One line frequently uttered in Irish academia is that “England is a huge part of Irish history but Ireland a tiny part of English england shirt history”. The stage is set for an epic clash as two behemoths of English football clash against each new england kit other. I have watched football and taken an interest in the game since not long after England won the World Cup in 1966. But leaving aside those pre World War Two players who I know about simply because they are cricketers who I am aware excelled also at the winter game, the only footballer from before 1939 that I have heard of is Steve Bloomer, and his name strikes a chord only because of my memories of a cricket writer, the great Neville Cardus, new england football kit waxing lyrical about his skills.