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League football may have finished but that doesn’t mean the drama of the finals has! Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve had the excitement of the EFL play-offs taking over our screens. Throughout June, we have the highs and lows of some of the most important games in English and European football to look forward to. And, we have some of the very best vintage football shirts to go alongside the big occasions.

The EFL Play-Off Finals 

Over the past weeks, some of the biggest games in the English Football League took place — the play-off finals. These finals are some of the biggest games in club history, bringing in money, fans and ultimately, the chance to play at a higher level. 

Championship Play-Off Final

The play-off weekend was kicked off by Coventry and Luton who were watched by a sold out Wembley Stadium. Luton put in a strong first half performance despite losing their captain early on. They went 1-0 up within 25 minutes and had 2 goals disallowed in the first half! 

Coventry came out stronger in the second half, bringing it level in the 66th minute thanks to a Gyokeres and Hamer link up, one that we’ve seen so much throughout the season. 

120 minutes couldn’t separate the two sides, the game went to penalties. After 11 penalties, Dabo stepped up for Coventry who put it high and wide. This miss saw Luton get promoted to the Premier League for the first time in 31 years — meaning Kenilworth Road will officially be a Premier League stadium. 

League 1 & 2 Play-Off Final

After the drama of the Championship final, next on the schedule was the League 2 final between Carlisle United and Stockport — another one that went to penalties. 

After a first half own goal from Carlisle, Stockport were in the driver's seat for the majority of the game — it looked like Stockport were on track to gain back-to-back promotions. It took a late 85th minute Carlisle United goal to put Stockport’s League 1 dreams on hold for at least 30 minutes. After extra time, the teams were level and the second final of the weekend went to penalties which saw Carlisle United promoted to League 1 for the first time in 9 years after a 5-4 shootout win. 

The final game of the play-off weekend was the League 1 play-off final, Sheffield Wednesday who were playing in a Yorkshire derby final again against Barnsley. Their last day out at Wembley ended in heartbreak because of a Mo Diame wonderstrike for Hull City back in 2016. 

After a controversial two halves, the game went to extra time after a solid defensive performance from Barnsley who went down to 10 men early on. The game went into the 120th minute still level at 0-0 and it was looking like it was going to be a hat-trick of penalty deciding finals. 

That was until Josh Windass stepped up and followed in his father’s footsteps, scoring the winner in the 123rd minute to put Wednesday ahead — 15 years after the famous volley from Dean Windass for Hull.

Vintage English Football League Shirts 

After a season of ups, downs and everything in between, the season is finally over and we have a couple of months away from the stress of the football world. Just because the season is over though, that doesn’t mean you can’t treat yourself to a classic football shirt! Here at That Vintage Football Shirt, We have a huge range of vintage English football league shirts to get you prepared for next season! From the depths of the National League, all the way to the highest level of English and World football, we have it all. 

Stepping away from the EFL, we have a range of huge European finals taking place. Both the men’s and women’s Champions League final taking place, as well as the Manchester derby FA Cup final to name a few — perfect for our vintage European football shirt collection!

The month of May is one that all football fans dread - the end of the season is fast approaching and the football-less weekends will be back. It’s been a season of huge ups and downs, shock results and record breaking performances but, just because the season is coming to an end, that doesn’t mean you can’t treat yourself to one of our vintage English football shirts in time for Summer!

Premier League 2023/24 Season Round-up

The whole Premier League Season has been nothing short of entertaining from the start up until the final matchday, taking place on 28th May and, as things stand, it could well be a title deciding game. 

Since the start of the season, it was clear that Manchester City and Arsenal were the two teams to fear. They both currently sit 1 point apart with City in first and Arsenal in second — the last few games of the season will be crucial in who takes the title home. Just last month, Arsenal were 8 points clear of City, however after a set of poor performances and dropping 3 points to their title rivals, are they beginning to fold under the pressure? 

