Stoke City 2017-18 Macron Home BURGE Long Sleeve Shirt

Stoke City 2017-18 Macron Home Shirt — BURGE Printing, Long Sleeves

2017-18 season, Stoke City in the Premier League, and in goal: Jack Butland — but also backup goalkeeper Lee Grant and this BURGE printing on the back reminds us that the Potters had real competition in the goalkeeping department. This vintage Macron long-sleeved goalkeeper shirt is a rare item: a goalkeeper shirt from a pivotal season, the one that would precede the club's historic relegation to the Championship.

Shirt Details

Season: 2017-2018
Club: Stoke City
Type: Home
Kit manufacturer: Macron
Printing: BURGE (back name)
Fit: Long Sleeves
Tag size: XL Boys / S adult
Condition: 8/10
State: LITTLE DIRTY — slight authentic wear of a worn vintage shirt, this is not a display shirt out of a box, it's a shirt that has lived.

What this shirt represents

The 2017-18 season is undoubtedly the most painful in Stoke City's recent history. The club, solidly established in the Premier League since 2008, was then living its final months in the English top flight under Mark Hughes, then Paul Lambert who vainly tried to turn things around. The Bet365 Stadium rumbled, fans sensed something breaking, and the season ended with relegation to the Championship after ten consecutive years in English football's premier division. This Macron home shirt is therefore a direct witness to a painful but inalienable chapter of the club's identity.

On the pitch, the Potters could still count on solid names. Xherdan Shaqiri lit up the rare good moments of the season with flashes of international class. In defense, Ryan Shawcross, the long-serving captain, fought to the end. In goal, Jack Butland was the undisputed first-choice goalkeeper, but it is the name BURGE — Jakob Haugaard or academy goalkeepers depending on rotations — that appears on this shirt, proving that rotation in the goalkeeping department was a reality at Stoke in 2017-18. A long-sleeved goalkeeper shirt is already rare in itself — with a backup name printed on it, it becomes a real niche piece for the discerning collector.

Moments etched in this shirt

The last season in the Premier League after ten years in the top flight
Stoke City joined the Premier League in 2008 and had consistently maintained its position, often thanks to a solid defensive block and a physical playing identity. The 2017-18 season broke this streak: the Potters finished 19th and were relegated to the Championship, ending a decade among English football's elite.

Mark Hughes' departure in January 2018
After three and a half years at the helm of the Potters, Mark Hughes was sacked in January 2018 with the club at the bottom of the table. His successor Paul Lambert failed to turn the tide, and relegation was officially confirmed in May 2018 — a black day for all Stoke fans.

Shaqiri, last fireworks before the shipwreck
Xherdan Shaqiri had a personally strong season despite the club's catastrophic context, confirming his status as a player too good for a struggling team. He left Stoke in the summer of 2018 to join Liverpool — the last symbol of a club losing its best players one by one.

Authentic vs Replica

An authentic vintage shirt is fundamentally different from a replica. We're talking about a piece actually worn or from the club's official stock, with the finishes, materials, and details of the era as they existed. The stitching, the printing, the inner labels: everything is original, nothing has been mass-produced for the general public market. This is what makes a collectible vintage football shirt valuable.

This one shows a condition of 8/10 with a slight dirtiness — what the English call "little dirty" in the jargon of vintage shirt sellers. This doesn't mean damaged: it means worn, used, alive. The BURGE printing is there, the seams hold, the Macron structure is intact. This is exactly the kind of wear that proves it doesn't come from a fake untouched surplus stock — it's the real deal, one that has seen a pitch or at least a changing room.

Vintage Size Guide

Crucial point before ordering: this shirt is labeled XL Boys / S adult. In the world of vintage shirts, fits are systematically more fitted than modern standards. An XL children's size from 2017-18 generally corresponds to a slim S adult fit today. Never rely solely on the letter on the label — that's the first mistake of a novice collector.

Before buying, take a tape measure and measure your chest circumference and the back length of a shirt you usually wear. Compare with the actual product measurements if available, or contact the seller to get them. A long-sleeved vintage shirt in a small size can be a casually worn collector's item for a size S person, or a display-only piece for someone taller. In any case, knowing before buying means no regrets afterward.

Why have it in your collection

Vintage long-sleeved goalkeeper shirts are among the most sought-after pieces by serious collectors — and the least available on the market. Add to that a back name printing of a secondary goalkeeper from a Premier League club during its last season in the top flight: you get an ultra-specific niche piece, the kind you don't find by searching for five minutes on general platforms. Stoke City 2017-18 is a pivotal season, a moment of historical rupture for the club — exactly the kind of context that gives an item value in ten years.

And in terms of condition, 8/10 with a little dirtiness on a vintage Macron shirt from this era is honestly very good. There aren't many in this condition on the market — most shirts of this generation have either been ruined in a 60-degree wash, or lost in an attic since 2018. This one survived, and it's here, available. It's now or probably never.

To go further

• Stoke City — Wikipedia
• Football Kit Archive — History of kits
• UEFA — European Football

A long-sleeved goalkeeper shirt with BURGE printing from Stoke's last season in the Premier League — if you need us to explain why it's a special piece, it might not be for you. If you immediately understand what it represents, you know what you need to do.