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

Of all the vintage England football shirts available there is obviously one retro England shirt that stands out above the rest, after all England have only ever won the one World Cup. However, although the famous red jersey of 1966 may be the most iconic of English shirts, there are still a great choice of other vintage England football shirts out there at specialist websites online.

It is certainly true that England have been extremely unlucky over the years, missing out on penalties so many times, as well as other factors out of their own hands, such as a certain goal by Diego Maradona. Of course, there are some great vintage England football shirts commemorating the highs and lows of those tournaments.

Below we take a look at 3 vintage England football shirts from past tournaments, so if you are currently searching for a retro England shirt to cheer the boys on in South Africa, then you should definitely consider one of these.

England Euro 1996 shirt

The first retro England shirt that we are looking at is not actually a World Cup shirt, but one from the European Championships. Euro 96 was arguably the most exciting tournament England ever played in, where they got us to the semi-finals, only to lose on penalties to Germany.

This really is an awesome looking retro England shirt that is based around a white shirt with a dark blue, white and light blue trim on the collar and a "Three Lions" shield in the centre of the shirt. On the back of these vintage England football shirts is the text "Shearer", probably England's most important player in the tournament, together with his number 9.

England 1990 World Cup shirt

Six years earlier, England had once again got to the semi finals of a major tournament. This time it was the 1990 World Cup. Once more Germany were the opposition and once more England agonisingly lost out on penalties.

One of the most iconic images of all England retro football shirts, is Gazza crying in the semi-final after the moment he received a yellow card and realised that he would miss the final, if England managed to beat Germany.

The England 1990 World Cup shirt is made by Umbro and is based around a white shirt with blue trim on the collar and sleeves. It comes pre-numbered with 19, the number worn by Paul Gascoigne in the semi-final.

England 1966 World Cup Final shirt

These vintage England football shirts celebrate the England team's finest hour, the day they lifted the World Cup, in 1966. This retro England shirt and the heroes that wore it have now become a part of our culture.

The classic long-sleeved red jersey, which includes a large "Three Lions" shield, looks simply awesome with a pair of jeans.

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