Mullock Madeley sporting memorabilia auction 4 & 5 december 2006

Mullock Madeley - One of the UK's leading Sporting memorabilia auctioneers specialising in Antique Fishing Tackle, Football Memorabilia and other sporting memorabilia. On 4 & 5 December a major Sale of Sporting Memorabilia at Ludlow Racecourse took...
18 January 2007

No betting on football shirts ?

when they appear on youngsters' replica kits. Big club shirt sponsorships by gaming companies currently include Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers and Middlesbrough. Internet betting businesses are already reeling from the ban on their...
13 December 2006

Nicking the shirts off their backs

"I believe that Leeds took their colours from the great Real Madrid team of the 50s," writes Neil Connolly. " I also heard that Juventus took their colours from Notts County. Are there any other clubs who took their kit from different teams?" We might...
07 November 2006

The history of Umbro

years Umbro have also produced kits for major teams including: Arsenal, Club Bolivar, Cruz Azul, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, C.A.Independiente , Liverpool, Aston Villa, Leeds United, Everton, Rangers, Deportivo La Coruña, Olympique...
05 November 2006

Getting Shirty - Goalkeeper shirt History

wear the number one there's no law in the game to say an outfield player cannot wear that number. Indeed, former Tottenham Hotspur favourite Ossie Ardiles wore the number one shirt for Argentina during the 1982 World Cup Finals. And he's not the only...
02 November 2006

Wembley memories buried

items - was buried underneath the centre spot. Prominent Wembley figures who took part in the ceremony included Tottenham Hotspur and England player Jermain Defoe, FA head of football development Sir Trevor Brooking, stadium architect Lord Norman...
27 September 2006

Christie's Football memorabilia auction 13-09-2006

: In the above match played on 2nd April 1910 at Hampden Park, Scotland defeated England 2-0 LOT 90 A WHITE AND BLUE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1987 F.A.CUP FINAL SHIRT No.14, with v-neck collar and embroidered badge, inscribed THFC, F.A.Cup Final, 1987 Estimate...
04 September 2006

Football shirt sponsorship

at some top clubs (up to £20 million a year in 2006/07) means that only large, private companies will now do. In 2002 Tottenham Hotspur announced a new four-year £15 million deal with kit manufacturer Kappa, while travel firm Thomson announced a new £4...
24 August 2006