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1980-81 Home player shirt short sleeve № 16 (small UMBRO logo & small HITACHI logo)  -  image with site facebook.com/anfield.relics



1980-81 Home player shirt long sleeve № 7 (big UMBRO logo & small HITACHI logo, unknown season use)  -  image with site liverpoolkits.com

I now not know in season 1979-80, Liverpool used home shirt with small UMBRO logo & small HITACHI logo or big UMBRO logo & small HITACHI logo. May be I mistake and you have other information and photo with season 1979-80. In Liverpool programmes have player photo in home shirt with small UMBRO logo & small HITACHI logo, this was image Colin Irwin (Liverpool home programme with match versus Bristol City, 06.10.1979).

In how in last season, Liverpool players in one match, can play in different style home shirt, with small or big UMBRO logo (look in right image). Here you can to see image with match versus Norwich C, 17.01.1081, Terry McDermott (small UMBRO logo & small HITACHI logo) and Alan Kennedy (big UMBRO logo & small HITACHI logo).   The name of the electrical company Hitachi was added to the current kit without any further change. However, as sponsorship was not allowed in several competitions, including Europe, or in televised matches the shirts did not display the word 'HITACHI' for many games and the unsponsored shirt continued to be used.

       
                                   

  Big Hitachi letters, used Liverpool in seasons 1979-81, small Hitachi letters, used Liverpool in seasons 1980-82.

  Indeed, UEFA even insisted on the Umbro badge being covered in European matches, hence photographs showing Liverpool in a kit with a white rectangle on the righthand side of the shirt where the Umbro logo had been covered, usually with something as crude as sticky tape, The days of having different shirts produced specifically for different tournaments was years ahead in the future, It has been said recently that Liverpool now use between 500 and 700 shirts a year from Reebok, Yet during the late 70s they probably used no more than around 200 from Umbro per season and shirts were adapted from tournament to tournament.

  This Hitachi sponsored shirt is a favourite with Liverpool shirt collectors including myself and sells for probably more than any other standard season shirt, Although this is also due to the fact that it is one of the oldest and becoming hard to find.

  The telling factors that make this an authentic match worn players shirt are the size label in the collar of the shirt, This is shown in the images below, Although the label is slightly creased the size of this shirt can still be clearly seen as 'Large', The replica shirts were sized in inches, for example, 34"/36" and only the players shirts were sized in words, Medium, Large etc...

  Also the Umbro badge on the shirt is fully embroidered into the shirt as is found on the players shirts of this era, Replica Hitachi shirt's sometimes had embroidered Liver-bird badges, but never for the Umbro logo also, The players shirts also had the numbers fully stitched onto the back of the shirt in a separate piece of white material, This can also be seen in one of the images below.

  The height of the Hitachi letters are 6cm, the width of the logo is 29cm.

  These shirts would have been worn for more than one game, Sponsorship and kit manufacturing was very basic in the late 70s, This shirt would have been used in many games during the season, This can be seen from the shirt label showing it has been laundered, This would not have happened once the signatures were put onto the shirt , Thus proving the shirt was washed a used a few times by Kenny Dalglish prior to him having it signed and passing this onto a friend of the club.

  The small Hitachi letter is 20 cm wide, and the letters are 5 cm high. This type of smaller Hitachi logo was used for some televised games where allowed, as the full sized logo was used for the standard un-televised home and away games.

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1980-81 Home player shirt short sleeve № 7 Kenny Dalglish (small UMBRO logo & big HITACHI logo, unknown season use)  -  image with site Kenny (Kopcollector)

I now not know in season 1979-80, Liverpool used home shirt with small UMBRO logo & small HITACHI logo or big UMBRO logo & small HITACHI logo. May be I mistake and you have other information and photo with season 1979-80. In Liverpool programmes have player photo in home shirt with small UMBRO logo & small HITACHI logo, this was image Colin Irwin (Liverpool home programme with match versus Bristol City, 06.10.1979).

  The name of the electrical company Hitachi was added to the current kit without any further change. However, as sponsorship was not allowed in several competitions, including Europe, or in televised matches the shirts did not display the word 'HITACHI' for many games and the unsponsored shirt continued to be used.

