Welcome to Retro Football Shirts
We showcase the very best vintage football shirts currently available, covering all of the top domestic, European and International teams, as well as special player shirts.
These classic football shirts are timeless and as well as a memorial to the legends of the past, they are also extremely trendy. We have included some of the more popular retro football shirts below.
Tottenham Hotspur - The Double Winners 1961
Perhaps the most iconic of all retro football shirts, this is of course the Tottenham Double Winners shirt from 1961.
Winning the double for the first time that century was a remarkable achievement and was masterminded by the late great Bill Nicholson (1919-2004).
The Spurs team who did the double were as entertaining as they were successful and they set a new standard for all teams to aspire to since.
These classic football shirts are certainly ones to wear with pride, plus the fact that this early 60's shirt just looks really cool.
Liverpool - The European Cup Winners 1977
The 1977 European Cup Final took place between Liverpool F.C. and Borussia Mönchengladbach, at the Stadio Olimpico, in Rome, on May 25th.
Liverpool, under the management of Bob Paisley, won the match 3–1 to win their first ever European Cup. It followed on from their UEFA Cup the previous year.
Who can forget the smiling Emlyn Hughes lifting the cup aloft wearing this vintage football shirt. Now you too can wear this classic football shirt with pride.
Celtic - The European Cup Winners 1967
The 1967 European Cup Final was contested by Inter Milan and Celtic, at the Estádio Nacional in Lisbon, Portugal, on the 25th May.
Celtic won the game 2-1 and in doing so became the first British club to win the trophy, a year before Manchester United did so.
Managed by the legend that was Jock Stein, all the members of the team were born within 30 miles of Glasgow. They became known as the Lisbon Lions, because of their remarkable feat in the Portuguese capital.
Manchester Utd - The European Cup Winners 1968
Yes, it is blue. Not a colour you would normally associate with Manchester Utd and yet this is the one and only 1968 European Cup Winning shirt as worn by the likes of George Best, Sir Bobby Charlton and little Nobby Stiles.
The final of the 13th European Cup was played at Wembley Stadium, where United beat Benfica 4–1, in an epic game.
It was fitting perhaps that ten years after the Munich air disaster had robbed the Busby Babes of the chance to compete for that very same trophy, Manchester United became the first English 'Champions of Europe'.
There are many other great retro football shirts to choose from, so feel free to look around the site and pick up a memento from yesteryear!
England 1966 World Cup Final
These England retro football shirts celebrate the country’s finest footballing moment to date, the time when England lifted the World Cup back in 1966.
The vintage England football shirts and the heroes that wore them have become a part of our culture and there can’t be a better way to cheer on the boys at this World Cup than by wearing this famous red retro England shirt, which looks great with a pair of jeans.
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England Euro 1996 Shirt
By far the most exciting European Championships for England was on home soil in the guise of Euro 96. A superb side, which included the strike partnership of Shearer and Sheringham up front got us to the semi-finals, which we of course lost on penalties to Germany, just as we had done six years before.
However, England’s great run in the competition did include a 4-1 thrashing of highly fancied Holland that was dubbed “Total Football” by many pundits.
This England retro football shirts commemorate the competition and in particular Shearer and the thirty goals he scored in his 63 caps playing for his country. This really is an awesome looking retro England shirt.
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England 1990 World Cup shirt
Apart from the World Cup winning shirt of 1966, the most iconic image of all England retro football shirts, must be Gazza crying in the semi-final after he had received a needless booking and knew that whatever happened he would miss the final.
England lost the semi-final to Germany, in any case, on penalties and there were more tears, not just from Gazza. Nevertheless, for those that remember the day, this was the proudest achievement of any England football team, barring out 1966 heroes, and these are vintage England football shirts that you can wear with pride!
The England 1990 Gazza shirt comes pre-numbered with a number 19, as worn by Paul Gascoigne in the 1990 World Cup final and is a must have England retro football shirt for any fan of that generation.
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Manchester United 1968 European Cup Final
These Man Utd football shirts are in a colour you would not normally associate with Manchester Utd, which is ironic as the 1968 European Cup Winning shirt commemorates the club’s greatest hour.
This Man Utd retro shirt was worn by Sir Bobby Charlton, Nobby Stiles, Brian Kidd and golden boy George Best, who won the European Player of the year partly on the back of his cup winning display in this match.
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Manchester Utd 1970 ‘Best’ Shirt with No7
Born in Belfast on the 22 May, 1946, George Best was one of the greatest talents to ever play the game of Football.
