folks, we give you THAT Coventry Kit from the mid-to-late-1970's. So who was to blame for this fashion 'faux pas'? It was Admiral, one of the most well-known kit manufacturers in Britain at that time. They shot to fame in 1974 when the FA chose the...
06 February 2007
Ipswich, Forest and Liverpool were tearing up Europe in slinky little adidas and Umbro numbers, Coventry and Wales had THAT Admiral kit, and errr... Newcastle went Bukt-astic. Gone were the days of towelling cotton, baggy saggy crew necks (my old 'no...
23 December 2006
Early 1960's home number 6 1970's 1975 FA Cup quarter-final (Arsenal) 1975 FA Cup final 1976 Charity Shield 1976-80 admiral home and away 1976 Cup Winners Cup final match worn (by Paddon) number 8 1978 match worn (by Lampard and Holland) number 3 and 8...
20 October 2006
Derby County home shirt 1984-85 One of the first shirts specifically launched to commemorate a club's centenary was this Admiral affair for a Derby County side then languishing in the Third Division. The shirt featured a diagonal sash over the left...
26 August 2006