     
                                   

  Big Hitachi letters, used Liverpool in seasons 1979-81, small Hitachi letters, used Liverpool in seasons 1980-82.

  Indeed, UEFA even insisted on the Umbro badge being covered in European matches, hence photographs showing Liverpool in a kit with a white rectangle on the righthand side of the shirt where the Umbro logo had been covered, usually with something as crude as sticky tape, The days of having different shirts produced specifically for different tournaments was years ahead in the future, It has been said recently that Liverpool now use between 500 and 700 shirts a year from Reebok, Yet during the late 70s they probably used no more than around 200 from Umbro per season and shirts were adapted from tournament to tournament.

  This Hitachi sponsored shirt is a favourite with Liverpool shirt collectors including myself and sells for probably more than any other standard season shirt, Although this is also due to the fact that it is one of the oldest and becoming hard to find.

  The telling factors that make this an authentic match worn players shirt are the size label in the collar of the shirt, This is shown in the images below, Although the label is slightly creased the size of this shirt can still be clearly seen as 'Large', The replica shirts were sized in inches, for example, 34"/36" and only the players shirts were sized in words, Medium, Large etc...

  Also the Umbro badge on the shirt is fully embroidered into the shirt as is found on the players shirts of this era, Replica Hitachi shirt's sometimes had embroidered Liver-bird badges, but never for the Umbro logo also, The players shirts also had the numbers fully stitched onto the back of the shirt in a separate piece of white material, This can also be seen in one of the images below.

  The height of the Hitachi letters are 6cm, the width of the logo is 29cm.

  These shirts would have been worn for more than one game, Sponsorship and kit manufacturing was very basic in the late 70s, This shirt would have been used in many games during the season, This can be seen from the shirt label showing it has been laundered, This would not have happened once the signatures were put onto the shirt , Thus proving the shirt was washed a used a few times by Kenny Dalglish prior to him having it signed and passing this onto a friend of the club.

  The small Hitachi letter is 20 cm wide, and the letters are 5 cm high. This type of smaller Hitachi logo was used for some televised games where allowed, as the full sized logo was used for the standard un-televised home and away games.

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1980-81 League Cup Final Home player shirt long sleeve № 8 Sammy Lee (small UMBRO logo & without HITACHI logo, worn, unknown season use)  -  image with site liverpoolkits.com



1980-81 League Cup Final Home player shirt long sleeve № 4 Colin Irwin (small UMBRO logo & without HITACHI logo, special embroidery, spare)  -  



1980-81 League Cup Final Home player shirt short sleeve Roy Evans (small UMBRO logo & without HITACHI logo, special embroidery, spare)  -  image with site facebook.com/AnfieldOriginals



1980-81 League Cup Final Home player tracksuit top  -  image with site facebook.com/theMerseyside

This home shirt (with special match embroidery) not was used in this match, was used home shirt without a special embroidery to this match. Why Liverpool not used home shirt with special match embroidery, I now not know. As how before start match Liverpool players to go in pitch in tracksuit top with special match embroidery (on right photo Terry McDermott).   As writes the user Red In Leiden - "This is a player shirt and was produced for Liverpool FC for the 1981 League Cup Final. Unfortunately, it was determined by the powers that be that the badge was too large and Liverpool were prohibited from wearing it. The team ended up playing the match in their normal 'Liverbird' home shirt.   I have one of these shirts with a letter from Roy Evans, trainer at the time, stating that he wore the shirt at the match whilst sat on the bench."

                                               

  Special embroidery F.L. CUP FINAL WEMBLEY 1981 LIVERPOOL F.C. for match League Cup Final.

  Full page about home shirt with League Cup Final to look here

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1980-81 Charity Shield Home player shirt long sleeve № 8 (small UMBRO logo & without HITACHI logo, worn, unknown season use)  -  image with site liverpoolkits.com

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1980-81 European Cup Final Home player shirt short sleeve № 7 Kenny Dalglish  -  image with Liverpool FC museum



1980-81 European Cup Final Home commemorative shirt short sleeve  -  image with site liverpoolkits.com



1980-81 European Cup Final Home player tracksuit top  -  

                                                   

  Special embroidery EUROPEAN CUP FINAL PARIS 1981 for match European Cup Final.

