travelled Croatian coach Tomislav Ivic took charge of Benfica for the 1992-93 season and began the campaign with a number of new arrivals including Abel Xavier, Hélder, Carlos Mozer, João Pinto, and Aleksandr Mostovoi. The new team took a while to settle down, however,...

With the distinction of being the world's oldest club still playing association football, Sheffield FC has historically attracted interest far in excess of most clubs of their size and amateur status. The club declined as a force in the English game following their refusal...

This was the season which saw the first ever front of shirt sponsor, William Younger. Fulham finished in 9th place following a strong second half to the season where they won 8 and drew 7 games. Paul Parker was voted Player of the Year...

As the '70s ticked over into the '80s, the new decade heralded the start of a new and exciting era for AS Roma. Back in charge for a second spell, visionary Swedish coach Nils Liedholm was beginning to fashion a balanced team featuring the...

Having taken AS Roma to fourth place the previous season amidst a flurry of goals, Czech coach Zdenek Zeman hoped to take his side even higher in the Serie A table as the 1998-99 season kicked off. Once again there was great attacking football...

Under coach Raymond Goethals the Belgian national team began the decade at the World Cup in Mexico, their first major tournament appearance since 1954. Group stage elimination with just a single victory over El Salvador was the best they could achieve, but with the...

Bolstered by the signings of players like Antonio Cassano, Christian Panucci, and Lima, AS Roma kicked off the 2001-02 season determined to retain the title won stylishly the previous season. Ultimately Fabio Capello’s team went very close: a long unbeaten run between September and...

A number ten, a playmaker, an unerring finisher, a devastating set-piece taker, a physical powerhouse, endlessly brave, a leader of men, an inspiration, an otherworldly talent. Quite simply Diego Armando Maradona was all of these things and one of the few footballers in history...

The 2001 - 02 campaign was a bittersweet one for FC Lorient mixing disappointment with relegation from Ligue 1 with joy of a first-ever major trophy win in the club's history - the Coupe de France. Les Merlus overcame Rennes, Louhans-Cuiseaux, PSG and Nimes...

Champions of the world, champions of Europe, and always the most formidable of opponents thanks to the sheer quality and quantity of top-class talent being created - the 1970s was a wonderful decade for West Germany. The national teams that won the 1972 European...