{"product_id":"port-vale-fc-top","title":"Port Vale Errea vintage collector jersey - size S","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.8em;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003ePort Vale FC – The Errea Valiants Jersey, A Rare Piece of English Football\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:1.1em;line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003ePort Vale, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent. A club that has never needed the limelight to exist — it has been running since 1876, rooted in the Potteries like the ceramic kilns that made the region. This \u003cstrong\u003evintage Port Vale Errea jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e is a piece of that identity, woven into the fabric of a Football League club that has always known what it was: a people's club, solid, no frills.\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\u003eClub:\u003c\/strong\u003e Port Vale FC\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKit Manufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Errea\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e S\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/10\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eState:\u003c\/strong\u003e PULLS – authentic wear of a \u003cstrong\u003eworn vintage jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e, the pulls are a sign that this jersey has lived, that it has been on a body and not in a display case\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;\"\u003ePort Vale is one of the most atypical clubs in English football. No city in the name — just a vanished district name — and a history that dates back to the 19th century without ever claiming to play in the shadow of its neighbours Stoke City. The \u003cstrong\u003ePort Vale Errea jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e embodies this period when the club played in League One or League Two, in the thick of it, far from the glitz, but with an iron identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eErrea, the Italian kit manufacturer from Parma, dressed Port Vale in the 2000s-2010s, a collaboration that produced \u003cstrong\u003evintage English football jerseys\u003c\/strong\u003e with a cut characteristic of the era. This partnership between a continental manufacturer and a club from the North Midlands is exactly the kind of detail that makes true collectors smile. Players like Marc Richards, Tom Pope, and Jennison Myrie-Williams graced the pitches of the Potteries in these colours — names only true fans know.\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\u003ePromotion to the Football League (2013)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a season in the Conference National — purgatory for a historic club — Port Vale returned to the Football League in 2013 under the impetus of Micky Adams. A moment of relief for a fanbase that endured lean years without abandoning their club.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTom Pope, League Two goal-scoring machine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe centre-forward was one of the most prolific scorers in the English lower divisions around the turn of the 2010s, carrying the Valiants' hopes high. Seeing his name associated with this \u003cstrong\u003eErrea Port Vale jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e is seeing the soul of that period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVale Park, the unfinished fortress\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilt in the 1950s to accommodate 70,000 spectators and never completed, Vale Park is one of the craziest anecdotes in English football. Playing there in this jersey was defending something bigger than football.\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 jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e is not the same object as an official store replica. It's the cut of the era — more fitted, less technical in the modern sense — with manufacturing details no longer found today: original tags, Errea finishes specific to that production period. It's an object with a material history, not just a sporting one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eThis one is rated 8\/10 with visible pulls. Let's be clear: the pulls are proof that this jersey hasn't spent twenty years under glass. It's been put on, washed, worn. For an \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish football collector's jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e of this category, it's a very honest condition — far from a damaged jersey, just a jersey that has had a life.\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 sizes\u003c\/strong\u003e do not correspond to current standards. An Errea S from that era — particularly in the 2000s and early 2010s — fits tighter than a modern S. The cut was less oversized, the shoulders narrower, the length often shorter. If you usually wear an M today, a vintage S might suit you very well depending on your body shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eBefore buying, measure your chest flat and compare it with the product measurements. A centimeter too much or too little on a vintage jersey changes everything about the look. It's better to take two minutes to measure than to end up with a jersey that pulls at the shoulders or floats like a poncho.\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\u003ePort Vale vintage jerseys\u003c\/strong\u003e are a niche within a niche. We're talking about a club that doesn't make headlines, whose jerseys aren't snapped up in major London auction houses. And that's exactly why you should have one. Serious collectors know that rarity is found in clubs like Port Vale — not in the Premier League behemoths whose vintage jerseys are now mass-reproduced. An \u003cstrong\u003eErrea Port Vale jersey\u003c\/strong\u003e, you won't come across ten of them in a standard collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px;\"\u003eIn 8\/10 condition with pulls, it's the collector's sweet spot: good enough condition to be worn or proudly displayed, with enough history that no one can tell you it's a jersey that's never been used. There aren't many in this condition still circulating on the market — Errea jerseys from that era are becoming rarer and rarer, and League One\/League Two clubs from the 2000s are precisely what the next wave of collectors will be looking for.\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\/Port_Vale_F.C.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003ePort Vale FC – 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 – History of football jerseys\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 looking for a jersey that tells the story of real English football — not the glamour, not the glitz — this Port Vale Errea has it all. It's up to you to see if you're ready to embrace that level of football culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Port Vale","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":54011621343507,"sku":"194093","price":24.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/4839\/3235\/files\/eng_pm_PORT-VALE-FC-TOP-S-194093_1.jpg?v=1775491818","url":"https:\/\/supporterid.com\/en\/products\/port-vale-fc-top","provider":"SUPPORTER ID®","version":"1.0","type":"link"}