{"product_id":"1993-95-newcastle-united-shirt","title":"Newcastle United Home Shirt Asics 1993-95 Vintage","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.8em;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003eNewcastle United 1993-95 Shirt — The Asics Era, When the Magpies Nearly Turned Everything Around\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.1em;line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eBetween 1993 and 1995, \u003cstrong\u003eNewcastle United\u003c\/strong\u003e underwent a radical transformation under Kevin Keegan — promotion to the Premier League, massive recruitment, an electric atmosphere at \u003cstrong\u003eSt. James' Park\u003c\/strong\u003e. This \u003cstrong\u003eAsics home shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e is a direct witness to this renaissance, worn by players who would write the most intense pages of the club's recent history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eShirt Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:2;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeason:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1993-1995\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClub:\u003c\/strong\u003e Newcastle United\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Home\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKit Manufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Asics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSponsor:\u003c\/strong\u003e HOME SHIRT\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/10\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eState:\u003c\/strong\u003e SLIGHTLY DIRTY — authentic wear of a vintage worn shirt, consistent with its age and history\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eWhat this shirt represents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eIn 1993, \u003cstrong\u003eNewcastle United returned to the Premier League\u003c\/strong\u003e after a dominant First Division season. Kevin Keegan, a former star turned charismatic manager, imposed his vision: offensive, spectacular, uninhibited football. \u003cstrong\u003eSt. James' Park\u003c\/strong\u003e rediscovered the cream of English football, and the entire Tyneside began to dream big. This Asics shirt is exactly that — the symbol of a club in full re-emergence, ambitious, hungry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eOn the pitch, the names that thrilled the Geordies were all there. \u003cstrong\u003eAndy Cole\u003c\/strong\u003e scored at an incredible rate — 41 goals in 1993-94, a Premier League record at the time — before being sold to Manchester United in a transaction that still shocks today. \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Beardsley\u003c\/strong\u003e, a club native who returned home, brought his vision and impeccable technique. In defense, \u003cstrong\u003eBarry Venison\u003c\/strong\u003e controlled the midfield with character and \u003cstrong\u003eSteve Howey\u003c\/strong\u003e established himself as one of the division's most solid central defenders. A generation of true players, of field players.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eMoments etched into this shirt\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 1993-94 season and Andy Cole's 41 goals\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nNewcastle finished third in the very first full Premier League season — a remarkable performance for a promoted team. Andy Cole literally exploded all records with his 41 goals in all competitions, establishing himself as England's most feared goalscorer that year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe return of Peter Beardsley, prodigal son of Tyneside\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nKeegan brought Beardsley back from Everton in 1993, and it was a stroke of genius. The former England international found his best form in the \u003cstrong\u003eMagpies\u003c\/strong\u003e' colours, combining with Cole to form one of the division's most devastating duos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe shock sale of Andy Cole to Manchester United in January 1995\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nIn the middle of the 1994-95 season, Cole was sold to Manchester United for £7 million — a record sum at the time. The shock was immense in the streets of Newcastle, and this Asics shirt is its exact contemporary, carrying all the ambivalence of this golden and brutal period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eAuthentic vs Replica\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eAn \u003cstrong\u003eauthentic vintage shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e is a piece that actually existed in the locker rooms, on the pitches, or in the stands of the time. It's not a reproduction manufactured years later with modern fabrics and perfect seams. It's textile history — with its specific manufacturing features, period labels, and finishes unique to the kit manufacturer of the year concerned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eThis one shows a condition of \u003cstrong\u003e8\/10 with slight dirtiness\u003c\/strong\u003e — what collectors call \"slightly dirty\". This is not a prohibitive defect, it is proof that this shirt has lived. It did not come out of an unopened plastic bag; it has passed through the years with intact dignity. For a \u003cstrong\u003eNewcastle Asics 1993-95 shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e, this is more than decent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eVintage Size Guide\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage sizes from the 90s\u003c\/strong\u003e do not match current standards. A 1993 L often fits like a modern M, sometimes even like an S, depending on the cuts of the time. Shirts were cut closer to the body, less wide, with different armholes. If you are buying to wear, never rely solely on the label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eBefore validating your order, measure one of your current shirts flat — shoulder width, armpit width, total length — and compare with the measurements provided. This is the only way to avoid unpleasant surprises. For display collection use, the question does not arise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eWhy have it in your collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eNewcastle United Asics 1993-95 shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e represents a very specific time window in the history of the nascent Premier League. Asics only remained kit manufacturer for the Magpies for a few seasons — before the arrival of Adidas and other major brands — which makes this piece intrinsically rare on the current market. Collectors of \u003cstrong\u003evintage 90s Premier League shirts\u003c\/strong\u003e know this: Asics Newcastle shirts don't often appear at flea markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eThere aren't many in this condition still circulating. Most examples you come across are either ravaged by the years or have dubious flocking added afterwards. Here, you have a \u003cstrong\u003ecollector's shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e in 8\/10 condition, consistent and honest. Worn by Cole, Beardsley, Venison, and Howey — names that resonate with anyone who followed the Premier League in its early years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eTo go further\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"line-height:2.2;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Newcastle_United_F.C.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eNewcastle United — Wikipedia\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.footballkitarchive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eFootball Kit Archive — Shirt History\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003ePremier League — Official Site\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.uefa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eUEFA — European Football\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-style:italic;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThis is a piece for those who understand what Newcastle meant in the early 90s — not just a club, a state of mind. If you see yourself in that, you already know what to do.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Newcastle United","offers":[{"title":"L","offer_id":53997244481811,"sku":"325474","price":249.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/4839\/3235\/files\/eng_pm_1993-95-NEWCASTLE-UNITED-SHIRT-L-325474_1.jpg?v=1774999764","url":"https:\/\/supporterid.com\/en\/products\/1993-95-newcastle-united-shirt","provider":"SUPPORTER ID®","version":"1.0","type":"link"}