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My First Football Shirt: Mark Ogden
Never forget that Admiral were the first. Before they started manufacturing replica shirts en masse in the 70s, few people even had football shirts to speak...
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My First Football Shirt: Perry Groves
As part of our My First Football Shirt series we spoke to Arsenal legend Perry Groves about his favourite Arsenal shirts and moments.
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My First Football Shirt: Rob Lee
Despite all the new designs and innovations we see each year on kits, sometimes you just can't beat the plain old classics. That's what Rob Lee thinks, as he...
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My first Liverpool football shirt: Sachin Nakrani
It is easy when looking back on your favourite football shirts and memories from the game to avoid picking the obvious choice. But, sometimes that obvious...
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My First Manchester United Football Shirt by Adam McKola
If you were a Manchester United fan growing up in the 1990s you weren't just blessed with great football, but also a host of great shirts too. Adam McKola was...
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My First Everton Football Shirt by James Dart
If you don't follow James Dart on Twitter , do it. Do it right now. The Guardian's digital editor, James Dart is the master at finding random football...
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My First Football Shirt: Adam Hurrey
We spoke with journalist and author Adam Hurrey about his first football shirts and memories for the latest part of our My First Football Shirt series.
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My First Football Shirt: Ian Moore
We spoke with comedian Ian Moor for the latest in our My First Football Shirt series.
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My First Football Shirt: Steve Welsh
We caught up with illustrator and Boro fan Steve Welsh to talk about Skill Leisurewear football shirts, transformers-esque Pumas shirts and Real Madrid’s...
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My First Football Shirt: Stevie Green
We spoke to Stevie Green from Caught Offside and the Aston Villa Review podcast for the latest in our My First Football Shirt series.
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My First Football Shirt: Andy Mitten
We caught up with football writer, Andy Mitten, for the latest in our My First Football Shirt series, to talk all things Manchester United and more.
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My First Football Shirt: Jack Pitt-Brooke
You don't see enough elbow pads on shirts these days. As a matter of fact, you don't see any! So we're glad that Jack Pitt-Brooke is keeping the the fad alive...
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My First Football Shirt: Le Grove
in the latest of our My First Football Shirt series we spoke with Le Grove about their first and favourite memories of Arsenal and their jerseys.
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My First Football Shirt: Sam Diss
We spoke to Sam Diss from Mundial for our My First Football Shirt Series. We spoke about West Ham x PONY shirts, West Germany in '90 and that Di Canio volley.
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My First Football Shirt: Scott Johnston
We spoke to Scott Johnston from @thefootyblognet for our My First Football Shirt Series. We spoke about Rangers, Hidetoshi Nakata and Super Ally McCoist.
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My first Liverpool Shirt by Neil Atkinson
In celebration of Football Shirt Friday (raising awareness and money for the Bobby Moore fund ) this edition of our My First Football Shirt series sees us...
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My first Arsenal football shirt by Tim Stillman
We spoke to Tim Stillman for our My First Football Shirt Series. We spoke about Arsenal x adidas shirts, Gilberto Silva and Dennis Bergkamp.
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My First Football Shirt: Dane Hinchy
We caught up with Dane Hinchy from sock lovers, The Final Third about his first and favourite football shirts and when Arshavin and Torres played out a...
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My First Football Shirt: Irving Perez
We spoke to football shirt designer Irving Perez for our My First Football Shirt Series. We spoke about Mexico at the '94 World Cup and Cuauhtémoc Blanco overhead kicks.
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My first football shirt: Kitted Out podcast
We caught up with Ollie Shepherd, the presenter of the Kitted Out podcast, part of the TOJOS network to talk about his first football shirt memories.
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My First Football Shirt: Max Rushden
We caught up with Max Rushden off of The Guardian Football Weekly to talk classic Cambridge kits, Holsten Spurs shirts and Lee Philpott’s right foot. What was...
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My First Football Shirt: Robert Lintott
We spoke to Robert Lintott from 7500 to Holt for our My First Football Shirt Series. We spoke about Stewart Downing, 1957 FA Cup heroics and Benteke volleys.
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My First Arsenal Football Shirt by Amy Lawrence
We spoke to Amy Lawrence of The Athletic for our My First Football Shirt Series. We spoke about fancy dress Arsenal shirts and George Weah rockets.
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My First Atalanta football Shirt by Kristan Heneage
Thanks to their explosively attacking football, recent years have seen Gian-Piero Gasperini's Atalanta side become cult favourites, and with that their shirts...
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My First Football Shirt: David Conn
We spoke to David Conn from The Guardian for our My First Football Shirt Series. We spoke about vintage Manchester City shirts and famous Brazil goals.
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My First Football Shirt: Elis James
We spoke to comedian donator Elis James for our My First Football Shirt Series. We spoke about Wales' 1990 shirt, Mark Hughes goals and Admiral's train tracks.
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My First Football Shirt: Mark Brigden
As a fan there are certain football moments that stick in your mind. Mark Brigden has interviewed Bobby Moore and George Best but they aren't his best memories.
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My First Football Shirt: Musa Okwonga
If you have been following FSC for a while now, you will know how much we love sponsors, especially retro ones! So we were delighted when we chatted to poet...
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My First Football Shirt: Ed Malyon
We spoke to Ed Malyon from The Athletic for our My First Football Shirt Series. We spoke about under-rated Crystal Palace shirts, 00s PSG and Nicola Ventola goals.
