IRELANDSOCCERSHIRTS.COM WISH LIST PG 19

7 of the 8 O Neills kit styles that I believe Ireland wore in qualifiers for Mexico 1986 between 1984 and 1985.

The only one left to add is the white shirt v Switzerland away that was almost exactly the same as the Russian away in 1985 except it had a gold shoulder stripe.



Edited by irelandshirts - 15 Mar 2017 at 9:49am

Beating England in 1988 is arguably the greatest result in Irish sporting history.The shirt from that era is probably the most iconic kit in Irish sporting history also.You just have to look at it and be transported back to those days in 1988. Time travelling thru fabric.

1990 saw Ireland qualify for our first ever World Cup in Italy.The home and away shirts from that tournament are probably the nicest pair of kits we have ever had.

From the total high of beating the Italians in Giants Stadium to a tame exit at the hands of the Dutch in the blistering heat World Cup 1994 brings back mixed memories to fans.The shirts were fantastic tho with tricolours on each sleeve and Irish around the crest.The last adidas kits as they ended their 8 year association with the FAI.

Umbro took over the sponsorship of the FAI in 1994 with the match in Belfast v Northern Ireland.Sadly the home kit is most associated with a pls off loss to Holland at Anfield.23 years later and Umbro are still one of the title sponsors of the FAI.One of the longest partnerships between an international association and kit supplier there is.

depechemode wrote: irelandshirts wrote: The Irish kit styles from 1986 and 1987 starting with Big Jacks first game v Wales.No one could have imagined the journey the team,fans and country were about to embark on.Its acknowledged that the performance of the team had an impact on the mood of the entire nation.Its not just a story of sporting history. Is that Liam brady or gerry daly centre signature?

Liam Brady on the centre one.His shirt v Wales in Dublin in 1986.

All this stuff is on your website already. The cynic in me is thinking you're bumping this thread daily (sometimes a few times a day) to give your thread - with your website in the thread title - a prominent position on the first page of the ROI section, in this busy period leading up to a major qualifier when traffic is high. It's mainly just you posting on it at this stage, with pointless posts about random jerseys.

Edited by rolo - 15 Mar 2017 at 11:29am

really enjoy seeing these old shirts and get a kick out of reading about the specific games + players associated with them. brings back plenty of memories, some good, some bad, some that I've only ever heard about from my da. 

Shedite wrote: irelandshirts wrote: From 1996 to 1998 the Irish team wore mostly this Umbro green shirt which saw the end of Paul McGraths Irish career(this is his last shirt v Wales)  I've absolutely no recollectionof that game.

0-0 draw in Cardiff Arms Park IIRC. Jon Goodman got his first cap