The Best Retro Man City Shirts

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Man City retro shirts are like nowt else. 

That sky blue has been the backdrop of many football games, but retro Man City shirts have all the wonderful nostalgia attached too. 

Although, maybe not all wonderful… can’t forget that time they were relegated to the third league!

Since then though, it’s been success after success - after all, Man City is the only team to win four consecutive Premier League titles. 

With these memories comes a number of retro shirts to match. The best bit? We’ve got the shirts to help you re-live the glory days!

Whether it's in one of our Mystery Football Shirt boxes or our range of individual shirts, we have a wide selection of Man City retro shirts for you to choose from. 

But which is the best? Let’s find out…

 

The Best Man City Retro Shirts? Here’s What Our Experts Picked

We can all agree there’s something special about retro football shirts. But what is it exactly? Our Company Director, Matt Cole, explains:

“The beauty of retro football shirts is that they represent some of the most iconic moments in football history. 

“You recognise them anywhere and are transported back to your parents sofa or, if you were lucky, when you were at the match!

“So it’s nostalgia, all wrapped up in one shirt.”

Now we’ve got that understanding, let’s take a look at our team’s picks!

Manchester City Retro Away Shirts

As much as we love the pale blue shirts, away shirts have a piece of our hearts. Anything goes… anything?

1996

Just look at this shirt!

The white fades into the burgundy with the multiple diagonal stripes. This is back in the day when burgundy was the go-to for Manchester City’s away shirts.

Do you think we will see a resurgence of this colour?

Image Source: Highbury Football Shirts

1998

Only two years later and the classic burgundy has vanished. 

The acid yellow/ green is accompanied by black and teal stripes - but vertical this time. 

The slight V-neck and collar make this Man City retro shirt a classic!

Image Source: The Football Shirt Guy

1992

You wouldn’t even need to call yourself a football fan to know this is a retro shirt, but you might not know it’s Manchester City’s. 

That purple screams of the 90s as well as those thin stripes. 

You can’t help but love it!

Image Source: Football Shirt Collective

 

1988

Yet another classic retro Man City top!

Again, we have more stripes but this time they’re burgundy on a white background. 

The blue is back though, this time found on the collar that’s not really a collar. 

Image Source: Man City Match Worn Shirts

1986

Stripes again!

This time in red and navy but it’s joined by white and navy geometric prints over the shoulders. All three colours can be found on the cuffs and collars.

Would you wear it now?

Image Source: Man City Match Worn Shirts

Home Retro Man City Shirts

There may have been a period of blue when The Cityzens were in the third league, but now when you see the colour, it brings a different feeling. 

1984

More stripes… what is it about the 80s and 90s with stripes?

For this Man City retro shirt, the stripes are various shades of light blue with a matching V-neck collar and sleeve cuffs. 

Image Source: Man City Match Worn Shirts

1992

For the 1992 shirts, shirt designer Umbro yet again played on the various shades of blue. 

The geometric pattern is joined by an ‘MCFC’ motif that is repeated all over the shirt.

Image Source: Bastone Tokyo

1998

If it wasn’t clear this is a Kappa design, the Kappa logo is repeated all the way down the shoulders. 

The collar and V-neck features have navy and white alongside the signature sky blue of Manchester City.

Image Source: Bastone Tokyo 

2016

Now, whilst this isn’t exactly retro by age, but by looks it certainly is!

The sky blue of this Nike shirt is perhaps quite… plain. Is that part of the charm though?

The white collar and cuffs with the hidden buttons give it that polo style we all love. 

Image Source: Amici Tokyo

1994

It's another Umbro classic if you couldn’t already tell by the logo bands on the sleeves.

This Man City retro top is the classic pale blue with navy and white collar. 

Would you wear this one now?

Image Source: Bastone Tokyo 

 

After a Current or Retro Man City Shirt? We Can Help!

Man City shirts are always iconic. 

It doesn’t matter if it’s a modern look or a retro classic, Manchester City football tops never go out of style. 

As part of The Club, you could get a rare Man City shirt from over the years.

Or if you like a surprise, why not get a football top in one of our Mystery boxes, like our 24/25 Football Shirt box?

We’ve helped nearly 100,000 happy customers, will you be next?

There really is nowhere better to build out your football shirt collection. Shop with MysteryFootball today. 

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