(This service delivers the next day before 1.30pm Monday - Friday, Royal Mail will sometimes deliver on a Saturday however this is not guaranteed), UPS Next Day Courier - £8 Admiral began the decade with the launch of a new England kit in 1980, the first new kit in nearly 6 years. Add Your Review. The red change kit was worn for the first time on 3 June 1982 in Finland and then appeared twice in the World Cup Finals (the version worn against West Germany had a slightly different design on the chest).

When England won the World Cup in 1966, Bert Patrick, the owner of Cook & Hurst Ltd, commenced manufacturing and marketing football kits. Personalised shirts are non-returnable unless faulty. 14 March 1981: The League Cup final ends in a 1–1 draw between Liverpool and West Ham United. At the beginning of the 1965-66 season Umbro replaced Bukta as kit suppliers and plain white stockings were introduced. Manchester United failed to make the top five and this shortcoming cost Dave Sexton his manager's job. Something went wrong. 12 March 1981: Ken Brown continues to build for the future of First Division strugglers Norwich City by paying Queens Park Rangers £225,000 for 22-year-old goalkeeper Chris Woods. We use cookies and similar tools to enhance your shopping experience, to provide our services, understand how customers use our services so we can make improvements, and display ads. More kits and the stories behind them in the same beautifully depicted, page-turning format. They were joined by runners-up Notts County and a Swansea City side whose third-place finish gave them First Division football for the first time in their history and also completed a record of three promotions in four seasons. After a period of relative inactivity during the mid-1990s, the Admiral trademark was acquired by Hay & Robertson plc in 1997, and ownership was transferred to International Brand Licensing plc in a demerger in 2002. Realising the potential of the replica kit market, Admiral brokered a deal with the Football Association in 1974 to produce the first commercially available England shirt that featured a sportswear manufacturers logo. I'd buy them all. Please note: Cambridge United, in only their 11th season as a Football League team, stand fourth in the division harbouring dreams of the quickest modern day rise from non-league football to the First Division.[2]. He also turned out for Lincoln City (twice), Merthyr Town, Chesterfield and Rochdale. True Colours features a detailed illustration of every home, away and third kit worn by England's leading clubs from 1980 to the present day, as well as explaining when it was worn, who wore it and important matches in which it featured. 20 December 1980: Tom Waring, 74, scored 159 league goals from centre-forward for Aston Villa between 1928 and 1935, though he failed to win a major trophy with them. A fiercely-contested First Division title race went right to the wire between Aston Villa and Ipswich Town, as challenges from the likes of Arsenal, West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool fell away during the season's closing stages. Long sleeve. Notts County and Derby County are pushing the top three hard, while the likes of Luton Town and Orient are starting to emerge as possible contenders. Personalised names will be printed in CAPITAL letters. Replica shirts are now sold in their thousands as supporters copy their heroes, and clubs change their kits regularly to reflect contemporary fashions while still holding true to their team's traditional visual identity and colours. 17 October 1980: Andy Ritchie, the highly promising Manchester United striker who turns 20 next month, is surprisingly sold to Brighton & Hove Albion for £500,000. Crystal Palace endured a dreadful season with just six wins.