1987/88 Southampton Away Football Shirt (XL)

Condition: 8/10 Excellent. Wear to the crest on the chest. Light wear to the sponsor. A few tiny bobbles on the lower front

Size: Adult Extra Large            

Chest Measurement: 42-44 Inches / 107-112 CM

Manufacturer: Hummel

Colour: Blue, white & red trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 1987/1988 & 1988/1989

Player: N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Hummel Southampton away football shirt from the 1987/88 season.

The condition of this vintage football jersey is 8/10 - Excellent. Wear to the crest on the chest. Light wear to the sponsor. A few tiny bobbles on the lower front (see photos)

Lawrie McMenemy left at the end of the 1984–85 season to be succeeded by Chris Nicholl, who was sacked after six years in charge despite preserving the club's top flight status. He was replaced by Ian Branfoot, who until the end of the 1990–91 season had been assistant manager to Steve Coppell at Crystal Palace.

By this stage, a key player in the Southampton line-up was Guernsey-born attacking midfielder/striker Matthew Le Tissier, who broke into the first team in the 1986–87 season. He was voted PFA Young Player of the Year in 1990 and later made eight appearances for the England team – he finally retired in 2002 at the age of 33.

Another exciting young player to break into the Southampton team just after Le Tissier was Alan Shearer, who at the age of 17 scored a hat-trick against Arsenal in a league match in April 1988.