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Admiral Sportswear is an internationally recognised football and cricket brand. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Leicester city centre, looking towards the Clock Tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city and unitary authority in the English East Midlands. ...
Leicester city centre, looking towards the Clock Tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city and unitary authority in the English East Midlands. ...
Leicester city centre, looking towards the Clock Tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city and unitary authority in the English East Midlands. ...
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Sportswear is clothing, including footwear, worn for sport or exercise. ...
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Admiral are the current England cricket team and Leeds United A.F.C. suppliers of sports apparel. The English cricket team is a national cricket team which nominally represents England and Wales, but is a de facto United Kingdom team. ...
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History
The trademark 'Admiral" was created in 1914 by ABC Hosiery ltd (later known as Cook & Hurst Ltd) manufacturing good quality English made underwear and, subsequently, items of sportswear.
The 1970s During the 1970s Admiral were pioneers of a new concept producing bespoke football strips for leading professional football clubs, coupling innovative design and fabrics with the use of the Clubs official crest or badge.
Admiral & Leeds United Through their connection with Leeds United, Admiral pioneered to introduction and development of the replica kit market in the UK. In the 1973-1974 season, Leeds United wore the first visibly branded in the English top flight. This kit was ground-breaking for a number of reasons - it carried an embroidered sponsor's logo on the shirt and the shorts (Admiral)
- it was made of a lighter nylon material, rather than cotton - as had been typical of football shirts for many years
- the socks had tags identifying the players number
Admiral & England Realising the potential of the replica kit market, Admiral brokered a ground-breaking deal with the FA in 1974 to produce the first commercially available England shirt that featured a sportswear manufacturers logo. They agreed a five-year contract for a starting payment of £15,000 a year or a 10 per cent royalty. The FA were criticized in the years for allowing Admiral to market and sell the England kit in return for royalty payments. It was said that they were exploiting youngsters and allowing them to be ripped off. The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. ...
This shirt was first worn by the England first team in a resounding 3-0 victory over Czechoslovakia at Wembley on 30 October 1974 as England opened their European Championship 1976 qualifying campaign. A collar returned to the England shirt for the first time in two decades. And, for the first time ever, the England shirt bore embellishments other than the three-lions emblem, red and blue striping on both collar and sleeves. Former England forward Jimmy Greaves was perhaps a bit harsh when he said the striping made the new strip look like pyjamas, although that description did fit the rather garish Admiral warm-up jackets that accompanied the new uniform. The new shirt was worn with blue shorts, in a lighter shade than the traditional navy blue and bearing white and red striping down the sides, and white stockings with red and blue stripes at their top. Wembley Stadium is a football stadium in Wembley, London, England. ...
The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the mens national football teams governed by the UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations Cup, changing to the name European Football...
James Peter Jimmy Greaves (born 20 February 1940) is an English former football player, Englands third highest goalscorer, and more recently a television pundit. ...
This shirt became associated with failure. It was never worn in a major final tournament because England did not qualify for either the European Championship of 1976 or the World Cup of 1978, the two big competitions held during its tenure of almost six years The only tournaments at which it appeared were the annual British [Home International] Championship and the U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament of 1976. Qualifying countries The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup, was held in Argentina between June 1 and June 25. ...
During 1977, the red and blue stripe, which ran down the seam of the shorts, became narrower. It would appear that both versions were used concurrently for a while. It made its last appearance in the 2-0 friendly match victory against Spain at Estadio Nou Camp in Barcelona on 26 March 1980, as England prepared for the European Championship final tournament of 1980 in Italy, where they wore the second Admiral home strip. FC Barcelona playing against Real Madrid the 6th of December 2003 The Camp Nou is a football stadium in Barcelona, Spain. ...
Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ...
The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the mens national football teams governed by the UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations Cup, changing to the name European Football...
Other Clubs Admiral continued it's rapid expansion thru the mid to late 1970s. It signed up other big clubs alongside Leeds United, such as Manchester United F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C. and West Ham United F.C.. It also developed outside out England, signing up Bundesliga outfit Eintracht Frankfurt and the Saudi national team Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ...
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club which plays in the Premier League. ...
West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in West Ham, London Borough of Newham, and have played their home matches at the 35,146 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ...
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Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its football team. ...
First international Saudi Arabia 3 - 1 Syria (Lebanon; October 20, 1957) Biggest win Saudi Arabia 24 - 0 Singapore (Taif, Saudi Arabia; May 14, 1993) Biggest defeat Egypt 13 - 0 Saudi Arabia (Morocco; September 3, 1961) World Cup Appearances 4 (First in 1994) Best result Round 2 1994 AFC Asian Cup...
The 1980s: Decline & Rebirth Admiral began the decade with a launch of a new England kit in 1981, the first new kit for over 7 years. However, the 1980s marked a period of decline for the Admiral brand, as they began to lose the major clubs that they had signed up to their domestic rival, Umbro, and the new international entrant, adidas. Umbro (LSE: UMB) is an internationally recognised football brand based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. ...
Adidas AG (ISIN: DE0005003404) is a major German sports apparel manufacturer, part of the Adidas Group, consisting of Reebok sportswear company, Taylormade golf company, Maxfli golf balls, and Adidas golf and is the second largest sportswear manufacturer in the world. ...
