BRISTOL CITY

Bristol City 1973 - 1974 home shirt.

On Tuesday, February 19th, 1974, Second Division Bristol City shocked the football world, wearing this classic design, when they beat Don Revie's all-conquering, topflight Leeds United side 1-0, at Elland Road, in an F.A. Cup 5th Round replay, thanks to Donnie Gillies' 73rd minute clipped shot.

To appreciate the magnitude of City's triumph you have to consider the following information:

The Robins won despite performing in front of a fiercely partisan crowd of 47,182.

Leeds all-star team was packed with international players and going into the FA Cup tie were undefeated in 29 First Division matches. They eventually won the League Championship by 5 points.

Pictured is David Rodgers who gave 13 years of loyal service to the City and was a member of the Ashton Gate 8 who saved the club when they ripped up thier contracts in 1982.

Thursday 20th April 2008 is a special date thousands of Robins’ fans scattered across the globe, because it marks the 32nd Anniversary of their club’s last promotion to top-flight football.

That evening Bristol City beat Portsmouth 1-0, at Ashton Gate wearing this classic shirt, before a blissful crowd of 27,394, thanks to Clive Whitehead’s third minute scorcher.

Bristol City shirt worn during the spell in the old first division, including the opening match against Arsenal in which Paul Cheesley, pictured, scored the winning goal. Just three days after the Arsenal victory, City returned to Ashton Gate triumphant for their first home game in the top flight. A crowd of 25,316 turned out to see a Stoke side with Peter Shilton in goal. Then, in one brutal moment, Cheesley’s promising career was ended. A cross came into the box and he rose to challenge Shilton for the ball, getting there first and heading over. It was a harmless-looking clash but he landed badly, ripping his cartilage, tearing ligaments and chipping a bone in his knee. At the age of 24, and with a blossoming career ahead of him, he was taken off and never ran back onto the pitch in a City shirt again.

The Savile Rogue cashmere football scarf is made from the finest cashmere wool, it is luxuriously soft, warm and compact.

The classic bar design scarf, measuring 143cm x 20cm and beatuifully packaged in a branded presentation box, is manufactured by one of the oldest cashmere mills in Scotland.

Undoubtedly one of the world's most sumptuous items of clothing for the discerning football fan.

Cashmere wool is one of the most precious natural fibres known to man, and is characterized by its incredible softness and warmth without bulk. Harvested from cashmere goats in Mongolia, the fine underwool is carefully selected, with each goat annually producing enough wool for a single Savile Rogue scarf.