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Who Are Ya? | Ten Things You Didn't Know About...Crystal Palace

(13/04/17)

One of the top sides in English football, Crystal Palace are in the world press 24/7 from coverage of their Premier League matches to transfer speculation. But for many there are some superb parts of the club unknown across football. Here we take a look at ten things you didn’t know about the Eagles. 1- In 1885 the...

Who Are Ya? | Ten Things You Didn’t Know About…Shrewsbury Town.

(07/04/17)

For fans across the...

BLOG | Football's Grandest Stage

(24/03/17)

It’s that time of the season once again; when club football is put on the back burner as football’s international sides, from giants to minnows battle it out for a chance to play on the biggest stage on the planet, the World Cup.Whether it be Germany and Brazil or Luxembourg and San Marino, the qualifiers give every side an equal platform...

BLOG | The Luck of the Irish

(17/03/17)

St. Patrick’s Day - A day of celebrating a nation of culture, beauty and heritage.Once a year it comes along where we all go just a shade green to remember and embrace everything Irish, and we here at Vintage Football Shirts we are now different.The Republic of Ireland is known for such elite sportsman in Gaelic Football, Rugby and of course...

BLOG | Leicester City - The Ultimate Hangover

(17/03/17)

We’ve all been there, we’ll stay for one and before you know it you’re in a taxi home with a bag of chips proclaiming you’ve had the best night of your life, but the next day you find yourself dizzy, confused and with a patchy memory.Well from the opening day of the Premier League season it was evident that one team...

BLOG | The Eagles Are Landing

(10/03/17)

They do things a little bit different at Selhurst Park..For all the rushing around from all big sides desperate to achieve their expectations, Crystal Palace in that respect are the same in terms of Premier League survival. But life...

BLOG | Rising Up The Rainbow Nation

(03/03/17)

For many collectors of the weird and wonderful in terms of football shirts, the more obscure the better.Bidvest Wits are a club who, for anyone born outside of South Africa, probably won’t have heard of. A former University side that formed almost a century ago as Wits University are beginning to pull up trees in Bafana Bafana.From a humble...

BLOG | Heart On Our Sleeve

(03/03/17)

Over the past decades football has changed for better or worse, sports science, television deals and boots any colour other than black…But breaking news this week could see kits in England change beyond recognition of the days of the likes of George Best, Bobby Moore and Jimmy Greaves.We could be about to see a massive shift in the way...

Remembering the Name on the Back

(24/02/17)

They say if you play for the name on the front of the shirt, they’ll remember the name on the back. For thousands of footballers across generations their career flies by and before they know it they are simply part of forgotten football history. But for some however, things are very different.A select special few with ability beyond comprehension...

RAUL: The Angel of Madrid

(17/02/17)

It takes a lot to become a true icon, let alone a legend but for Raul Gonzalez it looked almost effortless.The Spanish starlet was the linchpin in perhaps the greatest club side of them all between 1994 and 2010, turning out in the famous white strip of Real Madrid.Players of his nature are often nicknamed, and never did one seem as fitting as &lsquo...