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My First Football Shirt: Josh Widdicombe
Italia 90 is generally considered the moment when England fell back in love with football. After years of issues around hooliganism, Sir Bobby Robson's team...
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My First Football Shirt: Lucy Bronze
When we interview people about their favourite shirts, most of the people have shared their memories of football shirts and moments they have watched from the...
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My First Football Shirt: Quickly Kevin
Manchester United have had some spectacular away shirts over the years but nothing comes close to the 1990-92 Manchester United away shirt. Michael, Chris &...
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My First Football Shirt: Chris Miller
We spoke to Spurs fan Chris Miller for our My First Football Shirt Series. We spoke about the Holsten years at Spurs, PONY's legendary kits and Harry Kane diving headers.
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My First Football Shirt: Craig Easton
Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund are a club that have, in recent years, seemed to go hand-in-hand. Klopp, You'll Never Walk Alone renditions, Nuri Sahin. These...
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My First Football Shirt: My Old Man Said
We spoke to David Michael of My Old Man Said for our My First Football Shirt Series. We spoke about 1980s Aston Villa shirts, golden Brazil tops and a classic Eder goal.
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My First Football Shirt: Neal Heard
Author Neal Heard recalls the glory days of 80s St Etienne, Dalglish era Scotland and the special Pelé goal that never was for our My First Football Shirt series.
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My First Football Shirt: Carl Anka
Sometimes coming late to the football shirt game is a bonus, because it allows you to explore all the kits on offer, vintage or modern, with a fresh and...
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My First Football Shirt: Chris Batten, Enter Shikari
Chris Batten from Enter Shikari is one of the few people to have made it to the top of the music industry and sponsor a football shirt.
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My First Football Shirt: Jonny Sharples
Nobby Solano? David Ginola? Newcastle Brown Ale? Newcastle in the 90s are now a full on nostalgia trend, so we are delighted to be looking back at the Toon...
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My First Football Shirt: Rob Warner
Rob Warner worked at the very top of the football shirt game, and his work with Puma and Italy even had a surprising Aston Villa flavour.
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Dominic Conrad: A man and his 100+ strong collection
In our latest interview, we speak to collector Dominic Conrad about his love for MLS, and the 2009 Manchester United shirts which kicked off his collection.
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Inigo Turner: adidas design head talks to FSC
We spoke in-depth with Inigo Turner, one of the leading members of the adidas design team and a man who's fingerprints are on a range of top kits.
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My First Football Shirt: Daniel Storey
We caught up with football writer Daniel Storey to discuss his favourite football shirts, including classic Nottingham Forest football shirts.
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Phil Galloway: The Illustrator behind THAT Tierney picture
You may know Phil Galloway because of a certain Tierney image, and we spoke to the illustrator in detail about his meteoric rise.
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Robbie Barratt: What it's like to shoot at a World Cup
If you can't play at a World Cup, the next best thing is to photograph at one. Photographer Robbie Barratt has done just that.
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Ted Philipakos: The story behind Venezia in 2020
The 2020 Venezia home and away kits were spectacular, and we spoke to the agency behind the standout collection, Fly Nowhere.
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My First Football Shirt: Jonathan Wilson
We spoke to the blizzard’s Jonathan Wilson about classic counter attacks hideous Sunderland football shirts and no fuss Uruguay football shirts.
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Rob Warner: Ex Puma and Umbro head talks about his kit design journey and his new academy
Rob Warner is one of the few people who's designed a World Cup winning kit, and our interview with him dived deep into his past with Puma.
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The story behind The Black Out Collection
The Black Out Collection tells a powerful story through the medium of football shirts. We caught up with one of the people behind the project.
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My First Football Shirt Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer is a living legend, not least for his boyhood club Newcastle. Was his first or favourite shirt a Toon kit though?
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My First Football Shirt: Iain MacIntosh
We spoke to Ian MacIntosh of The Athletic for our My First Football Shirt Series. We spoke about his first shirt, his love of Southend shirts and Cantona.
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My First Football Shirt: Keisuke Yamada
We spoke to Keisuke Yamada from City Boys FC for our My First Football Shirt Series. We spoke about Sampdoria glory days, J.League classics and Nakata goals.
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My First Football Shirt: Michael Cox
We spoke to football journalist Michael Cox chatted about his first and favourite shirts, alongside his memories of a special goal at the 2006 World Cup.
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Danika Magdelena: "As long as we're vibing”
Danika Magdelena has been making serious waves in the photography world, and we sat down with the rising star to talk about her journey.
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AKFC: Making waves for all the right reasons
Get to know AKFC. The fictional team have just released the amazing new AKFC shirt which rivals anything else you'll see in the kit game.
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Gustavo Psonkevich: How to go from concept to professional designer
Many concept designers are good enough to design real kits, and Gustavo Psonkevich has actually made the jump from concept to professional.
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Joe Gillibrand: Designing Football Shirts for New Balance
In the world of football shirts, how much of a say does a designer have? We caught up with Joe Gillibrand of New Balance to find out.
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“We are not normal” - The story of FC Nordsjӕlland
The story of FC Nordsjӕlland is one like no other. From a pioneering academy to proven results on the pitch, this is a special team.
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A tale of love - Inside the world of Newell’s Old Boys
Newell's Old Boys are a storied football club with a rich history, and we caught up with Community Manager, Natxo Torné to chat more.
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Ellis Platten: AwayDays, shirts and the future of both
Ellis Platten has been creating a tonne of football shirt content recently, so he was a natural choice for our next FSC interview.
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