The NFC

The response to this so far has been far beyond what anyone really expected, so a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has shared, donated, or got in touch asking about the auction - we're all very grateful and this will make a real difference during these hard times.

We know that we've been inactive on here for quite some time now, but we'd just like to share this appeal to help our long-time friend and shirt afficionado Shakey! Check our the 'Shirts for Shakey' auction coming soon too w/ @gbauctionsltd justgiving.com/crowdfunding/…

Z is for.... Zaire! Worn by Scotland & Leeds legend Billy Brember against Zaire in 1974 - now of course known as the Democratic Republic of Congo. #AlphabetOfShirts

Y is for.... Yugoslavia! This shirt was worn by Nenad Stojkevic in the Spain '82 game against Northern Ireland, which also saw Norman Whiteside become the youngest player to take part in a World Cup match. #AlphabetOfShirts

X is for..... "XI" This shirt was worn by Rod Thomas as part of the Wales XI who faced Manchester United on 26th July 1969 in #Bangor to celebrate the Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales. #AlphabetOfShirts #Wales

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W is for.... Wembley! All of these shirts from the collection have been worn at the famous ground during an #FACup final match - the oldest dates from 1930! #AlphabetOfShirts #Wembley

V is for.... Valderrama! This #10 shirt was worn by 90s #Colombia icon Carlos Valderrama in a '94 World Cup warm up match against Northern Ireland! #AlphabetOfShirts

U is for...United! In this case, we're heading north of the border to #Dundee with this '87 UEFA Cup Final matchworn shirt from the collection! #AlphabetOfShirts

T is for... Testimonial! This pair come form the testimonial matches of Ian Hutchinson and John Aldridge! Who do you think was the most deserving player of a testimonial who never got one? #AlphabetOfShirts

S is for.... Scotland! Worn by Willie Waddell against France at Hampden in 1949, with its iconic Earl of Rosebery racing colours. #AlphabetOfShirts

R is for... Ray Clemence! The stunning blue shirt was worn by Ray during the #THFC centenary season, while the England shirt was issued to Ray as part of the '82 World Cup squad that same year. #AlphabetOfShirts

Q is for.... Qatar! Yes we know this is a Wales shirt, but it was worn in an away game against Qatar in Doha in 2000. We believe the player was the late, great Gary Speed. #AlphabetOfShirts

P is for... Peter! Barnes, Broadbent, Lorimer, Shilton..... take your pick, we've got plenty! #AlphabetOfShirts

O is for.... Old! (I know...sorry! 🙄) This 90 year old shirt from our collection was worn by #Uruguay captain José Nasazzi in the 1930 World Cup final! #AlphabetOfShirts

N is for.... Nat Lofthouse! The Lion of Vienna played more than 450 times for his home club #Bolton Wanderers, and scored 30 goals in 33 games for England. He wore this shirt for the #3lions against the Swiss in 1952. #AlphabetofShirts #BWFC

M is for... Marco van Basten! Without doubt one of the greatest players of all time - so we're very lucky to have a few van Basten matchworns in the collection at the NFC! #AlphabetofShirts

L is for... Liverpool! This pair of matchworn shirts from the collection archives come from the 1977 European Cup Final and Ian St John's testimonial match. #LFC #LiverpoolFC #AlphabetOfShirts