  Full page about home shirt with European Cup Final to look here

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1980-81 Testimonial Steve Heighway Home player shirt short sleeve № 8 (small UMBRO logo & without HITACHI logo, worn, unknown season use)  -  image with site facebook.com/anfield.relics

  Full page about home shirt with Testimonial Steve Heighway to look here

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1980-81 Away player shirt long sleeve № 7 Kenny Dalglish (small yellow-red Umbro logo & yellow Liverbird, unknown season use)  -  



1980-81 Away player shirt long sleeve № 4 Phil Thompson (small red Umbro logo & red Liverbird & small HITACHI logo)  -  image with site facebook.com/liverpoolmatch.shirts



1980-81 Away player shirt long sleeve № 6 Alan Hansen (big yellow-red Umbro logo & yellow Liverbird & small HITACHI logo)  -  image with site thehistoryofliverpoolshirts.com

	1 variant	2 variant

  Liverpool also can in some matches used away shirt 1 or 2 variant (look top).

  How to distinguish a away shirt of a season 1978-79, from a away shirts of a seasons 1978-79 & 1980-81, on this moment (read breow) need know when to made away shirts and when used.

This photo of Liverpool F C museum, how you can to see, away shirt with sewed embroidered small red UMBRO logo & club emblem (Liverbird & L.F.C.).   Else, step by step, we more know of details "white holes" of history Liverpool F C shirt. Now in some Liverpool shirt collections and some photos can to see away shirt with sewed by embroidered UMBRO logo and Liverbird on shirt, which can used in season 1980-81, only on away shirt. Can used Liverpool in season 1979-80, away shirt with sewed by embroidered UMBRO logo and Liverbird on shirt, big question. Photo Alan Hansen (below left) written what they to do (22.01.1980), but can to do (29.09.1979), this two away matches versus Nottingham Forest. Or with other away match when Liverpool used away shirt.   Photo where it was possible to see away shirt with sewed by embroidered UMBRO logo and Liverbird on shirt and small HITACHI logo, has been printed in Liverpool Year book 1980-81. You see the recruit of club Ian Rush signed in May, 1980 (middle below). Phil Neal (right below) photo with unknown data match in away shirt with sewed by embroidered UMBRO logo and Liverbird on shirt and small HITACHI logo. This know only one, Liverpool played in this design away shirt.

           

  1st - 2nd images: small red UMBRO logo & Liverbird embroidered on a away shirts.
  3rd - 4th images embroidered small red UMBRO logo & Liverbird sewed on a shirt.

 

  This photo send to me Stephen Done (www.facebook.com/liverpoolshirtsmuseum), how can to see, how on old style away shirt (big yellow Umbro logo & Liverbird), seasons used 1976-77 & 1977-78, was sewed embroidered small red UMBRO logo & Liverbird.

Stand main questions/ 1st - why Liverpool used away shirt with sewed embroidered UMBRO logo and Liverbird on shirt. 2nd - where was sewed UMBRO logo & Liverbird on this away shirts, on Umbro fabric or Liverpool club workers?   In left side page, away shirt (with big yellow-red UMBRO logo & yellow Liverbird & small HITACHI logo) № 6 Alan Hansen. I be live what this shirt was used in games, as how more years ago in site Michael Yip was shirt which I think not played Liverpool players, this was home shirt (with big yellow UMBRO logo & yellow Liverbird & small HITACHI logo) № 7 Kenny Dalglish. Now have some photos.   How in last last season, Liverpool players in one match, can play in different home shirt, with small or big UMBRO logo (look in right image). Here you can to see image with match versus Norwich City (17.01.1081), Terry McDermott (small UMBRO logo and small HITACHI logo) and Alan Kennedy (big UMBRO logo and small HITACHI logo). As what this can was and with away shirts.

