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Play-Offs 2017 | Kit Up for Wembley!

(19/05/17)

After a long season of battling away, the majority of teams in the United Kingdom know their fates. Titles have been won and league positions lost, but for six teams, it’s all still up in the air.The EFL Championship, League One and League Two play-off finals will all be contested in the next two weeks and thousands of fans will flock...

Who Are Ya? | Ten Things You Didn't Know About...AFC Bournemouth

(19/05/17)

From the foot of England’s fourth division and almost disappearing altogether to fighting for a place at the top table in the Premier League, AFC Bournemouth have had an all but different route to the top.We all know about the Cherries since they burst into the English top flight in 2015, but who are they, really? Here are ten things you might...

Back at the Top Table | Manchester United

(12/05/17)

One of Europe’s most commanding and dominating forces, once more we see Manchester United in a major European domestic final after a six year absence. This week we saw the Red Devils brush past Spanish underdogs Celta Vigo to book a place in the Europa League Final where they face Dutch giants Ajax in Stockholm on May 24th.It’s United&rsquo...

MESSI | 500 Not Out

(28/04/17)

From a humble city upbringing in Argentina to being on top of the football universe, Lionel Messi has taken on the world of football and won. Having scored his 500th Barcelona goal this week, we took a look at the brilliant forward.Born in Rosario, a city in Argentina he was passionate about the game since the age of four and joined boyhood club Newell...

Who Are Ya? | Ten Things You Didn't Know About...Leicester City

(28/04/17)

Two years ago information on the history of Leicester City Football Club was limited to those passionate Foxes fans across the midlands, but a lot can happen within two years in football from clinging to to Premier League survival to winning it.Here are ten facts you may not have known about the world’s favourite rags to riches side...

Who Are Ya? | Ten Things You Didn't Know About...Norwich City

(21/04/17)

Perhaps famed nowadays for bouncing up and down between the Premier League and the Championship, Norwich City are a club with a rich history and truly are a ‘proper’ football club. Now in England’s second tier and set for another season in the Championship, we take a look at ten facts you may not know about the Canaries. &...

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)

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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...