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Gordon Banks retro shirt

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

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 Vintage Goalkeeper Shirt

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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Johan Cruyff Retro Shirts

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.