The fight to avoid relegation is also just as close and exciting for the neutrals. Leicester, Leeds, Forest and Everton are all contenders for relegation with just 1 point separating all four teams with a handful of games left. Southampton are almost guaranteed Championship football next season after their incredibly poor year but who else will be saying bye to the Premier League? 

If you’re looking to get a vintage Premier League football shirt before the end of the season and in time for the warm summer weather, we have one of the most impressive collections in the industry!

Championship 2022/23 Overview

With the bottom three and top two of the Championship already confirmed, the main focus is who will manage to secure a playoff spot when it comes down to the last game of the season. 

The stand outs this season have been Burnley and Sheffield United. With the potential to finish this season with over 100 points and almost 20 points ahead of third place Luton, could this Burnley team be one of the best we’ve seen in recent Championship years? 

Luton Town have secured a third place finish and Middlesbrough a 4th place spot, 5th and 6th all come down to the last game of the season. Currently, Coventry, Millwall, Sunderland, West Brom and Blackburn are in the running with just 3 points separating the teams in 5th to 9th. 

If you’re looking to get yourself a vintage Championship football shirt in time for Summer and the next championship season, we have a huge range of vintage football shirts from across the whole of England.

Alternatively, if you’re wanting something a bit different, we also have a huge range of different European and International vintage football shirts for you to take a look at!

This season we’ve seen just about everything. From massive cup upsets, manager sacking records being set, shock results and unexpected league positions — and that’s just the Premier League! Have you got your vintage football shirt ready for the Premier League & Champions League finals? 

The Top Flight Tidings 

The 2022/23 season has seen its fair share of crazy results, questionable decisions and exciting drama. From the get go, we’ve seen unexpected results, some of the very first coming when Brentford beat United 4-0, Leeds humiliating Chelsea 3-0 and Liverpool thrashing Bournemouth 9-0 — and that was just the first 4 match days!

Three days after *that* Bournemouth humbling, we saw our first sacking of this Premier League season after Scott Parker’s men conceded 16 goals in their first 4 matches, only scoring 2. 

The next sacking came just 8 days later when Chelsea said their goodbyes to Thomas Tuchel. Fast forward to today and the Premier League manager sacking record has been broken, with 13 managers being sacked in total, so far. The previous record was 10 sackings in a single season which was first set in the 2013/14 season. 

The Race for Top 4

This season has been full of surprises but one of the biggest has certainly been the current league standings. After narrowly missing out on the title last season by being 1 point behind Manchester City, Liverpool are currently sitting in 8th, a pretty poor top half position for their standards.

With Arsenal last winning a Premier League trophy in their 2003/04 ‘Invincible’ season, they’re currently leading this title race ahead of Manchester City. Two decades later, could this finally be their season? 

The fight for Champions League football is just as exciting. With Newcastle, Spurs, Manchester United and even Aston Villa all within a few points, the race for top 4 is well and truly on. Villa, who would've thought? 

If you’re in need of an authentic vintage Premier League football shirt before the end of the season, we’ve got you covered.

Champions League Latest

From the group stages kicking off in early September last year to the final taking place in under 2 months time, it’s been an exciting journey and it doesn’t show any sign of stopping now the knockouts are in full swing.

The round of 16 saw Chelsea beat Dortmund 2-1 on aggregate despite their poor Premier League performances. Real Madrid smashed Liverpool 6-2 on aggregate whilst Benfica destroyed Club Brugge 7-1 on aggregate. There hasn’t been a shortage of goals and the quarter final legs should be just as good! 

At That Vintage Football Shirt, we have a huge collection of European vintage football shirts to get you ready for the latest Champions League games.

Here at That Vintage Football Shirt, we’re obsessed with classic football shirts from all over the world. Whether they’re from the depths of the English leagues or the heights of South American football; we have authentic vintage football shirts from all over the world dating back as far as the 1970’s. 

