Retro Football Shirts

Special shirts deserve special teams to wear them and Bayern München's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal winners from 1986 was a very special side. A high-calibre team featuring West German stars like Lothar Matthäus, Klaus Augenthaler, Hans Pflügler, Michael Rummenigge and the veteran Dieter Hoeneß stylishly...

1998 represented the year in which the Club Nacional de Football returned to Uruguayan national supremacy. Under the management of their former legendary defender Hugo De Leon, Nacional won both the Apertura and Clausura championships to comfortably win the overall title. From that year...

Founded in 1898 and joining the Swiss Football Association two years later, BSC Young Boys were quickly thrust into competitive action for the 1900-01 League season. The newcomers kicked off their regional second-tier West group in style, winning 7 of their 8 games and...

While Vasco da Gama made little impression on the national Serie A campaign in 1970, the club did capture its first Campeonato Carioca since 1958 under coach and former Brazilian playing legend, Tim. Vasco had lost a long-serving veteran in World Cup central defender...

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...

Betis as we know it is the result of a merger in late 1914 between Sevilla Balompié and Betis FC. Having obtained the royal patronage from King Alfonso XIII a few months earlier gave rise to the iconic name Real Betis Balompié, resulting in...

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 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...

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...

American soccer was enjoying a very high profile in 1976 thanks to the success of the North American Soccer League, but that success had not extended as far as the US national team. Former 1960s international Walt Chyzowych had the role of Director of...

The 1971-72 season brought a strong Bundesliga campaign for Eintracht Frankfurt which resulted in a 5th placed finish and qualification for the following season's UEFA Cup. Erich Ribbeck had crafted a side which both scored and conceded goals freely and boasted a highly effective...

The second-half of the 1970s had established Club Brugge as a major force in both the domestic and international game, but by the start of the 1980s that incredible cycle of success had ended and a difficult transition was happening. The departure of experienced...

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...

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 first foray of the University of Guadalajara into professional football occurred in the early 70s, with a team made up of students. After a few years in the lower divisions, the team bought a franchise and this is how 'Leones' reached the First...

The period from 1981 to 1983 represented solid if unspectacular times for BSC Young Boys. Under coach Bert Theunissen there was a mix of top six finishes, but outside the European places, and a mid-table Nationalliga A campaign in 1983 which led to a...

The summer of 1987 felt like a new beginning in Stuttgart. After years of doubt, coach Arie Haan brought a breath of fresh air to the Neckarstadion and created a real sense of optimism both on and off the field. Led by captain Fritz...

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...

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...

The 1972-73 season saw Hennes Weisweiler's thrilling Mönchengladbach side excel in cup competitions. A Bundesliga campaign bringing a fifth-placed finish, but more memorable was the famous extra-time success in the final of the DFB-Pokal against Köln, the winner scored by substitute Günter Netzer in...

The 1965 - 66 season represented the pinnacle of TSV 1860 München's long and illustrious history as die Löwen became German champions for the first and only time. Max Merkel's fine side rounded off a magnificent three-year period which had brought DFP Pokal success,...

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...

The 1985-86 campaign brought a new Benfica coach in Englishman John Mortimore and a firm attempt to wrest back the title from Porto. Leading the table for much of the season, a 2-1 loss in the penultimate championship round to Sporting Clube saw Porto...

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...

The hosting by Los Angeles of the 1984 Summer Olympics was a great opportunity for the United States team to enjoy home advantage and capture the imagination of a curious domestic audience in the soccer event. Unfortunately, the adventure ended prematurely in the group...

Milan would fall short in the defence of their Serie A title during the 1962-63 season, but this was a historic season wider afield as Milan took their first steps towards establishing the international reputation we know them for today. The club's legendary manager...

The 1999-00 season saw Ipswich finally return to the Premiership, the level they considered their natural domain. George Burley’s side was involved near the top end of the table all season, but by the end of the campaign fell agonisingly two points adrift of...

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...

Hopes were high at Craven Cottage that the 1999/00 season would bring a Fulham push for promotion to the Premier League. Paul Bracewell's team started the campaign strongly with a run of 15 games unbeaten in all competitions, but a sticky run that yielded...

To reach an FA Cup Final is an undoubted achievement for any club and to do so as a Division 2 side, as Fulham did in 1975, is an even more impressive feat, especially when you consider the marathon number of games they played...