These classic Manchester United football shirts, with the words “BEST” and the number 7 on the back, are a great way to remember football’s first superstar.
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Manchester Utd 1978
This 1978 Man Utd retro shirt was actually the Centenary shirt and was a style worn by the United players throughout the late 1970’s, including the ‘76, ‘77 and 1979 FA Cup Finals.
These vintage Man Utd football shirts are classic red with three white stripes on the collar and the sleeves.
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Brazil 1960’s
In 1962, Brazil were able to achieve back-to-back World Cup victories by beating Czechoslovakia 3-1 in the final. Although Pele was a key part of the Brazillian team, it was Garrincha who was the star of the show and it was a brilliant performance from him, including two goals, which helped Brazil to a 3–1 win over England in the Quarter Finals.
This wonderful Brazil retro shirt is based around the familiar yellow and green, but with the words “BRASIL” written across the front of the shirt and five stars beneath it.
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Brazil 1970 Pele shirt
Pele was a veteran of four World Cups, but perhaps his finest hour was as captain of the 1970 World Cup winning team, who beat 4-1 in the final.
These classic Brazil football shirts are Limited Edition shirts, which commemorate his great achievement perfectly.
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Brazil 1982 World Cup
There is no doubting what was the greatest football team never to win a World Cup. The Brazil side of 1982 was simply breathtaking!
This Brazil football kit top is a wonderful example of a Brazil retro shirt and is a great way to remember the silky skills of Socrates, Junior, Eder and Zico.
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Liverpool 1984 European Cup Winners
This Liverpool football shirt is made from 100% Polyester with ‘European Cup Final Rome 1984′ embroidered in a gold text. It commemorates Liverpool winning the European Cup for the fourth time, having defeated Roma 4-2 on penalties – an exciting climax to a game made famous by Bruce Grobbelaar’s leg-wobbling antics.
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Liverpool 1988-89 Away
These Liverpool FC football shirts are from a time when grey became the new away colour.
The Liverpool retro shirts kept the same design for two seasons, except from the sponsors changing from Crown Paints to Candy.
This classic Liverpool football shirt was worn by such greats as Jan Molby, Ray Houghton, John Aldridge, Peter Beardsley and John Barnes.
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Liverpool 1986 Double Winners Shirt
A famous FA Cup final victory over Merseyside rivals Everton was enough to clinch the double, in 1986.
These Liverpool retro shirts were also worn in the famous 10-0 win over Fulham, in the Littlewoods Cup, the following season.
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Celtic 1967 European Cup Shirt (with short sleeves)
This was the Celtic retro shirt as worn by Jimmy Johnstone, who wore number 7 for Celtic, and scored over 100 goals for Celtic.
Johnstone was also a member of their Lisbon Lions, who were the first British side to win the European Cup, when they beat Inter Milan, in 1967.
Please note that the text on the embroidery of these Celtic football shirts reads EUROPEAN CUP FINAL LISBON 1967.
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Celtic 1958 Shirt
This classic Celtic FC shirt is a great looking away shirt from the 1950’s, which the team wore in 1957 when they thrashed Rangers 7-1 in the Scottish League Cup Final.
One newspaper wrote the following about this emphatic victory:
“Celtic, at Hampden Park, celebrated their first clash with Rangers in the Scottish League Cup Final, by giving a wonderful exhibition of football which lead to the beating of the Scottish League champions by seven goals to one.”
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Celtic 1900’s Shirt
These wonderful Celtic retro shirts date all the way back to the 1900s and really are an original and stylish way to support your favourite team.
The Celtic football shirts are based around a long-sleeved white jersey with a green collar and green tie ups.
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Arsenal 1971 Double Winners Shirt
The 1971 FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Liverpool ended 2–1 to the Gunners, after extra time, with Charlie George scoring a dramatic winner. It was the second half of a league and FA Cup double, the second double of the century, following their North London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur’s double, in 1961.
This is a great looking Arsenal football shirt, in the away colours of yellow and blue. These retro Arsenal shirts look really cool with a pair of jeans.
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Arsenal 1970’s long sleeve shirt
These Arsenal retro shirts, made from knitted cotton jersey, are more in the style you’d expect from a classic Arsenal football shirt.
Please note that the v-neck of these retro Arsenal shirts was later replaced by a red round neck shirt with white arms.
