MANCHESTER CITY HISTORIC RETRO STYLE SHIRT / JERSEY NEW

At an exciting time for Man City, as a new era starts of being one of the richest clubs in the world, this top quality replica shirt illustrates that the blues are also a club with a long successful history.

This shirt is a replica of the one the club wore at the time of the move to Maine Road - a stadium which grew, and, despite moving on since, remains close to the heart of all Man City fans.

Manchester City F.C. was founded as St. Marks (West Gorton) in 1880 by Anna Connell and two wardens of St. Mark's Church, who also worked in the nearby iron factory, in Gorton, a district in east Manchester. In 1887, they moved to a new ground at Hyde Road, in Ardwick just to the east of the city centre, and were renamed Ardwick A.F.C. to reflect their new location. Ardwick joined the Football League as founding members of the Second Division in 1892. Financial troubles in the 1893-94 season led to a reorganisation within the club, and Ardwick were reformed as Manchester City F.C.

After Ardwick evolved into Manchester City, the official coat of arms of Manchester was adopted as the club crest. United also used this crest until the late 1960s though it appears that, unlike City, they needed permission on each occasion. "Concileo et Labore" loosely translates as "wisdom and effort"

On occasions when Manchester City play in a major cup final, the usual crest is not used; instead shirts bearing a badge of the arms of the City of Manchester are used, as a symbol of pride in representing the city of Manchester at a major event. This practice originates from a time when the players' shirts did not normally bear a badge of any kind, but has continued throughout the history of the club.

The origins of the club's home colours are unclear, but there is evidence that the club have worn blue since 1892 or earlier. One prominent rumour places the origins of the sky blue kit with a link to free masonry. A booklet entitled Famous Football Clubs - Manchester City published in the 1940s indicates that West Gorton (St. Marks) originally played in scarlet and black, and reports dating from 1884 describe the team wearing black jerseys bearing a white cross, showing the club's origins as a church side.

The club has won the League Championship twice, the FA Cup four times, the League Cup twice and the European Cup Winners Cup once.

A fire at Hyde Road destroyed the main stand in 1920, and in 1923 the club moved to their new purpose-built stadium at Maine Road in Moss Side

ABOUT THE ITEM!

The t-shirt is long sleeve, with full colour embriodery, is super heavyweight high quality 205gsm cotton (normal t-shirts are 150gsm), fine knit guage, has a collar with lycra to stop it going out of shape, with shoulder to shoulder taping for shape retention and twin needle stitching detail on neck, sleeves and hem. Retro shirts of this quality will regularly sell for over £35 + P&P with other suppliers, so this is your chance to get a quality product, at a great price!

• Long sleeve heavyweight crew neck T-Shirt
• Seamless collar
• Ultra tight knit surface
• Double needle topstitched neckline
• Taped neck and shoulders for comfort
• Double stitched sleeve and waist hem
• Quarter-turned body to eliminate centre crease
• Cuffed hem to sleeves

The embriodery is high quality, and is of course washable and can be ironed. The item will be posted by Royal Mail Special Delivery, and are made to order in the UK, delivery is normally seven working days.

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SIZES AVAILABLE

The t-shirt is availible in the following sizes (simply state the size you want when making payment)

• small - 34-36"
• medium - 38-40"
• large - 42-44"
• extra large - 46-48"
• 2XL - 50-52"

NOTE TO BUYERS - THESE ARE A CUSTOMISED ITEM, MADE INDIVIDUALLY TO ORDER - PLEASE BE SURE TO INFORM ME OF THE SIZE REQUIRED WHEN MAKING PAYMENT! THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL MANCHESTER CITY FC ITEM AND IS NOT SOLD AS SUCH!

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