  The name of the electrical company Hitachi was added to the current kit without any further change. However, as sponsorship was not allowed in several competitions, including Europe, or in televised matches the shirts did not display the word 'HITACHI' for many games and the unsponsored shirt continued to be used.

     

  Indeed, UEFA even insisted on the Umbro badge being covered in European matches, hence photographs showing Liverpool in a kit with a white rectangle on the righthand side of the shirt where the Umbro logo had been covered, usually with something as crude as sticky tape, The days of having different shirts produced specifically for different tournaments was years ahead in the future, It has been said recently that Liverpool now use between 500 and 700 shirts a year from Reebok, Yet during the late 70s they probably used no more than around 200 from Umbro per season and shirts were adapted from tournament to tournament.

  This Hitachi sponsored shirt is a favourite with Liverpool shirt collectors including myself and sells for probably more than any other standard season shirt, Although this is also due to the fact that it is one of the oldest and becoming hard to find.

  The telling factors that make this an authentic match worn players shirt are the size label in the collar of the shirt, This is shown in the images below, Although the label is slightly creased the size of this shirt can still be clearly seen as 'Large', The replica shirts were sized in inches, for example, 34"/36" and only the players shirts were sized in words, Medium, Large etc...

  Also the Umbro badge on the shirt is fully embroidered into the shirt as is found on the players shirts of this era, Replica Hitachi shirt's sometimes had embroidered Liver-bird badges, but never for the Umbro logo also, The players shirts also had the numbers fully stitched onto the back of the shirt in a separate piece of white material, This can also be seen in one of the images below.

  The height of the Hitachi letters are 6cm, the width of the logo is 29cm.

  These shirts would have been worn for more than one game, Sponsorship and kit manufacturing was very basic in the late 70s, This shirt would have been used in many games during the season, This can be seen from the shirt label showing it has been laundered, This would not have happened once the signatures were put onto the shirt , Thus proving the shirt was washed a used a few times by Kenny Dalglish prior to him having it signed and passing this onto a friend of the club.

  The small Hitachi letter is 20 cm wide, and the letters are 5 cm high. This type of smaller Hitachi logo was used for some televised games where allowed, as the full sized logo was used for the standard un-televised home and away games.

                                             

  1st image, yellow embroidered club emblem (Liverbird & L.F.C.). 2nd image, red embroidered club emblem (Liverbird & L.F.C.). 3rd image, player number use on Liverpool shirt for matches in different tournament.

  Difference between a player shirt and a replica shirt, and as other features of a player shirt to look here

Away replica shirt (different variants)	Away shorts	Away socks
Home socks
With the description of the shirt, shorts, socks and features. Difference between a player shirt and a replica shirt.

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1980-81 Third player shirt short sleeve № 4 (small red Umbro logo & red Liverbird, with season 1978-79)  -  image with site lfcshirtcollector.com



1980-81 Third player shirt long sleeve № 10 (small red-white Umbro logo & red Liverbird)  -  image with site liverpoolkits.com

  Left image, Alan Hansen after neutral FA Cup match versus Manchester United (31.03.1979) embroidered small red Umbro logo. Right image, David Fairclough in away Division One match versus Southampton (20.09.1980) embroidered small red-white Umbro logo used in season 1980-81, how I think.

                                          

  Left to right: 1st image, embroidered club emblem (Liverbird & L.F.C.).2nd image,player number use on Liverpool shirt.

       

  As the made Liverpool kits on factory Umbro in the end 70s, and then where they were stored in club was produced, look and read here.

  Difference between a player shirt and a replica shirt, and as other features of a player shirt to look here

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1980-81 Home goalkeeper player shirt short sleeve № 1 Ray Clemence (small yellow UMBRO logo & yellow Liverbird)  -  not now good image



1980-81 Home goalkeeper shirt long sleeve № 1 (small white UMBRO logo & white Liverbird, unknown season use)  -  image with site oldfootballshirts.com



1981-82 Euro Home goalkeeper shirt long sleeve № 1 Bruce Grobbelaar (small white UMBRO logo & without embroidery UMBRO writing & white Liverbird)  -  



1980-81 Home goalkeeper shirt long sleeve № 1 Ray Clemence  (small yellow UMBRO logo & yellow Liverbird & big HITACHI logo)  -   not now good image

I now not know in season 1979-80, Liverpool used home shirt with small UMBRO logo & small HITACHI logo or big UMBRO logo & small HITACHI logo. May be I mistake and you have other information and photo with season 1979-80. In Liverpool programmes have player photo in home shirt with small UMBRO logo & small HITACHI logo, this was image Colin Irwin (Liverpool home programme with match versus Bristol City, 06.10.1979).

