1976/77 Wales Home Football Shirt (M)

Condition: 6/10 Fair. Fading to the size label inside the collar. The Admiral logos have worn off the lapels of the collar. The national crest has worn off the chest. A few small holes on the sleeves, including one that has been re-sewn. One little dot hole on the lower side, and one on the rear

Size: Adult Medium (slim fitting)

Chest Measurement: 36-38 Inches / 97-101 CM

Manufacturer: Admiral

Colour: Red, yellow & green trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 1976/1977 - 1978/1979

Player: N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Admiral Wales home long sleeved football shirt from the 1976/77 international season.

The condition of this original football jersey is 6/10 - Fair. Fading to the size label inside the collar. The Admiral logos have worn off the lapels of the collar. The national crest has worn off the chest. A few small holes on the sleeves, including one that has been re-sewn. One little dot hole on the lower side, and one on the rear (see photos)

In 1976, Wales – managed by Mike Smith – reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA European Championship, having finished top of qualifying Group 2 ahead of Hungary, Austria and Luxembourg, but this was not considered part of the finals. Prior to 1980, only four countries qualified for the finals tournament, and Wales were drawn to play against the winners of Group 3 – Yugoslavia – in a two-legged, home-and-away tie. Wales lost the first leg 2–0 in Zagreb and were eliminated from the competition following a 1–1 draw in a bad-tempered return leg at Cardiff's Ninian Park, which was marred by crowd trouble. This initially led to Wales being banned from the 1980 tournament, but this was reduced on appeal to a four-year ban on qualifying matches being played within 100 miles of Cardiff. Yugoslavia went on to finish fourth in the 1976 tournament.

The following year, Wales defeated England on English soil for the first time in 42 years and secured their only victory to date at Wembley Stadium thanks to a Leighton James penalty. Wales went onto finish second in the 1977 British Home Championship. A few weeks earlier, Wales achieved another noted victory against then European Champions Czechoslovakia with Nick Deacy and James again scoring.