2008/09 Derry City Home Football League Shirt (XXL)

Condition: 8/10 Excellent. One small faint line mark on the upper chest / shoulder

Size: Adult XXL

Chest Measurement: 46-48 Inches / 117-122 CM

Manufacturer: O'Neills

Colour: Red & white stripes, black trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 2008/2009

Player: N/A

Patches: League of Ireland

Official O’Neills Derry City home football shirt from the 2008/09 season. Complete with official League of Ireland patches printed on the sleeves.

The condition of this original football jersey is 8/10 - Excellent. One small faint line mark on the upper chest / shoulder (see photos).

 

The club, founded in 1928, initially played in the Irish League, the domestic league in Northern Ireland, and won a title in 1964–65. In 1971, security concerns related to the Troubles meant matches could not be played at the Brandywell. The team played home fixtures 30 miles (48 km) away in Coleraine.

The security forces withdrew their objections to the use of the Brandywell the following year, but in the face of insistence from the Irish League that the unsustainable arrangement continue, the club withdrew from the league. After 13 years in junior football, it joined the League of Ireland's new First Division for 1985–86. Derry won the First Division title and achieved promotion to the Premier Division in 1987, and remained there until an administrative relegation in 2009. The club won a domestic treble in 1988–89.