Score Draw England 1982 World Cup Finals Retro Shirt

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This shirt was worn the year England toured Europe and the first match saw them travel to Germany, to take part in what Adolf Hitler saw as a showpiece for Nazi propaganda. As the team got ready for the game they were told by an FA Official that they had to make the Nazi salute during the playing of the German national anthem, the England players were furious and immediately refused. All shirts come with condition details – ie whether they are in Mint Condition, As New, etc, etc. The prices are slightly higher but you are really getting a piece of history. They have just short of 1,000 classic England shirts and pieces of kit (yes you read that right – a thousand!) from te 70s to the present day.

Having finished top of their group in the first phase, England went on to beat Argentina and Portugal on the way to facing West Germany in the Wembley final.This was a mixed period for England as they massively under-performed at Euro 88, losing all three of their group games including a 1-0 defeat to Republic of Ireland. Despite winning five, drawing two and losing one of their eight games and scoring 23 goals and conceding only two they finished second in their qualifying group behind Denmark. With only eight teams going to the Finals they missed out, despite having the best goal difference of any team in qualifying. The England team reluctantly followed suit with the exception of Stan Cullis who refused and was dropped from the squad. England won 6-3 with Len Goulden scoring a goal that Stanley Matthews desctibed as ‘the greatest goal in football I ever saw’. A new ITV documentary explores the story of Admiral and re-visits classic 3 Lions Admiral styles like the 1982 England shirt.

Above: Ray Wilkins wearing the 1982 England Home Football Shirt now available from 80s Casual Classics. You can choose from such gems as the 1980 – 83 home shirt (above left) – this Admiral-made kit is one of my favourite retro football shirts and is an ultra-rare and highly popular original shirt from the 1982 World Cup in Spain.

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He went on to score 25 goals in his next 40 England games and ended his England career with 30 goals in 60 caps, putting him joint sixth on the top goalscorers list for the national team.