Late Tackle

FESTIVE MEMORIES

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
13 December 2018

SIMON SHELDON LOOKS BACK AT WHAT SANTA USED TO BRING A YOUNG FOOTBALL FAN…

LOOKING BACK

GROWING up in the 70s and early 80s, any football-obsessed kid looking forward to Christmas would be hoping to receive lots of presents to do with the beautiful game.
There were the obvious gifts like a replica kit from Admiral featuring the England home kit - or the Wales shirt that was so good it was worn by kids who weren’t even Welsh!
Or you went for a club shirt - with Leeds and Manchester United being the biggest sellers at the time.
Over at Umbro, they produced the kits for A...

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