Even though Admiral still held the England kit contract, one of the most valuable in the world, they inexplicably managed to go bust in 1983. The brand re-appeared on the market circa 1986 with a number of smaller level clubs signed up, such as Crystal Palace and Leicester City. Crystal Palace Football Club is an English professional football team based in the London Borough of Croydon. ...
Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) are an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ...
The 1990s Admiral entered the 1990s well placed to build upon its widespread recognition & continued to supply clubs including: Leeds Utd (Football League Champions 1991-1992), Dynamo Kiev (USSR Champions), Southampton, Middlesborough, Bradford, Charlton Athletic, Wimbledon, Hearts, Motherwell & many more.
During the mid 1990s, & after a period of relative inactivity, the Admiral Trademarks were acquired in 1997 by Hay & Robertson plc, and ownership was transferred to International Brand Licensing in a demerger in 2002.
2000 & Beyond In 2000 Admiral entered the world of cricket and became the Official kit supplier to the England Cricket Teams. By 2001 Admiral had also become the kit supplier to the West Indies and South Africa Cricket teams as well as supplying the Canadian Team for the 2002 Cricket World Cup held in South Africa.
Admiral is the Official Kit Supplier to the England Cricket teams, the West Indies Cricket team and continues the brand's tradition of supplying kit to major high profile football clubs with Leeds United AFC.
Teams Who Have Been Sponsored By Admiral Teams Who Have Been Sponsored By Admiral
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First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in...
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First international Scotland 4 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 26 March 1876) Biggest win Wales 11 - 0 Ireland (Wrexham, Wales; 3 March 1888) Biggest defeat Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1958) Best result Quarter-finals, 1958 The Wales national football team...
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Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world, with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ...
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Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club which plays in the Premier League. ...
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West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in West Ham, London Borough of Newham, and have played their home matches at the 35,146 capacity Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904. ...
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Crystal Palace Football Club is an English professional football team based in the London Borough of Croydon. ...
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Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. ...
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Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. ...
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Portsmouth Football Club are an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. ...
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Leicester Football Club (nicknamed Leicester Tigers) is an English Rugby Union club that plays in the Zurich Premiership. ...
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Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby, who play in the Premier League. ...
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York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. ...
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Notts County Football Club are a football club based in Nottingham, England and is the oldest professional football team in the world. ...
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Birmingham City Football Club are an English football club based in Birmingham, in the heart of the West Midlands. ...
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Barnsley Football Club are an English football league team, based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire and nicknamed the Tykes (a Tyke is a traditional Yorkshire character rugged, hardworking and with great pride in their roots). ...
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Bradford City Association Football Club is a football team based at the Bradford and Bingley Stadium (formerly known as Valley Parade) in Bradford, England. ...
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Bristol Rovers 1-0 Bristol City (Get The Fuck In!) Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England, (the other being rivals Bristol Rovers). ...
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Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. ...
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Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, is an English football club based in Coventry, UK. Coventry City were founding members of the FA Premier League in 1992. ...
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Hull City Association Football Club are an English football team based at the Kingston Communications Stadium in Hull. ...
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Plymouth Argyle Football Club (commonly known as the Pilgrims, the Greens, the Green Army or simply Argyle) are an English football team, playing in the Championship league. ...
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Preston North End Football Club are an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the second tier of English league football, The Championship. ...
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Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. ...
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Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. ...
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Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. are an English football club playing at Molineux. ...
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Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. is an English football team based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex there star player is a gay and takes it up th bum bum . ...
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Luton Town Football Club are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire. ...
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Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football team, currently playing in League One of the Football League. ...
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Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. ...
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Third kit Portadown is a Northern Ireland football club, playing in the Carnegie Premier League, under the auspices of the Irish Football Association, the countrys football governing body. ...
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Shamrock Rovers Football Club (Irish: Cumann Peile Ruagairà na Seamróige) are a football club from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. ...
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Rangers Football Club are a football club from Glasgow, Scotland who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. ...
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Heart of Midlothian F.C. (most commonly referred to as Hearts) is a professional football club from Edinburgh, Scotland which plays in the Scottish Premier League. ...
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Aberdeen Football Club is a football team from Scotland, who compete in the Scottish Premier League. ...
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Motherwell Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. ...
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Servette FC is a Swiss football club, based in Geneva. ...
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FC Dynamo Kyiv (Ukrainian: ФК Динамо Київ, formerly Dinamo Kiev) is the main professional football club in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. ...
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The New York Cosmos (1971–1985), known simply as the Cosmos for the 1977 and 1978 seasons, were a soccer franchise based in New York City and its suburbs that operated in the North American Soccer League from 1971 to 1984. ...
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The Los Angeles Aztecs (1974-1981) were a North American Soccer League team from Los Angeles, California part-owned by Elton John. ...
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The Tampa Bay Rowdies are a professional soccer team from Tampa, Florida, USA. Originally founded as a North American Soccer League expansion franchise in 1975 by George Strawbridge, the team played ten seasons at Tampa Stadium and won their only Soccer Bowl championship in their inaugural season defeating the Portland...
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