Gorton 1884 (Manchester City) Retro Football Shirt

Gorton 1884 (Manchester City ) long sleeve retro football shirt. This shirt is made in the UK by Toffs under licence to the Club and is an official retro football shirt.

Detailed Description

Manchester City are a world famous club with a devoted fan base. What is less well known is that the modern club owes its existence to a woman. In 1879 Arthur Connell was appointed curate of St Mark's church in the working class West Gorton district of Manchester. Like most of the rapidly growing industrial areas of the north and midlands, West Gorton had no social facilities apart from public houses. Arthur's young wife, Anna Connell, decided to form an association to encourage young working men to spend more of their time on physical pursuits and less of their wages on beer. Anna persisted in the face of initial indifference and over the summer the members formed a cricket team, which was so successful that in 1880 the members formed St. Mark's (West Gorton) FC. The club became West Gorton in 1882 and then Gorton AFC in 1884. In 1887, they moved to Hyde Road, Manchester and became Ardwick FC. In 1891, Ardwick joined the Football Alliance and a year later were in the Football League when the Alliance was incorporated as Division Two. In 1894, the club became a limited company and adopted the rather less parochial name of Manchester City when they adopted blue and white as their colours. This shirt is long sleeved and made fro 100% cotton. The cross is screen printed on to the shirt.

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Size Guide:

SMALL 36-40" - 91-102cm

MEDIUM 40-44" - 102-112cm

LARGE 44-48" - 112-122cm

XL 48-50" - 122-127cm

XXL 52" - 132cm

These shirts are made to order. Please note that delivery can take up to 6 weeks at busy periods.

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RRP: £~~45.99~~

Price: £39.99

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