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Category: Admiral

Admiral Posted on12th July 201913th July 2019

Jumpers for Goalposts – Get Shirty screening

AuthorJohn Devlin

I’m excited to announce that the Admiral Sportswear documentary ‘Get Shirty’ is being shown on the 4th August as part of the fantastic ‘Jumpers for […] Read More

Admiral Posted on19th September 20164th May 2019

Get Shirty – Admiral Documentary

AuthorJohn Devlin

I was asked a while ago to be part of a brand new documentary on those pioneers of the replica kit market Admiral Sportswear and […] Read More

Admiral Posted on16th December 20128th May 2019

An Insight into Admiral

AuthorJohn Devlin

Rob Stokes from the fantastic goalkeeping site The Glove Bag was kind enough to send me these scanned articles from an old early 70s football […] Read More

Admiral Posted on5th December 201111th May 2019

Vote for Your Favourite Admiral Kit

AuthorJohn Devlin

I was delighted to be asked to work with Admiral Sportswear on a fascinating project that gives people the opportunity to vote for their favourite […] Read More

Admiral Posted on14th March 20115th May 2019

New owners for Admiral

AuthorJohn Devlin

Like many football kit followers of a certain age Admiral hold a special place in my kit memories. The brand has made several revivals since […] Read More

Admiral Posted on18th October 200917th May 2019

More Admiral kits added

AuthorJohn Devlin

Thanks to Chris Oakley and Steve Dickie I’ve been able to add some new kits to the Admiral Kit Cupboard special: http://www.truecoloursfootballkits.com/articles/the-kit-cupboard-special-admiral-in-the-70s If you know […] Read More

Admiral, Kit Cupboard Posted on25th September 200915th May 2019

The Kit Cupboard Special – Admiral in the 70s

AuthorJohn Devlin

Anyone who follows football kit history will be aware of the massive impact Leicester-based sportswear firm Admiral had on kit development, design and innovation in […] Read More

Admiral Posted on11th May 20085th May 2019

Modern Life is Rubbish…

AuthorJohn Devlin

This is a great article courtesy of Gary Silke’s Leicester City fanzine ‘The Fox’. It brings back fond memories for me of being desperate to […] Read More

Admiral Posted on26th November 20075th May 2019

Sportswear Brand Histories – Admiral

AuthorJohn Devlin

Although Admiral as a trademark had been around since ABC Hosiery ltd registered it in 1914, the company’s most famous period was without doubt the […] Read More

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