Your First Football Shirt

Your First Football Shirt is a beautifully illustrated book by the Football Shirt Collective x Season Annual, collating interviews with footballers and famous fans about their first and favourite football shirts, with 100% profit going to two amazing charities: CALM and The Willow Foundation.

You can order a copy here, The Design Museum and Magma books.

Interviewees include:

Adam Hurrey
Alan Shearer
Amy Lawrence
Andrei Kanchelskis
Andrew Mangan
Bob Wilson
Carl Anka
Chris Scull
Dan Walker
Dwight Yorke
Elis James
Graeme Le Saux
Iain MacIntosh
Jonathan Wilson
Jason McAteer
Jonny Sharples
Josh Widdicombe
Lucy Bronze
Mark Brigden
Max Rushden
Michael Cox
Michael Marden
Nathaniel Chalobah
Neal Heard
Rob Lee
Rob Warner
Sam Diss
Steph Houghton
Sheridan Bird

Illustrators

We’ve partnered with Season Annual to design and produce the book, with a roster of incredibly talented illustrators bringing to life each interview.

Adam Forster
Agne Ziukaite
Alvaro Hidalgo
Catherine Pape
Conal Deeney
City Boys FC
Dale Crosby-Close
Daryl Rainbow
Dave Flanagan
Dave Lyttleton
Geo Law
Gus Scott
Jack Bedford
Joe Shiels
Johan Marais-Piper
John Sheehan
Lawrence Slater
Luis Pinto
Manuel Rios
Marcus Marritt
Mark Long
Matthew Shipley
Matt Brazier
Michael Driver
Michael Parkin
Peter O’Toole
Pol-Eduoard Flores
Raj Dhunna
Sam Stobart
Sophie Standing

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The charities

The aim is to provide all profits from the campaign to raise money for two great charities that, at their core they are getting people talking and sharing memories. Something we hope this book can do both.

CALM foundation (charity number 1110621)

The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is leading a movement against male suicide, the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK.

Simon Gunning, CEO of CALM:

“CALM is all about reaching men in terms that are accessible and via channels in which they already exist; be it comedy, music, sport, art or the collective bonding over our favourite football shirts.

So we’re delighted to have teamed up with Football Shirt Collective on this project and we’re hugely grateful to be one of the charity beneficiaries. With the World Cup just around the corner there’s no better time to immerse yourself in football nostalgia and, who knows, maybe this book could start a conversation that could really make a difference to someone’s life”

Willow Foundation (charity number 1106746)

Willow is the only national charity working with seriously ill young adults aged 16 to 40 to fulfil uplifting and unforgettable Special Days.

Bob Wilson OBE, Willow Co-Founder and Life President :

“Willow’s Special Days provide seriously ill young adults with precious memories. With the Football Shirt Collective based entirely on memories itself, and Willow’s football heritage, it’s a perfect fit for the Charity. Receiving a generous donation from this incredible book will be a real boost and enable Willow to support many more young adults and their loved ones during a difficult time.“

Back the campaign and grab you copy here.