History of Liverpool football shirt design

of the time where the reverse scenarion of white shirts and red v-neck collar. For the occasions of playing teams like Sunderland the team would play in all yellow. It was this home shirt which saw the very first sponsorship deal placed on it when...
25 December 2006

Nicking the shirts off their backs

Some reckon the red comes from the fact that the club was set up by English miners who had sailed from Southampton and Sunderland. There's also a theory that a trip to England yielded no blue and white tops, forcing the change. But "the most credible...
07 November 2006

The history of Umbro

FC Moscow, West Bromwich Albion and Nottingham Forest. From the 2007/2008 season onwards, Birmingham City, Hull City, Sunderland, West Ham United and Heart of Midlothian will also be wearing Umbro kits. In addition to club teams, Umbro also produced...
05 November 2006

Christie's Football memorabilia auction 13-09-2006

£4,000-6,000), a selection of caps, medals and shirts associated with the career of the former Celtic, Crystal Palace, Sunderland and Scotland striker John 'Yogi' Hughes, including a medal presented to him by Celtic after their European Cup triumph in...
04 September 2006