Book Reviews

AN ADMIRABLE ADVENTURE

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
21 October 2022

Get Shirty – The Rise & Fall of Admiral Sportswear, by Andy Wells, published by Conker Editions Ltd, Price: £16
IT’S hard to imagine a time when football jerseys were just simple, plain tops. There is now a huge array of options to choose from and it has become a multi-billion pound industry.
There are all different colours and combinations, plus you’ve got home, away and even third kits to potentially purchase. You also need to take out a second mortgage to buy some of them.
In the 70s, though, it was a lot different and it was Admiral who were at the ...

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