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Walking down Brick Lane in East London last Thursday, there was an unusually high number of people wearing Football shirts. Either it was the new trend for the Shoreditch crowd, or ‘Classic Football Shirts’ was in town.
Started by two Manchester University students in 2006, ‘Classic Football Shirts’ (CFS), has grown from a semi-detached house to a multi-million shirt online business.
With a warehouse by the Etihad, CFS sell football shirts, Replica and Match Worn from around the world. No copies. No Fakes.
Following the success of the first ‘Fabric of Football’ exhibition, curated by CFS earlier this year at Manchester’s National Football Museum. Classic Football Shirts decided to show the 500 shirt collection in East London.
Featuring Classic and Match Worn shirts from clubs and national teams around the world, this impressive collection is second to none. From Non-League to Champions League, to World Cups and beyond, this amazing exhibition has it all.
Accompanying the exhibition nearby, was a 'Classic Shirts' Pop-up Store sale, featuring hundreds of shirts from around the world.
Inside the packed out Boutique, it was all sharp elbows and armpits, as a room full of (mainly) men, struggled to get a glimpse of the retro treasures.
Since discovering ‘Classic Football Shirts’ I have finally found my Mecca and life calling. The geek in me has been unleashed. So if CFS has any openings, please consider this an application. I’m your man.
Here is a selection of Football Fly favourites from ‘The Fabric Football’...



Napoli
3rd Shirt
1990

Tottenham Hotspur
Home Shirt
1985
Worn by Chris Waddle

English Football
1991-2000
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Holland​
Home Shirt
1989
Worn by Marco Van Basten v Finland

Juventus
Home Shirt
1982​
Worn by Marco Tardelli v Aston Villa UEFA Cup

Everton
Home Shirt
1986
Worn by Kevin Sheedy

Middlesbrough
Home Shirt
1987-88

England
Third Shirt
1973
Issued to Tony Currie


Queens Park Rangers
Home
1983
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Sampdoria
Home Shirt
1994-95

Italian football
1992-96

Juventus
Centenary 3rd Shirt
1997
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Real Madrid
Home Shirt
2001
Worn by Zinedine Zidane v Alves

West Germany
Away Shirt
1991
Worn by Dietmar Beirsdorfer v England

L. Soviet Union Away Shirt
Worn by Vasyl Rats v Ireland Euro 88
R. Holland Home Shirt
Worn by Ronald Koeman v England Euro 88

Soviet Union
Home Shirt
Euro 88
Issued to Ivan Vyshnevskyi v England


Flamengo
Home Shirt
1985

Olympique Marseille
Home Shirt
1992-93 Champions League​
Worn by Franck Sauzee v Rangers

French Football
1990's

Arsenal
Home Shirt
1985
Worn by Paul Davis
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Borussia Dortmund
Home Shirt
1996-97 Champions League
Worn by Andreas Muller v Manchester United

AC Milan
Home Shirt
1992-93 Champions League
Worn by Demetrio Albertini v PSV

AC Milan
Home Shirts
1990's

Brazil
Home Shirt
2006 World Cup
Worn by Roberto Carlos v Holland


Boca Juniors
Home Shirt
1992

Werder Bremen
Home Shirt
1986 Fussballmeister
Worn by Murdo MacLeod v Celtic UEFA Cup

Manchester United
Away Shirt
1990-92
Issued to Mark Hughes for the 92' League Cup Final

World Cup 1998
France

Denmark
Home Shirt
1986
Worn by Jan Molby v Finland

USA
Away Shirt
1994 World Cup
Worn by Earnie Stewart

Norwich City
Home Shirt
1994

World Cup 2006
Germany

Denmark
Away Shirt + MD Cow
1986
Worn by Jan Heintze v Liverpool

Brazil
Home Shirt
1990 World Cup
Worn by Jorginho

Dulwich Hamlet
Home Shirt
2017

European Clubs