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Arsenal 1989 Championship Shirt
These Arsenal retro shirts were made famous by Michael Thomas (wearing the number 4) when he scored in the 89th minute at Anfield, to help Arsenal win by 2 clear goals, the exact amount needed to win the league.
Get this classic Arsenal football shirt and commemorate the most exciting moment ever in the Arsenal’s history.
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England retro tracksuit tops are a superb way to cheer on the lads when they play the USA in the Group C opener, on Saturday June 12, 2010. An England retro tracksuit top not only brings back happy memories from a bygone era, but they also look really cool.
Below are two England retro tracksuit tops from teams that did the country proud in the past at the world’s biggest sporting event.
England 1986 World Cup Tracktop
This England retro tracksuit top is manufactured by Umbro and is the one worn by the players in the 1986 World Cup Finals, in Mexico.
England started the competition badly, but managed to qualify for the knock-out stages by beating Poland 3-0, with a hat-trick from Gary Lineker.
Of course, England lost 2-1 to Argentina in the quarter finals, thanks to Maradona’s infamous “Hand of God”. However, Gary Lineker did finish the tournament as leading scorer with 6 goals, winning the golden boot award.
It was a tournament of what could have been, but one thing is for certain, you can definitely wear these England retro tracksuit tops with pride, when cheering the lads on this year.
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England 1966 Jacket
This is more of a jacket than an England retro tracksuit top, but nonetheless this is a cool vintage design that will look great with a pair of jeans.
Manufactured by Umbro, this is the jacket worn by manager, Sir Alf Ramsey, in the 1966 World Cup triumph.
Please note that this is the first time that this jacket has been made available and there are limited stocks, so order now to avoid disappointment.
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Gordon Banks is considered by many to be the greatest ever English keeper. In fact, in a poll carried out by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), Banks was voted in as the second best goalkeeper of the 20th Century, behind Lev Yashin in 1st Place and in front of Dino Zoff in 3rd.
Such was Banks prowess between the sticks that a popular phrase in the English language was slightly changed in his honour to “Safe as the Banks of England.”
Gordon Banks retro goalkeeper shirt
Until the final against Germany, Banks had let in one goal during the World Cup and that was a penalty in the semi finals by Eusebio.
This is the Yellow England Goalkeeper Shirt worn by Gordon Banks in the 1966 World Cup. It is a wonderful example of retro England football shirts available from this era, which really does look great.
The shirt comes pre-numbered with #1 on the back, as shown in the photo opposite.
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Gordon Banks England Retro Football Shirts
Gordon Banks is not only remembered for being a member of the England side that famously won the 1966 World Cup.
He is probably equally remembered for the save he made against Pele in the 1970 World Cup.
Pele himself said that it was the best piece of goalkeeping he had ever seen. The famous blue goalkeeper shirt he wore during the 1970 World Cup to make that save is one of those England retro football shirts that is a timeless classic. And now you can be the proud owner of one of them.
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Retro Tracksuit Tops - Portsmouth Retro
This 70’s Portsmouth tracksuit top is a retro track suit at it’s best!
The colour and style are such that it will go great with a pair of jeans.
These retro tracksuit tops were originally worn by the Portsmouth team of the seventies, which included Kris Kamara, now more well known for his co-commentating on Sky Sports.
There is a great variation of Pompey’s ’smiley crest’ on the retro track suit, which really adds something to the overall look!
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Johan Cruyff was the star in the “Total Football” Holland side, in the seventies. Although a striker, he felt equally at home in midfield or on the wings, where he would inevitably perform an amazing piece of skill that became commonly known as the “Cruyff Turn”.
Cruyff began his club career at Ajax, but having been voted European Player of the year for the 2nd time in 1973, he moved to Barcelona for what was then a world record fee of £922,300. At this time, he was considered by many to be the best player in the world.
Towards the end of his career, after turning his back on Europe, Cruyff was expected to join the New York Cosmos, as had many other high profile names. Instead, he signed for the LA Aztecs.
However, Cruyff did in fact make two appearances as a guest player in the Cosmos side and this is the shirt he wore in the Giants Statium, in 1978.
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Throughout his career, Cruyff played for a number of great sides, but below are perhaps his most iconic shirts. As well as the various Holland football shirts he appeared in, is of course his Barcelona retro shirts, which are unsurprisingly very popular.
However, our personal favourite is the the Dutch football shirt from the seventies, which will forever be synonymous with the legend that is Johan Cruyff.
