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Double Diamond: A century of Umbro

Author Alex Ireland details how sportswear firm Umbro became part of football history across the globe…
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AUTHOR ALEX IRELAND DETAILS HOW SPORTSWEAR FIRM UMBRO BECAME PART OF FOOTBALL HISTORY ACROSS THE GLOBE

ICONIC sportswear brand Umbro had modest beginnings, operating initially from a cupboard in the Bull’s Head pub in Mobberley run by the founders’ parents.
Harold Charles Humphreys and his brother Wallace registered Humphreys Bros Limited as a company on May 23, 1924. The ‘Umbro’ brand, a contraction of the firm’s name (hUMphrey BROthers), emerged shortly afterwards.
Umbro grew rapidly in the postWar sporting boom, emerging on the professional football scene at the 1934 FA Cup Final as they...

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