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£15 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 colours too. Sizes small (36…

England Expects T-shirt

To help steady English nerves what better than Horatio Nelson's words. Unisex sizes small (36 inch chest/90cms) and XL (48 inch/120cms). Available as listed in drop down menu below. Gift-wrap…

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…

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…

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…

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 (40 inch / …

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"The joy of seeing Yuri Gagarin flying in space is only superseded by the joy of a good penalty save" Lev Yashin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 size small (36 inch chest/90cms) Gift-wrap…

Jean-Paul Sartre T-shirt

"In football everything is complicated by the presence of the opposite team" Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul's tightness at the back was notoriously successful at securing the being and nothingness of a 0-0 draw. Unisex sizes small (36 inch chest/90cms) XL (48 inch/120cms) and XXL (52 inch/13…

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…

£6 Lionesses World Cup 2023 shirt

England women. 2022 Women's Euro champions, since then defeated reigning World and South American champions too. And now the 2023  World Cup Final but if one thing football teaches us nothing is c…

Scotland Euro 2024 T-shirt

Tartan Army in Germany? Flying the flag wherever Scotland goes. Wear the message front and back, home and away.  Featuring Bonnie Prince Charlie's tartan tho' his 2024 battalions will be hopin…

£4 England in Europe 2021

England's 2021 mission was 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 …

Law, Best & Charlton Holy Trinity

LIMITED EDITION T-SHIRT Denis Law the last surviving member of Manchester United's 'Holy Trinity': Law, Best and Charlton.  Denis Law FA Cup winner 1963, his 46 goals in the 1963-64 seas…

Gérard Houllier

Gérard Houlier 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 …

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,…

Marcus Rashford

Whatever our team, or none, Marcus Rashford is surely one opposition player we can all admire for what he has done to put child food poverty on the agenda through this Coronavirus Crisis. …

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…

£8 PhilosophyFootball.com tote bag

The Philosophy Football logo in all its classic glory. Show off your intellectual credentials when doing the shopping. Christmas gift-wrap service. With exclusive Philosophy Football wrapping pap…

I am Gary Lineker

I am Gary Lineker. The spirit of Spartacus ignited in the Match of the Day studio. Gary's suspension resisted in solidarity by Chapman, Scott, Shearer, Wright and more. No Match of the Day, …

England's Hope

Bellingham,Maddison, Rashford, A Euro 2024 England to be hopeful for. Available in unisex sizes small (36inch chest/90cms), medium (40 inch /100cms), large (44inch chest/110cms) and XL (48in…

Manchester City Four in a Row

Four in a row had never been done before. It has now!  Four times Premier League Champions. Four trophies, four chasing packs, all listed on one unique shirt.  2020-24 Peak Guardiola. …

1914-18 Remembrance T-shirt

A design from renowned illustrator and Philosophy Football collaborator Dan Murrell. The silhouette of an unknown soldier, place and date are unspecified. The football to symbolise what he'd rather b…

1914-18 Remembrance hoodie

A design from renowned illustrator and Philosophy Football collaborator Dan Murrell. The silhouette of an unknown soldier, place and date are unspecified. The football to symbolise what he'd rather b…

£6 Manchester City Treble

LIMITED EDITION MANCHESTER CITY TREBLE T-SHIRT  Manchester City's historic treble to go with their 2019 domestic 'quintuple' which we also marked with a limited edition T-shirt (all went with…

£9 Manchester City Legacy Fan T-shirt

JUST £9!  Since the arrival of Sheikh Mansour, with Pep in tow shortly afters, City fans have enjoyed the benefits of the club's new found wealth and huge success.  Yet when the same own…

Lionesses Champions Women's Euro 2022 Tote Bag

Perfect for school to carry boots and books. Or for grown ups bits, bobs and shopping.  Whatever the age group carry the indelible memories of an unforgettable July 2022. Each of England's vict…

Lionesses Champions Women's Euro 2022 T-shirt

England Women's Euro 2022 Champions T-shirt Forever wear the indelible memories of an unforgettable July 2022. Each of England's victories with full match details: Austria, Norway, Northern Ire…

Argentina 3 France 3 World Cup Final 2022

LIMITED EDITION - DELETED AFTER FIRST PRINT RUN  Celebrating the most thrilling World Cup final ever. Our design contains details of the six goals scored during the match and the penalty shoot-o…

£1 England World Cup 2022 badge pack

Fit for every England fan's lapel throughout World Cup 2022 and for the memories beyond. Featuring St George, England kit icon, shirt back and what we think of FIFA.  Exclusively designed …

Pelé memorial shirt

In 1994 when Philosophy Football first took shape, our shirts combined great quotes with the name and squad number of the author on the back. We aimed for a visual celebration of football and philo…

Tony Book Memorial

LIMITED EDITION T-SHIRT As captain Tony Book led Manchester City to the 1968 First Division title, 1969 FA Cup, 1970 League Cup and European Cup Winners Cup in 1970. And as manager the 1976 …

West Ham Praha 2023

LIMITED EDITION CLASSIC CLARET AND BLUE BESPOKE T- SHIRT  Limited edition bespoke claret and blue T-shirt with Europa Conference League trophy and full match details. Once we run out will be s…

England Euro 2024 T-shirt

It seems a lifetime ago, for younger customers it is. Our very first Philosophy Football tournament T-shirt was to celebrate Euro '96. 28 years on we proudly present our England Euro 2024 T-sh…

Euro 2024 Tournament T-shirt

24 nations for the 2024 edition of the Euro's. Wear your internationalism of the pitch on the chest.  And on the back the message that was  welcomed all over Germany. Impossible to lose…

Lee Bell & Summerbee

1968 First Division Champions  1969 FA Cup winners 1970 League and European Cip Winners Cup winners The blue half of Manchester in their pomp. City's M14 (Maine Road) trinity of Lee, Bell a…

David Squires Going to the Match tea towel

1953 L.S. Lowry produces Going to the Match the most famous football painting of all time. 2023 The ground Lowry painted, Burnden Park, is no more, the factories surrounding it gone, and wit…

Lee Anderson St George

"This virtue signalling, namby-pamby, pearl-clutching, woke nonsense must stop now. Any more of this and I'll be on the first flight to Rwanda." Lee Anderson  Well how could we poosibly resist…

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Manchester United 2024 FA Cup Winners

Limited edition to celebrate 2024's thirteenth FA Cup for Manchester United. For Reds made all the more memorable by whom they beat, against all pre-match predictions and two goals to remind A…

David Squires Ultimate Fantasy Stadium tea towel

David Squires asked his echo chamber to nominate their best-loved parts of grounds. The response was overwhelming and explains the liberties taken with scale and perspective. Name of the ground, it ca…