[Albion] 1985/86 Red Brighton shirt

[The Albion Roar]

It's not clear (at present) exactly when else these shirts were worn.

However...

One - it was only that season (85/86)
Two - given the teams we were playing that season, it's possible they were only worn another three or four occasions.
Three - the only other players to wear No.9 for the rest of that season were Alan Biley and Dean Saunders.

 

[Superphil]

It's not clear (at present) exactly when else these shirts were worn.

However...

One - it was only that season (85/86)
Two - given the teams we were playing that season, it's possible they were only worn another three or four occasions.
Three - the only other players to wear No.9 for the rest of that season were Alan Biley and Dean Saunders.

And Mick Ferguson and Martin Keown. Might have to really drill it down and work out who played in away games where we may have worn the red shirt.

 

[Superphil]

These are the away games where we could have needed a change kit for the 85/86 season.

14/09/85 away at Millwall
26/10/85 away at Oldham
9/11/85 away at Shrewsbury maybe.
26/12/85 away at Portsmouth.
15/02/86 away at Peterborough
26/02/87 away at Wimbledon
18/03/87 away at Blackburn maybe.
19/04/87 away at Huddersfield
29/94/87 away at Carlisle.

Just need to find out the team sheets for those games.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

That is a thing of great beauty

The was a team of great beauty.

Froze my knackers off that day, then had to travel back to Hull on a slow rattling diesel train with no heating, that stopped absolutely everywhere in the pitch black night. I never knew how I eventually got home or where I had been on the way.

 

[DJ NOBO]

It's not clear (at present) exactly when else these shirts were worn.

However...

One - it was only that season (85/86)
Two - given the teams we were playing that season, it's possible they were only worn another three or four occasions.
Three - the only other players to wear No.9 for the rest of that season were Alan Biley and Dean Saunders.

It’s an absolute beauty . How do you get hold of it ?

 

[Razzoo]

It's going to be a couple of grand at least at this rate. Nearly £600 with over a week to go. Good stuff.

 

[Birdie Boy]

The was a team of great beauty.

Froze my knackers off that day, then had to travel back to Hull on a slow rattling diesel train with no heating, that stopped absolutely everywhere in the pitch black night. I never knew how I eventually got home or where I had been on the way.

We, look at the picture, the players were in shorts and short sleeves!

 

[Superphil]

26/02/87 away at Wimbledon
18/03/87 away at Blackburn maybe.
19/04/87 away at Huddersfield
29/94/87 away at Carlisle.
.

I did of course mean /86 not /87

 

[AZ Gull]

These are the away games where we could have needed a change kit for the 85/86 season.

14/09/85 away at Millwall
26/10/85 away at Oldham
9/11/85 away at Shrewsbury maybe.
26/12/85 away at Portsmouth.
15/02/86 away at Peterborough
26/02/87 away at Wimbledon
18/03/87 away at Blackburn maybe.
19/04/87 away at Huddersfield
29/94/87 away at Carlisle.

Just need to find out the team sheets for those games.

Here's one (from the Goldstone Wrap website):-



Can't work out which match it is though, as Gatting was out for the first half of that season.

Also, from the report in the Albion programme for the fixture against Middlesborugh on Jan 18:-

Albion's cup win at St James's Park two weeks ago.... With Albion wearing red, a strip that has brought them three of their last four wins....

...which would suggest we wore red at Portsmouth and Leeds as well as Newcastle in the cup.

 

[Comrade Sam]

Only referred to that shirt on a thread the other day. It is beautiful and bestowed great luck on the team when they wore it! My first season as a fanatic and saw them wear it at least 4 times. A great team, whose saleries lead to a cull and relegation a year later.

 

[Originunknown]

Marvellous.

Match worn home shirts of that era have gone for north of 1k over the years. Nice to see the red one, that's a rare beast.

 

[Bry Nylon]

Adidas really do, and have always have done, make great football shirts. Rivalled only by Puma and Kappa.

 

[Jam The Man]

We know that Fashanu wore number 9 in the Peterborough game (his last for the Albion). Anyone know what other games the red shirt was worn in?

I believe Portsmouth away?

 

[BN9 BHA]

Here's one (from the Goldstone Wrap website):-

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Can't work out which match it is though, as Gatting was out for the first half of that season.

I would say it’s Palace, white kit with red and blue sash, can just make out a tiny bit of red and blue in the photo.

 

[AZ Gull]

I would say it’s Palace, white kit with red and blue sash, can just make out a tiny bit of red and blue in the photo.

I guess that is possible.

 

[The Albion Roar]

From memory, this is a third-choice shirt.

We started the season with the blue shirt (obvs) and, I believe, the previous season's white shirt (different design) for the second kit. Then November/December time, we played someone where neither kit would do, so we created a red version. And we did well in it - well enough that, for the second half of the season, it become our second choice kit, as it was considered 'lucky'.

All from memory, of course, but I do recall this being the case. Ish.

EDIT - according to Tim Carder's book, we wore the red shirt for the first time in the FA Cup Third Round v Newcastle United. He also states the shirts were considered 'lucky'.

 

[Superphil]

Fashanu definitely wore the number 9 shirt in the FA Cup games against Newcastle, Hull and Peterborough

 

[BN9 BHA]

From memory, this is a third-choice shirt.

We started the season with the blue shirt (obvs) and, I believe, the previous season's white shirt (different design) for the second kit. Then November/December time, we played someone where neither kit would do, so we created a red version. '.

We are very good at doing this.

 

[Muzzman]

Up to £1k now. That is a beautiful shirt, as an adidas fanboy, I'd love that shirt if I had the moolah. Not sure I'd want to wear it out and about though at that price!

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

That is Eric Young.

Yep, and Perry is the goalkeeper, obviously all hands to the pump as we defended a Posh attack.