1980's Umbro City Shirts

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Tommy Booth testimonial match worn shirt.....20th May 1981...City 1981 FA Cup Final side v City 1969 FA Cup Final side.

 

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1980/81 First Division Tommy Caton signed long sleeve match worn shirt.

The powerful centre-half would appear forty three times in all competitions during the campaign.

 

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1987-89 Second Division Home and away match shirts set

 

[spacecadet]

Good stuff, love these posts.

 

[City_Shirts]

Good stuff, love these posts.

Shirts should be seen - Especially the 80's stuff :-)

 

[City_Shirts]

1979/80 First Division squad number 20 shirt worn during post-season tour games of North America at the end of May 1980

 

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1981 FA Cup Semi-Final Joe Corrigan match worn shirt from City’s 1-0 extra -time victory over Ipswich Town at Villa Park on 11th April 1981.

 

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1987-88 Second Division match worn shirt....Mainly worn by Kenny Clements but also Mark Seagraves & Paul Lake during its only season with brother sponsor.

 

[Maccblue]

Tommy Booth testimonial match worn shirt.....20th May 1981...City 1981 FA Cup Final side v City 1969 FA Cup Final side.

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I was at that game sure the score was something like 8-2 and Franny scored a penalty after winning it with a dive !!!
Got the programme somewhere

Didn’t realise it was so close after the cup final

 

[Frankie lad]

What a brilliant thread.
I had a wonderful yellow Tony Coton top which blew off the washing line and was never seen again.

 

[City_Shirts]

1985-87 First Division Mick McCarthy match worn shirt.

Signed from Barnsley during December 1983, funded by the sale of Tommy Caton to Arsenal, The Irish International would go on to appear 163 times for the blues scoring 3 goals before departing for Celtic in the summer of 1987.

 

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1979/80 First Division Dave Bennett match worn shirt v Norwich City.....1st March 1980....The only occasion Bennett would wear the number 11 during the campaign.

 

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1987/88 Second Division Steve Redmond match worn shirt, the young City skipper was ever present during the season in all competitions including City’s 10-1 victory over Huddersfield Town.

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

1981-82 First Division match worn Bobby McDonald shirt.

This was the third season in a row this style was worn but the first with the circular badge following two seasons with the COA.

Bobby can be seen in the shirt during a 1-0 City victory over Coventry City on 12th December 1981.

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Christmas 1981. I was 8, and I'd dropped hint after hint that I wanted the home kit for chrimbo. Can you imagine the excitement on my face when I opened the box from Tyldesley and cook sports shop.. that excitement turned to disappointment when I realised it was the away kit :( I was gutted! I was City mad and loved all things blue. Anyway, I put it on and knocked on for my best mate of the time(another blue) who said he loved it..then a few other blues seen it and loved it. All of a sudden I was in love with this black n red beauty. The next day, I remember playing on the pitch at the side of our house in my new kit and I kept running in to get the score at Dippers away..we were winning. I'll always remember listening to the last 10 mins on the radio and my dad saying "these bastards will get an equaliser". But they didn't, we won 3-1. Its mad how a kit can evoke so many memories. Great pictures City Shirts.

 

[City_Shirts]

Christmas 1981. I was 8, and I'd dropped hint after hint that I wanted the home kit for chrimbo. Can you imagine the excitement on my face when I opened the box from Tyldesley and cook sports shop.. that excitement turned to disappointment when I realised it was the away kit :( I was gutted! I was City mad and loved all things blue. Anyway, I put it on and knocked on for my best mate of the time(another blue) who said he loved it..then a few other blues seen it and loved it. All of a sudden I was in love with this black n red beauty. The next day, I remember playing on the pitch at the side of our house in my new kit and I kept running in to get the score at Dippers away..we were winning. I'll always remember listening to the last 10 mins on the radio and my dad saying "these bastards will get an equaliser". But they didn't, we won 3-1. Its mad how a kit can evoke so many memories. Great pictures City Shirts.

Brilliant story mate and thanks for sharing.

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Brilliant story mate and thanks for sharing.

You're welcome pal. And keep posting them interviews with ex players.

 

[its a Barm]

Christmas 1981. I was 8, and I'd dropped hint after hint that I wanted the home kit for chrimbo. Can you imagine the excitement on my face when I opened the box from Tyldesley and cook sports shop.. that excitement turned to disappointment when I realised it was the away kit :( I was gutted! I was City mad and loved all things blue. Anyway, I put it on and knocked on for my best mate of the time(another blue) who said he loved it..then a few other blues seen it and loved it. All of a sudden I was in love with this black n red beauty. The next day, I remember playing on the pitch at the side of our house in my new kit and I kept running in to get the score at Dippers away..we were winning. I'll always remember listening to the last 10 mins on the radio and my dad saying "these bastards will get an equaliser". But they didn't, we won 3-1. Its mad how a kit can evoke so many memories. Great pictures City Shirts.

I remember must of been about 1971 getting what I remember my first shirt an away red and black I can always remember the smell of it strange I know bit shirts smelled different to today.

 

[spacecadet]

Mick McCarthy debut at Cambridge 17/12/83. Forty bloody years ago this weekend. I was 17 at the time stood behind the goal at the then Cabbage Patch End, it was when I first realised we had a long way back. Mick wore number 6 on his debut.

 

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Mick McCarthy debut at Cambridge 17/12/83. Forty bloody years ago this weekend. I was 17 at the time stood behind the goal at the then Cabbage Patch End, it was when I first realised we had a long way back. Mick wore number 6 on his debut.View attachment 101135

Great picture mate, first time I'd seen that one and how I'd love to trace that SAAB short sleeved number six shirt Mick wore that afternoon !!

 

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1986/87 First Division Umbro long sleeve Mick McCarthy home and away match shirts. A style shirt not worn by the Irish International who's preferred option was always short sleeve.