We’re constantly acquiring new stock, grading and uploading new shirts to our website — including some absolute gems! To be the first to see our newest stock, we highly recommend keeping tabs on our Facebook page where we upload weekly stock drops featuring our favourite new shirts from that week. 

Vintage English Football Shirts 

Who doesn’t love a vintage football shirt from England? From Premier League leaders Arsenal and Manchester City to the historic likes of Bury and everything in between. Our impressive range of vintage English football shirts features classics from the Premier League, EFL and even the National League!

Recent stock drops have featured teams including vintage football shirts from Manchester City, Portsmouth and Wigan!

Vintage Spanish Football Shirts 

Spain has been home to some legendary players as well as legendary shirts and for years and has somewhat shaped the modern game. Some of the world’s best teams have come from Spain and, with their legendary players, come legendary shirts. Our range of vintage Spanish football shirts highlight some of Spain's most iconic shirts from the past decades. 

Vintage German Football Shirts

Despite the last two World Cups not going the way Germany would have wanted, the domestic clubs in Germany have seen their fair share of successes. Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have been dominating German football for years but, with Union Berlin's surprising rise to the top this season, could that be about to change?

We have some of Germany’s most iconic classic shirts from the decades and recent stock drops have included some unbelievable vintage German football shirts from Bayern and Dortmund.

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February is often referred to as the month of love, mostly because of Valentines Day being on the 14th. However, when the Champions League knockout stages are kicking off, football fans around the world are debating which of the massive games to watch happening on the same day, PSG vs Bayern Munich or Milan vs Spurs. The meal with the other half can be put back a day, right? 

With the four European giants battling it out in the first knockout leg in Europe's most prestigious football tournament, is there a better way of getting behind your club than getting one of their vintage shirts? 

With the likes of Bayern, PSG and Dortmund all available, along with loads more, we have a classic European football shirt for you!

The January Ins & Outs Roundup 

Before the Champions League kicks off, there’s still a few rounds of Premier League action to look forward to, hopefully seeing some new faces in the league.

There’s been plenty of activity in this transfer window, in fact, every premier league team has signed at least one player except Crystal Palace, Fulham & Everton. Some teams have been more active than others and some deals have been bigger than others, a lot bigger… 

Chelsea 

New Chelsea owner and manager, Todd Boehly and Graham Potter, are both seeing how big of a job they have with the rebuild of Chelsea. This January transfer window, they have certainly splashed the cash, spending well over £300 million. 

With the likes of Mudryk coming in for almost £90 million, Englishman Madueke coming in for almost £30 million and Badiashile arriving for £35 million, not to mention the millions spent to bring in Joao Felix on loan, David Fofana and Andrey Santos. Chelsea are hoping their second half of their season can be turned around. Currently sitting 10th, their season has definitely not been up to the standards the fans are used to. 

If you’re a Chelsea fan looking for something a bit nicer to look at than the current league table, we have a range of vintage Chelsea tops, shorts and jackets in stock. 

Tottenham 

After scraping a Champions League spot last season over their North London rivals Arsenal, Spurs will be hoping that this season, they can again grasp onto a UEFA Champions League spot — currently sitting 5th, 5 points clear of Brighton in 6th and only a 3 points behind Manchester United in 4th. 

After having a rather quiet transfer window compared to last year when they welcomed Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. This January they welcomed Arnaut Danjuma in the hope to bolster their attack. It was almost certain that Danjuma would be joining Everton, with reports suggesting he was even meeting with Everton players, Spurs swooped in and the paper was signed. 

If you’re looking for some classic Premier League shirts, then make sure to head over to our website — we have loads of teams available! 

Around The League 

There’s been a lot of other action around the league in terms of signings as well. With Wolves confirming the signing of experienced Spanish attacking midfielder Pablo Sarabia amongst 3 other signings. West Ham brought in Danny Ings from claret and blue rivals, Aston Villa. Leeds United smashed their club record signing fee by bringing in Georginio Rutter from the Bundesliga, just to name a few. 

Who’s going to be the biggest flop and biggest stars?