1954 'The Miracle of Bern' Toffs shirt

decade later. "It's steeped in German mythology just like 1966 is for England.And just for good measure, TOFFS - founded by Arsenal fan Alan Finch more than ten years ago - also holds licences with many football clubs and associations from all around...
26 December 2006

The Arsenal Museum

Arsenal Football Club’s new museum was unveiled on Monday October 16 2006 and promises Gunners fans a chance to marvel at legendary artefacts and find out more about the club. The North London team has recently moved to the new 60,000-capacity Emirates...
21 December 2006

Liverpool football shirt collection not sold

cup final occasions, and even their reaction to key moments in each game. Perhaps it was Michael Owens winner against Arsenal in the 2001 FA Cup Final, or Jerzey Dudeks final penalty save on the auspicious night in Istanbul, or maybe Steven Gerrards...
17 December 2006

No betting on football shirts ?

Aston Villa play in the Premiership." Shirt sponsors Manchester Utd: AIG (insurance) Chelsea: Samsung mobile (electronics) Arsenal: Fly Emirates (airline) Portsmouth: OKI (business printing) Liverpool: Carlsberg (brewing) Reading: Kyocera (electronics)...
13 December 2006

Nicking the shirts off their backs

colours from Notts County. Are there any other clubs who took their kit from different teams?" We might as well start with Arsenal, Neil, who pinched their dark red shirts from Nottingham Forest. "In 1895 a selection of Forest players joined the squad,...
07 November 2006

The history of Umbro

Manchester City, which won the FA Cup that year. Over the 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...
05 November 2006

Getting Shirty - Goalkeeper shirt History

of their tops for the 1923 Challenge Cup Final. Back home in Britain, numbered shirts didn't appear until August 1928 when Arsenal and Chelsea ran out for the new season, but that little experiment only lasted two League games and they didn't become...
02 November 2006

Collectors Stories : Mick's West Ham United shirt collection

1960's away signed by Hurst, Peters, Martin and Redknapp 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...
20 October 2006

Top shirt sponsorships

telecoms. As well as Bayern Munich, Real Madrid ( Siemens Mobile) Chelsea ( Samsung Mobile) Manchester United (Vodafone Arsenal ( Telefonica's 02) FC Porto ( Portugal Telecom) and Borussia Dortmund ( E.On) are among the teams on our list of the most...
13 October 2006

FC Barcelona football shirt sponsorship: a big deal?

support Man United earlier, or Real Madrid of late, you were footballing dork. The slightly discerning always fell for Arsenal. But back then, it was much like rock music much, much before MTV came home. You were to fall in love with football just as...
03 September 2006