{"product_id":"2019-20-bournemouth-shirt","title":"Bournemouth Home Shirt 2019-20 Umbro Vintage S","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.8em;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003eBournemouth 2019-20 Home Umbro Jersey – The Last Season Before Relegation to the Championship\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.1em;line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e2019-20 Premier League season for Bournemouth\u003c\/strong\u003e will be remembered as one of the most dramatic in the Cherries' history: five years in the top flight, an end to their reign under COVID, and a cruel relegation after a nail-biting final sprint. This \u003cstrong\u003eUmbro home jersey, featuring Mansion as sponsor\u003c\/strong\u003e, carries in its seams all the tension of an extraordinary year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eJersey Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:2;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeason:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2019-2020\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClub:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bournemouth AFC\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Home\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKit Manufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Umbro\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSponsor:\u003c\/strong\u003e MANSION\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/10\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eState:\u003c\/strong\u003e SLIGHTLY USED PRINTINGS - authentic wear of a worn vintage jersey\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 jersey represents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eIn 2019-20, \u003cstrong\u003eAFC Bournemouth\u003c\/strong\u003e began its fifth consecutive season in the \u003cstrong\u003ePremier League\u003c\/strong\u003e, an absolutely remarkable achievement for a club of the Cherries' size. The project led by \u003cstrong\u003eEddie Howe\u003c\/strong\u003e for years had transformed a Championship bottom-table club into an English elite regular, all with budgets incomparable to those of the league's giants. That season, the objective was simple and vital: to survive once again in the upper echelons of English football.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eThe squad boasted genuinely talented players, starting with \u003cstrong\u003eCallum Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e, an English striker capable of hurting any defense, and \u003cstrong\u003eRyan Fraser\u003c\/strong\u003e, the electric Scottish winger who had been racking up impressive stats the previous season. \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Brooks\u003c\/strong\u003e, despite a season hampered by injuries, represented the club's future. In defense, \u003cstrong\u003eSteve Cook\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSimon Francis\u003c\/strong\u003e embodied the solidity of seasoned veterans trained in the Howe school. A charming, competitive group, but one that would experience a season like few others in the history of English football.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-top:28px;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003eMoments etched into this jersey\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe abrupt suspension of the league in March 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe COVID-19 pandemic brought the Premier League to a halt in March 2020, with Bournemouth fighting point by point for survival. Three months of total uncertainty, and a resumption in June in ghost stadiums, without the support of the 11,000 fans at Vitality Stadium — a considerable advantage reduced to nothing for the Cherries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelegation on the final day\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe scenario was merciless: Bournemouth finished 18th, just one point from safety, relegating to the Championship after five consecutive seasons in the top flight. A painful end to a cycle that also marked the departure of \u003cstrong\u003eEddie Howe\u003c\/strong\u003e, the man who had built everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe transfer of Callum Wilson and Ryan Fraser\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the wake of relegation, the club's two most marketable attacking players fled — Wilson to \u003cstrong\u003eNewcastle United\u003c\/strong\u003e, Fraser to the same Magpies at the end of his contract. A hemorrhage of talent that symbolized the brutality of English football at this level.\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;\"\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003evintage authentic jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e is a piece that has lived. Not a copy fresh off a printer on the other side of the globe, not a sterile decorative object. It's fabric that has absorbed a season, a context, a specific era of English football. The difference with a replica is immediately felt in the touch, the cut, the finishes — an \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal Umbro jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e from this period has a recognizable manufacturing quality like no other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eThis one is in \u003cstrong\u003e8\/10 condition with slightly used printings\u003c\/strong\u003e — what is called \"slightly used printings\" in jargon. Concretely, the flocking or sponsor marking shows very slight traces of use, which only authenticates its past. The fabric itself remains in excellent condition. This is exactly what you expect from a \u003cstrong\u003evintage collector's jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e: not new in blister, but a piece with a soul.\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 football jerseys\u003c\/strong\u003e consistently fit smaller than modern cuts. A \u003cstrong\u003esize S from 2019-20\u003c\/strong\u003e does not correspond to a current S — cuts from that era were more fitted, less \"oversize\", with different armholes. If you usually wear an M today, it's possible that this vintage S will fit you perfectly depending on your body shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eBefore any purchase, get out your tape measure and measure your chest flat, under the armpits. Then compare with the flat measurements of the jersey if they are available, or contact the seller. A \u003cstrong\u003epoorly fitting vintage jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e is a piece that stays in the closet — it's worth taking ten seconds to check before confirming your order.\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;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBournemouth jerseys from the Premier League era\u003c\/strong\u003e are becoming seriously rare on the market. The club has only been in the top flight intermittently, and Cherries fans are not the most numerous to sell their jerseys on resale platforms. An \u003cstrong\u003eUmbro 2019-20 home jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e — the last season in the top flight before a spell in the Championship — is a piece that tells a precise and closed chapter in the club's history. This kind of context becomes more valuable over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eAnd frankly, specimens in \u003cstrong\u003e8\/10 condition\u003c\/strong\u003e with this level of preservation are not common. Most worn jerseys from that era have been ruined by washing machines or piled up in the back of garages. This one has clearly been treated with respect — slightly faded prints, but nothing that detracts from the piece. For a serious collector or a Cherries fan who wants to keep a physical trace of this pivotal period, it's a clear opportunity.\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\/AFC_Bournemouth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eAFC Bournemouth - 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 - Jersey 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;\"\u003eThis jersey represents five years in the Premier League condensed into a final act under COVID — if you love pieces with meaning and a true story behind them, you know what to do.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bournemouth","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":54009760645395,"sku":"358230","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/4839\/3235\/files\/eng_pm_2019-20-BOURNEMOUTH-SHIRT-S-358230_1.jpg?v=1775418856","url":"https:\/\/supporterid.com\/en\/products\/2019-20-bournemouth-shirt","provider":"SUPPORTER ID®","version":"1.0","type":"link"}