{"product_id":"1999-00-sunderland-quinn-shirt","title":"Sunderland Home Shirt 1999-2000 Asics Quinn Vintage","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.8em;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003eSunderland 1999-2000 · Asics Home Shirt · Quinn Printing · A legendary season at the Stadium of Light\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.1em;line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eThe 1999-2000 season was when \u003cstrong\u003eSunderland AFC\u003c\/strong\u003e truly made their mark on the Premier League: promoted, established, respected. This \u003cstrong\u003e1999-2000 Asics home shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong\u003eNiall Quinn\u003c\/strong\u003e's name printed on it—one of the club's great figures—is a piece of English football history from the turn of the millennium, in a condition that would make any serious collector salivate.\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 1999-2000\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClub:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sunderland AFC\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 REGVARDY\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/10\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eState:\u003c\/strong\u003e SPOTS - authentic wear of a worn vintage jersey\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e XXL\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting:\u003c\/strong\u003e QUINN\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\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eThe 1999-2000 season remains etched in the memories of \u003cstrong\u003eBlack Cats\u003c\/strong\u003e fans as one of the most successful in their modern history. After a 1998-99 season that ended in seventh place in the Premier League—already a great performance for a newly promoted club—Sunderland followed up in 1999-2000 with an even more convincing campaign, finishing \u003cstrong\u003eseventh in the Premier League\u003c\/strong\u003e with direct, combative football, driven by a team of character. The \u003cstrong\u003eStadium of Light\u003c\/strong\u003e, opened in 1997, already roared like a fortress and imposed a power dynamic on visitors that few teams anticipated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eIt was in this context that \u003cstrong\u003eNiall Quinn\u003c\/strong\u003e established himself as one of the control towers of the Sunderland attack. Tall, technically gifted in the air, unselfish on the ball, the Irishman was the perfect pivot around which manager \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Reid\u003c\/strong\u003e's offensive play revolved. Alongside him, \u003cstrong\u003eKevin Phillips\u003c\/strong\u003e arguably had his best career season: he finished as the Premier League's top scorer and won the \u003cstrong\u003eEuropean Golden Boot\u003c\/strong\u003e—a feat few expected from a Sunderland striker. This shirt is also the setting for this Quinn-Phillips partnership, one of the most effective in English football at that time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eMoments etched in this shirt\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin Phillips, European Golden Boot 1999-2000\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWith 30 Premier League goals that season, Phillips became the only English player to date to win this continental trophy. A monumental achievement, worn under this Asics shirt, which put Sunderland on the map of European football.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Quinn-Phillips partnership, terror of English defenses\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nNiall Quinn played as the decoy and screen, Kevin Phillips provided the finishes. This complementarity made Sunderland one of the most feared attacks in the Premier League in 1999-2000. Wearing the \u003cstrong\u003eQUINN\u003c\/strong\u003e print on this shirt is a tribute to the less publicized but equally indispensable half of this duo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Reid and the Sunderland project at its peak\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nUnder the leadership of \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Reid\u003c\/strong\u003e, Sunderland built something solid and ambitious. The 1999-2000 season marked one of the peaks of this Reid era, with a club looking towards the top of the table rather than the relegation zone. This shirt bears the imprint of this collective ambition.\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\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eAn \u003cstrong\u003eauthentic vintage shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e is a piece that genuinely existed in the locker rooms or stands of the time. Not a re-edition, not a modern remake with contemporary finishes: it's the real fabric, the real cut, the real screen-printed or embroidered badge from back then. Asics manufacturing from the late 90s had its own characteristics—solid finishes, materials that aged well, a strong visual identity that contrasted with the dominant kit manufacturers of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eThis one is rated \u003cstrong\u003e8\/10 with spots\u003c\/strong\u003e—in other words, it has some slight marks visible to the trained eye, but nothing that compromises the structure or legibility of the flocking and markings. This is the normal condition of a shirt that has lived, that hasn't been hidden in a plastic sleeve for 25 years without ever seeing the light of day. For a collector, it's even a guarantee of authenticity: a vintage shirt that's too perfect raises questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eVintage Sizing Guide\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage sizes from the 90s and 2000s\u003c\/strong\u003e do not correspond to current standards. An XXL from 1999 from Asics will not stretch and deform like an XXL from 2024 from a modern kit manufacturer. Cuts were generally more fitted, straighter, with less elasticity. This shirt in a \u003cstrong\u003evintage XXL size\u003c\/strong\u003e often corresponds to an L or XL according to contemporary body types.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eBefore ordering, grab a tape measure. Measure your chest at the widest point, your waist, and especially your torso length. Then compare with the actual dimensions of the shirt if available, or contact the store directly. It's better to take 2 minutes to check than to receive a shirt that barely fits over your shoulders.\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\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSunderland shirts from 1999-2000\u003c\/strong\u003e with Asics as the kit manufacturer represent a precise niche in the world of \u003cstrong\u003evintage collector football shirts\u003c\/strong\u003e. Asics did not equip dozens of Premier League clubs—far from it. Its presence on a shirt from that era gives it immediate rarity on the secondary market. Add to that an era-appropriate \u003cstrong\u003eQUINN\u003c\/strong\u003e print on a home shirt from a historic season for the club, and you have a piece that has every reason to gain value over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eAt \u003cstrong\u003e8\/10\u003c\/strong\u003e, this shirt is in a condition that allows it to be worn, displayed, or stored without frustration. The spots are part of its history—they don't devalue it, they humanize it. There aren't many Asics Sunderland 1999-2000 shirts with original printing and this level of preservation circulating right now. If you're looking to complete a collection centered around English football from the late 90s or Niall Quinn's career, it's now or never.\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\/Sunderland_A.F.C.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eSunderland AFC - 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.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;\"\u003eIf you're a Sunderland fan, a Niall Quinn fan, or simply a fan of English football from the late 90s in all its raw truth, this shirt definitely deserves a place in your collection. 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