Choosing a Retro England Shirt - A Look at 3 Vintage England Football Shirts From Past Tournaments

Of all the vintage England football shirts availableLions" shield in the centre of the shirt. On the back of
there is obviously one retro England shirt that standsthese vintage England football shirts is the text
out above the rest, after all England have only ever"Shearer", probably England's most important player in
won the one World Cup. However, although thethe tournament, together with his number 9.
famous red jersey of 1966 may be the most iconicEngland 1990 World Cup shirt
of English shirts, there are still a great choice of otherSix years earlier, England had once again got to the
vintage England football shirts out there at specialistsemi finals of a major tournament. This time it was
websites online.the 1990 World Cup. Once more Germany were the
It is certainly true that England have been extremelyopposition and once more England agonisingly lost out
unlucky over the years, missing out on penalties soon penalties.
many times, as well as other factors out of theirOne of the most iconic images of all England retro
own hands, such as a certain goal by Diegofootball shirts, is Gazza crying in the semi-final after
Maradona. Of course, there are some great vintagethe moment he received a yellow card and realised
England football shirts commemorating the highs andthat he would miss the final, if England managed to
lows of those tournaments.beat Germany.
Below we take a look at 3 vintage England footballThe England 1990 World Cup shirt is made by Umbro
shirts from past tournaments, so if you are currentlyand is based around a white shirt with blue trim on
searching for a retro England shirt to cheer the boysthe collar and sleeves. It comes pre-numbered with
on in South Africa, then you should definitely consider19, the number worn by Paul Gascoigne in the
one of these.semi-final.
England Euro 1996 shirtEngland 1966 World Cup Final shirt
The first retro England shirt that we are looking at isThese vintage England football shirts celebrate the
not actually a World Cup shirt, but one from theEngland team's finest hour, the day they lifted the
European Championships. Euro 96 was arguably theWorld Cup, in 1966. This retro England shirt and the
most exciting tournament England ever played in,heroes that wore it have now become a part of our
where they got us to the semi-finals, only to lose onculture.
penalties to Germany.The classic long-sleeved red jersey, which includes a
This really is an awesome looking retro England shirtlarge "Three Lions" shield, looks simply awesome with
that is based around a white shirt with a dark blue,a pair of jeans.
white and light blue trim on the collar and a "Three