Retro Football Shirts

Former 1960s Nantes legend Jean-Claude Suaudeau stepped up to take charge of his former club in the summer of 1982 following a nine-year spell in charge of the club’s youth sections. It would prove to be an inspired appointment with Suaudeau having been responsible...

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...

For a club used to being a top six fixture in the English top flight during this era, the 1977-78 League season represented something of a disappointment for Ipswich, with a lowly 18th place finish, just three points above the relegation zone. Few supporters...

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...

It was the arrival as new coach of a young, bold and ambitious José Mourinho from União de Leiria that would bring a miraculous reversal of fortune for a FC Porto team that had been in the midst of a slump. Promising players already...

One of Europe's great clubs during the 1960s, even today Dukla Prague remains something of a cult icon because of the famously distinctive shirt they sported during their glory days. And what glory days they were. Winners of five Czechoslovakian titles and four domestic...

Having established himself as a Bayern München legend for his coaching success there in the 70s, Udo Lattek returned and repeated the same trick the following decade too. His four-year second spell came to an end at the climax of the 1986-87 season with...

Having lifted the UEFA Cup the previous season, FC Porto entered the 2003-04 campaign ready to test themselves against Europe’s elite. Under José Mourinho, a disciplined and fiercely determined side progressed through a demanding Champions League campaign, with players such as Deco, Maniche, Ricardo...

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...

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...

Internazionale's star-studded squad was strengthened yet further for the 1997-98 season with the addition of Ronaldo, Diego Simeone, Alvaro Recoba and Paulo Sousa. The new squad settled well and remained unbeaten in their first dozen games before ultimately finishing a close second in 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...

As Italy opened its doors to foreign imports for the first time in a generation, Roma benefited more than most fellow Serie A clubs by winning the race for the influential Brazilian midfield general, Falcao. He was at the heart of a powerful midfield...

Big-name signings Dennis Bergkamp and Wim Jonk brought huge optimism that the 1993-94 season could be a successful one for FC Internazionale. That optimism was only partly realised - domestically this proved a disappointing season with redemption coming in Europe as Inter secured a...

For FC Lugano the early 1950s represented an unremarkable time in footballing terms. Champions of Switzerland as recently as 1949, under former Swiss World Cup international Tulio Grassi the club drifted to mid-table regulars who were very strong at home but travelled less well....

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...

With a matter of weeks remaining of the 1980-81 season Ipswich Town remained firmly in contention to win an historic treble. Bobby Robson's stylish team had led the Division 1 table for most of the season while simultaneously battling its way through to the...

Internazionale enjoyed a successful European campaign during the 1985-86 season which saw them reach and lose to Real Madrid in the UEFA Cup semi-finals for the second successive season. But while the goals and creativity of players like Rummenigge, Altobelli and Brady shone through,...

A strong qualifying campaign saw Portugal edge out the Soviet Union to reach the finals of the 1984 European Championships, the nation's first international tournament participation since 1966. At the tournament proper the players quickly proved they were destined to light up the tournament....

The mid 1990s marked a strong resurgence for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the upper tier of German football. Under the intelligent guidance of Bernd Krauss, and strengthened by key signings such as Stefan Effenberg, Patrick Andersson, Martin Dahlin and Heiko Herrlich, Die Fohlen once again...

It was all change for the 1991-92 season as Internazionale bade farewell to Giovanni Trapattoni after half a decade in charge and appointed the relatively unknown Corrado Orrico as his successor. The squad was reshaped with the addition of new players like Stefano Desideri,...

Internazionale enjoyed a successful European campaign during the 1985-86 season which saw them reach and lose to Real Madrid in the UEFA Cup semi-finals for the second successive season. But while the goals and creativity of players like Rummenigge, Altobelli and Brady shone through,...

Internazionale claimed a spectacular European Cup success in their debut season in the competition. A series of tough draws took them through the competition unbeaten against Everton, Monaco, Partizan Belgrade and Borussia Dortmund and on to a Final encounter against five-time winners Real Madrid....

The first half of the 1970s was hardly memorable for the Colombian national team, but there were moments of interest outside the failed World Cup qualification campaigns. A team led by the attacking flair of Ernesto Diaz and Willington Ortiz participated in the 1972...

As the 1950s drew to an end the Dutch national side was under the management of Romanian Elek Schwartz and enjoying varying fortunes. The calendar year of 1959 brought a heavy defeat in West Germany, but also crushing home wins over Belgium and Norway....

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 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...

The 1985-86 season did not quite reach the same heights as the previous campaign for Atlético Madrid with coach Luis Aragonés unable to build on that runner’s-up spot in La Liga and Copa del Rey win. The 13 goals scored by both the South...

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,...

Internazionale's star-studded squad was strengthened yet further for the 1997-98 season with the addition of Ronaldo, Diego Simeone, Alvaro Recoba and Paulo Sousa. The new squad settled well and remained unbeaten in their first dozen games before ultimately finishing a close second in the...