  The name of the electrical company Hitachi was added to the current kit without any further change. However, as sponsorship was not allowed in several competitions, including Europe, or in televised matches the shirts did not display the word 'HITACHI' for many games and the unsponsored shirt continued to be used.

      

  Big HITACHI letters, used Liverpool in seasons 1979-81, small HITACHI letters, used Liverpool in seasons 1980-82.



  1980-81 Home goalkeeper shirt short sleeve  (small white UMBRO logo & white Liverbird & small HITACHI logo)  -  image with site ebay.com

  Difficult say which home goalkeeper shirt was used in home League Cup match vs Portsmouth (28.10.1980) with small white UMBRO logo & white Liverbird or with   yellow UMBRO logo & yellow Liverbird. Image home goalkeepe shirt in above have size label "LARGE BOYS" and small HITACHI logo.

  Indeed, UEFA even insisted on the Umbro badge being covered in European matches, hence photographs showing Liverpool in a kit with a white rectangle on the righthand side of the shirt where the Umbro logo had been covered, usually with something as crude as sticky tape, The days of having different shirts produced specifically for different tournaments was years ahead in the future, It has been said recently that Liverpool now use between 500 and 700 shirts a year from Reebok, Yet during the late 70s they probably used no more than around 200 from Umbro per season and shirts were adapted from tournament to tournament.

  This Hitachi sponsored shirt is a favourite with Liverpool shirt collectors including myself and sells for probably more than any other standard season shirt, Although this is also due to the fact that it is one of the oldest and becoming hard to find.

  The telling factors that make this an authentic match worn players shirt are the size label in the collar of the shirt, This is shown in the images below, Although the label is slightly creased the size of this shirt can still be clearly seen as 'Large', The replica shirts were sized in inches, for example, 34"/36" and only the players shirts were sized in words, Medium, Large etc...

  Also the Umbro badge on the shirt is fully embroidered into the shirt as is found on the players shirts of this era, Replica Hitachi shirt's sometimes had embroidered Liver-bird badges, but never for the Umbro logo also, The players shirts also had the numbers fully stitched onto the back of the shirt in a separate piece of white material, This can also be seen in one of the images below.

  The height of the Hitachi letters are 6cm, the width of the logo is 29cm.

  These shirts would have been worn for more than one game, Sponsorship and kit manufacturing was very basic in the late 70s, This shirt would have been used in many games during the season, This can be seen from the shirt label showing it has been laundered, This would not have happened once the signatures were put onto the shirt , Thus proving the shirt was washed a used a few times by Kenny Dalglish prior to him having it signed and passing this onto a friend of the club.

  The small Hitachi letter is 20 cm wide, and the letters are 5 cm high. This type of smaller Hitachi logo was used for some televised games where allowed, as the full sized logo was used for the standard un-televised home and away games.

        

  Left image, this design collar used on Liverpool goalkeeper shirt with season 1970-71 to season 1979-80. Right image, this design collar used on Liverpool goalkeeper shirt with season 1980-81 to season 1982-83.

             

  This UMBRO logos whis was on Liverpool goalkeeper shirts with 1976 to 1983.
  Left to right: 1st image, big yellow UMBRO logo & writen UMBRO (1976-78). 2nd image, small yellow UMBRO logo & writen UMBRO (1978-82). 3rd image, small white UMBRO logo & writen UMBRO (1980-82).



  This gragment photo made Michael Makison in home match Division One versus Aston Villa (22.11.1980). What interesting, Villa's goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer, played not Aston Villa goalkeeper shirt, his played in shirt manufacturer Uhlsport, company Uhlsport,made how goalkeeper shirts, as and goalkeeper glovers.

