footballers

Jimmy Greaves memorial shirt

LIMITED EDITION MEMORIAL SHIRT When Philosophy Football first started we'd pack and post out the shirts from a tiny flat in Tottenham, just down the road from White Hart Lane. One of our first de…

Englands Hope

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Nick Hornby England 's Pain

"I fell in love with football as I was later to fall in love with women: Suddenly. Inexplicably. Uncritically.  Giving no thought to the pain or disruption it woud bring with it." Nick Hornby, Feve…

Chelsea 2021 Champions League Winners

Limited edition T-shirt, order before deletion Just like 2012 all over again. Chelsea European champions once more, and just like back then, against opponents most had down as the favourites too…

Leicester City FA Cup Winners

Limited edition T-shirt, order before all gone 137 years of trying, a record-breaking four FA Cup final appearances without winning. Leicester legends Banks and Shilton, McLintock, Nish and O'Farre…

Jurgen Klopp

"This is Anfield. These are our streets. These are our routines, this is our home. These are our Saturdays, our nights after school, these are our colours, our flags, our pubs, our gates, our mates, …

Bill Shankly

"The socialism I believe in is everyone working for each other, everyone having a share of the rewards. It's the way I see football, the way I see life" Bill Shankly

Shankly's red army was all-conquering. As a manager Bill believed in redistributing the spoils to everyone, bar the blue hordes from Goodison, 'course.  Number 4? These words of Shankly represe…

Gérard Houllier

He managed the club to the unique Liverpool 'treble' of the 2000/01 FA Cup, League Cup, and UEFA Cup. In the summer the Charity Shield and European Super Cup were added. And the season after…

Marcus Rashford

£5 from every 'Leader of the Opposition' shirt sold will be donated by Philosophy Football to the food banks school summer holidays appeal in the two towns where we are based, Harwich an…

Jock Stein

Jock Stein was right. The piped sound of the crowd, cardboard cut out fans, banners draped over empty seats. Nobody can pretend this is football as it's supposed to be. Absolutely necesary under t…

Against Mod£rn Football

European Greed Lague, ever-increasing ticket prices, corporate hospitality boxes, gambllng firm logos taking up more space on a shirt than the club badge. Clubs' grounds losing their title in the …

Liverpool Champions 2020

LIMITED EDITION - LAST FEW REMAINING  At long last the Liver Bird has the Premier League trophy in its clutches! Our Liverpool Champions shirt celebrates not only the club's 19th league cham…

Leeds Bielsa Champions 2020

LIMITED EDITION "A man with new ideas is a madman, until his ideas triumph" Marcelo Bielsa OK we might not be dispatching many of these to Manchester postcodes but when Leeds went up wit…

Arsenal Magnificent Fourteen

LIMITED EDITION  ONLY AVAILABLE WHILE FIRST RUN OF SHIRTS STOCK AVAILABLE   And Arteta makes it 14! Arsenal have now further stretched their lead as the club that's won the FA Cup more than…

Manchester City Quintuple

LIMITED EDITION - LAST FEW REMAINING Some say City in 2019 won the first domestic Treble, but as Pep reminded reporters only in the mens' game. Arsenal won the womens's treble 2008-09. City them…

Jack Charlton memorial shirt

LIMITED EDITION A Leeds, England and Republic of Ireland Great has been laid to rest. A one club man Jack was also a miner, a soldier and anti-fascist. At Leeds he won the League championship,…

Christmas Football Truce 1914

Christmas Day 1914, for a few hours at least 'Greatcoats for Goalposts' as rank and file soldiers from the German and British front lines put down their weapons to have a game of football instead. The…

Footballers Battalion t-shirt

Formed by volunteers in December 1914, at the start of the First World War, the Footballers' Battalion, aka 17th Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment, was made up largely of professional and amateur pl…

Eric Cantona

"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea" Eric Cantona

A dedicated enigmaticist, Eric was a fan of cod philosophising, coupled with a touch of the eastern art of Kung Fu. Strictly unofficial. Unisex sizes small (36 inch chest/90cms), medium (40inch/100…

United May 68

29th May '68, The red half of Manchester conquer Europe, though curiously, for arguably their greatest ever triumph, United played in blue! The first English team to win the European Cup, Charlton (tw…

Lev Yashin

"The joy of seeing Yuri Gagarin flying in space is only superseded by the joy of a good penalty save" Lev Yashin

The original black cat, Lev collectivised his penalty area before taking two steps forward, one step back and plucking the ball out of the air. Unisex sizes small (36 inch chest/90cms), medium (40i…

Eusebio

"Black or white we have football under our skin." Eusebio

Fifty years ago Eusebio was one of the stars of the tournament, winning the Golden Boot as top scorer. This was a very different era to now. With few exceptions European football was an all-white team…

The Money Game

With such vast wealth there is an uncanny habit of confusing being the richest league in the world with being the best. Inflation generally in western Europe since the early 1960s has been around fift…

Moore Hurst & Peters

STRICTLY LIMITED EDITION - BESPOKE GARMENT On a classic claret and blue shirt exclusively tailored and manufactured for Philosophy Football, this is a strictly limited edition of just 1112 garments…

Striker

Resistance to austerity and 30-goals a season, a striker has the lot for any team looking for industry and action up front. The striker is a player with a touch of class, wear your position with pride…

Maradona

LIMITED EDITION SHIRT - DELETED AS WE RUN OUT OF SIZES   1986 Mad Cow disease, Gorbachev's Glasnost, The Communards and The Housemartins, Reagan in the White House, Thatcher at Number Te…

Philosophy Football.com T-shirt

The Philosophy Football logo in all its classic glory. Show off your intellectual credentials with t-shirted pride. In navy blue as shown and a wide range of other coloyrs too colours. Sizes smal…

Philosophy Football .com hoodie

Made to the same exacting standards as our famous shirts, this garment should see you through to sunnier times while providing the warm glow of intellectual credibility too. Available in unisex s…

England Expects

To help steady English footballing nerves what better than Horatio Nelson's words. Unisex sizes small (36 inch chest/90cms) and medium, (40 inch/100cms). Available as listed in drop down menu belo…

Scotland in Europe 2021

For all the hoo-hah, for the Union or for independence, it all disappears once Scotland crosses over the touchline. No Tartan Army is going to follow 'Team GB' into Europe, its independently or…

Wales in Europe 2021

What Wales fan will ever forget Euro  2016. The 'red Wall' stretching from Bordeaux to Lyon, then staying in longer, all the way to the semis, while England have long left the party, only goin…

England in Europe 2021

England's 2021 mission, to remain in Europe for as long as we can manage. No second referendum required, just Kane, Rashford and Sterling doing the business up front. Design features our …

Philosophy Football .com sweatshirt

Too cold for a t-shirt? We recommend our philosophyfootball.com crew neck sweatshirt  in 100% heavy weight cotton. Made to the same exacting standards as our famous shirts, this garment should see…

Dodgy Keeper mug

'Dodgy Keeper' for the (un)safe hands around the house the perfect mug for tea, coffee, or hot choc. Just don't drop it!   Christmas gift wrapping. with exclusive Philosophy Football wrapping …