Liverpool Retro Shirts
December 14, 2008 by edd
Filed under English Club Retro
Liverpools now famous all red kit wasn’t adopted by the reds until the mid 60′s, before that Liverpools traditional colours had been red & white. Believe it or not, the Liverpool team of the early 1900′s ran out in a blue and white kit similar to Evertons!
The team that made Liverpool’s worldwide reputation was undoubtedly the side managed by the great Bill Shankly, and it was Skankly who first had the idea of the all red kit. As Ian St. John later recalled in his book: He (Shankly) thought the colour scheme would carry psychological impact—red for danger, red for power. He came into the dressing room one day and threw a pair of red shorts to Ronnie Yeats. “Get into those shorts and let’s see how you look,” he said. “Christ, Ronnie, you look awesome, terrifying. You look 7ft tall.” “Why not go the whole hog, boss?” I suggested. “Why not wear red socks? Let’s go out all in red.” Shankly approved and an iconic kit was born.
Above is a selection of the iconic shirts that helped Liverpool dominated English and European football for the last 40 years.