  Home goalkeeper shirt without a Hitachi with yellow UMBRO logo & yellow Liverbird home shorts & socks

  Home goalkeeper shirt without a Hitachi logo was worn in match's, which I know, it (not know which was used home goalkeeper shirt, with yellow UMBRO logo & yellow Liverbird or white UMBRO logo & white Liverbird & which shorts & socks):

  Home goalkeeper shirt (small yellow UMBRO logo & yellow Liverbird & without a HITACHI logo) & home shorts & home socks was worn in match's, which I know, it:

  Home goalkeeper shirt (white UMBRO logo & white Liverbird without a Hitachi logo) & home shorts & home socks was worn in match, which I know, it:

Home goalkeeper shirt (small white UMBRO logo & white Liverbird & small HITACHI logo) & home shorts & home socks was worn in matches, which I know, it:

  Home goalkeeper shirt (small white UMBRO logo & white Liverbird   & small HITACHI logo or yellow UMBRO logo & yellow Liverbird & big HITACHI logo) & home shorts & home socks was worn in match, which I know, it:

  Home goalkeeper shirt (small white UMBRO logo & white Liverbird & small HITACHI logo) & home shorts & home socks was worn in match, which I know, it:

  Home goalkeeper shirt (small white UMBRO logo & white Liverbird or yellow UMBRO logo & yellow Liverbird & small HITACHI logo) & pants was worn in match, which I know, it:

  Home goalkeeper shirt (yellow UMBRO logo & yellow Liverbird & big HITACHI logo) & home shorts & home socks was worn in match, which I know, it:

  Home goalkeeper shirt (with yellow Umbro logo & yellow Liverbird & special embroudery European Cup Final) & home shorts & home socks was worn in match, which I know, it:

  Home goalkeeper shirt (small white UMBRO logo & white Liverbird & small HITACHI logo) & away shorts and away socks was worn in match, which I know, it:

  Home goalkeeper shirt with yellow Umbro logo & yellow Liverbird & away shorts and away socks was worn in match, which I know, it:

  Home goalkeeper shirt (unknown color small UMBRO logo & Liverbird & without a HITACHI logo) & away shorts & away socks was worn in matches, which I know, it:

  Home goalkeeper shirt (unknown color small UMBRO logo & Liverbird& without a HITACHI logo) & away shorts & home socks was worn in match, which I know, it:

  Home goalkeeper shirt (small yellow UMBRO logo & yellow Liverbird & without a HITACHI logo) & away shorts & home socks was worn in match, which I know, it:

  Home goalkeeper shirt (small yellow UMBRO logo & yellow Liverbird & without a HITACHI logo) & third shorts & third socks was worn in match, which I know, it:

  Home goalkeeper shirt (unknown color small UMBRO logo & Liverbird & without a HITACHI logo) & pants & third socks was worn in match, which I know, it:

  Home goalkeeper (unknown color small UMBRO logo & Liverbird & with HITACHI logo) with home shorts & home socks was worn in match, which I know, it:

  Home goalkeeper (unknown color small UMBRO logo & Liverbird & with or without HITACHI logo) with home shorts & home socks was worn in matches, which I know, it:

                      

  Left to right: 1st image, embroidered club emblem (yellow Liverbird & L.F.C.). 2nd image, embroidered club emblem (white Liverbird & L.F.C.). 3rd image, player number use on Liverpool shirt for matches in different tournament. 4th image, special embroidery for match League Cup Final (in this match was used home shirt without a special embroidery to this match). 5th image, special embroidery for match European Cup Final.

  Difference between a player shirt and a replica shirt, and as other features of a player shirt to look here

Home League Cup Final goalkeeper shirt	Home European Cup Final goalkeeper shirt	Home shorts
Home socks	Away shorts	Away socks
Third socks	Third socks	Pants
With the description of the shirt, shorts, socks and features. Difference between a player shirt and a replica shirt.

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1980-81 Third goalkeeper shirt long sleeve № 1 Ray Clemence  (without HITACHI logo)  -   not now good image