ABOUT US
A small family business with an unhealthy obsession with football shirts
Based in Leicestershire, we’ve been selling football shirts since the early 2000s. We much prefer the unusual, the obscure and the shirts that make you think, “Where on earth did you find that?”
HOW IT STARTED
It started with a Birmingham City “penguin” shirt
My love affair with football shirts started as a kid. I was fascinated by football team colours and designs and, in the 1970s, some of my earliest shirt purchases included the Birmingham City ‘penguin’ shirt (worn by my hero at the time, Trevor Francis), the NASL’s Tampa Bay Rowdies, AS Nancy Lorraine of France (Michel Platini’s first club) and Swiss second-division club Wettingen.
Quite a diverse selection for a young football fan. That passion has stayed with me ever since, except that I now get to make a living from it.
“Looking back, perhaps an early indication that I was never going to be particularly interested in just collecting the obvious ones!”
Mark, founder
OUR HISTORY
From eBay to Football Fan UK
EARLY 2000S
Started on eBay
Where we still sell today, after more than 24 years and over 30,000 transactions.
THEN
Amazon Prime seller
We later started selling on Amazon, where we’re now an Amazon Prime seller.
2013
Ltd company, VAT registered
We became a UK private limited company and registered for VAT.
TODAY
Football Fan UK
Our own website, shipping shirts to fans all around the world.
OUR SHIRTS
Not the ones you’ll find on the high street
You can buy Liverpool, Arsenal or Manchester United shirts from just about any high street sports store, so you won’t find too many of those here. Every shirt we sell has a story, whether it’s a famous club, a national team, a little-known side from the other side of the world or simply a design that caught our eye.
Everything we sell is new and 100% genuine
We have official merchant accounts with Errea, Joma, Hummel, Kappa and Kelme. Every other shirt is bought from officially licensed retailers or directly from the clubs themselves.
We pride ourselves on our excellent feedback on Google and Trustpilot, fast shipping and personal customer service.
ON TOUR
Where our shirts have ended up
On TV
Our shirts have featured on Soccer AM and in a television feature for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.
At life’s big moments
They’ve even been worn by mourners at football-themed funerals.
All over the world
Shipped to customers from Fiji to France, Polynesia to Paraguay, and Japan to Jamaica.
GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL
Supporting the game at every level
We’ve been regular sponsors of our local non-league club, Ashby Ivanhoe FC, as well as my granddaughter’s junior girls’ team.
For us, football has always been about much more than just the Premier League and Champions League. It’s about the clubs, players and supporters at every level of the game.
AND FINALLY…
When you contact us, you’re dealing with us
Football Fan UK is a small business, run by people who genuinely love football shirts. We don’t have a huge warehouse, a team of corporate marketing experts or a customer service department hidden away in another country.
We love finding unusual shirts and, even more, seeing them find a new home with someone who appreciates them as much as we do. Whether you’re looking for your favourite team’s shirt, something a little different, or a shirt from a club you’ve never heard of, we hope you enjoy browsing.
Thanks for visiting, and happy shirt hunting!
Mark
Football Fan UK