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Umbro International Ltd is a member of eBay’s VeRO Programme and we constantly monitor eBay for products that may infringe our trade marks.
Whilst we appreciate people may offer auctions not knowing the products they are selling are counterfeit, Umbro need to be consistent with every seller.
Umbro sells only to authorised dealers. We can not guarantee the authenticity of any Umbro item sold on eBay. The only way to ensure that an Umbro product is genuine is to buy direct from www.umbro.co.uk or any of our authorised dealers or official club store or website (see links below).
The item(s) have been removed as we believe they infringe legislation and are counterfeit. It is an offence to offer/sell/have in possession for distribution item's that infringe trade mark registrations. (Trade Marks Act 1994) Umbro have the authority to act on behalf of The F.A. (England), Sweden, Norway, The Republic of Ireland FA, Northern Ireland FA, Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers, Glasgow Rangers, Heart of Midlothian, Hull City, Manchester City, Nottingham Forest, Olympique Lyonnais, Southampton FC, Sunderland AFC, Swansea City, West Bromwich Albion and West Ham United. If you offer for sale any items that we believe infringe these trade mark registrations we shall remove these items. Umbro International also reserve the right to instigate legal proceedings against any party that infringes the intellectual property rights of the above mentioned clubs. Mr M. Rowley, Brand Protection & Corporate Security Manager.
We take every care possible to close only those auctions we believe that infringe our intellectual property rights and that of our partners. Our logos and images also cannot be copied or be reproduced for commercial purposes in any way. This means that you cannot use them to promote the sale of your items on eBay whether you are selling genuine items or not.
We welcome any information regarding the sale of counterfeit Umbro merchandise. You can contact us at brandprotection@umbro.co.uk Please note that we will not always be able to reply to all correspondence.
If you have a query regarding an auction we have requested to be closed please include your item number, auction description and eBay id.
A Brief History of Umbro
In 1920, 20 year old Harold C Humphreys, who had left school at the age of 13, started a small workshop in Wilmslow, Cheshire. His main business was stringing tennis rackets, but he soon moved into the sportswear business.
In 1924 “Humphrey Brothers” was formed and an eighteen foot warehouse was rented next to Wilmslow’s Cobblers Shop. 1925 was a boom year for Humphrey Brothers. The British Government ordered P.T. shirts for the armed forces and staff rose to 50. In 1927, the company started its export business and by 1930 home and overseas sales had increased by so much that 10,000 square feet of warehouse space was taken in Water Lane, Wilmslow.
In the next seven years business prospered so much, across a wide range of sportswear, that a new factory was opened in Macclesfield.
Wartime meant a switch from sportswear to army clothing and internal fittings for Lancaster bombers. The return of peacetime production was celebrated with the opening of a factory in Stockport. It was now that the company capitalised on the exposure the UMBRO brand (Humphrey Brothers) had received just prior to the war when, first, Manchester City wore UMBRO shirts in the 1934 FA Cup final and then Sheffield Wednesday in 1935 – both winning the coveted silver trophy.
UMBRO have, over the years, also enjoyed long and harmonious relationships with some of the greatest British clubs and teams.
During the early 1960’s Tottenham Hotspur became the first club this century to win the FA Cup and First Division Championship double. Blanchflower, Jones and Mackay all wore UMBRO. The great teams built by Shankly and Paisley at Liverpool also donned UMBRO jerseys on many championship winning occasions, including all their European Cup victories.
British giants Celtic and Manchester United have also worn the UMBRO badge with pride whilst winning football’s greatest competitions. Glasgow Celtic became the first British club to win the European Cup when Tommy Gemmell drilled home their winner to defeat Inter Milan in 1965. The following year the famous Busby Babes repeated this feat and became the first English team to win the trophy. Manchester United have also won the Treble in 1999 wearing UMBRO.
Internationally UMBRO has become synonymous with success. In 1966 Geoff Hurst wore the classic red England Away jersey whilst scoring his famous hat-trick against Germany beneath Wembley's twin towers. Incredibly fifteen out of the sixteen teams in the Finals wore UMBRO kit.
Brazil have won the world cup four times wearing UMBRO. After winning the competition in 1958 and 1962 Brazil retained the Jules Rimet trophy in 1970 in Mexico City. In 1994 Brazil repeated this success in America beating Italy in a penalty shoot out. Pele, Jairzinho, Rivalinho, Rivaldo, Ronaldo – great names, great players have all worn UMBRO.
Performance Footwear
In 1985 UMBRO introduced its first football boot in Brazil. Since then some of the world's greatest players have worn UMBRO boots including Alan Shearer and Michael Owen.
2001 was a great year for Michael Owen and UMBRO as the revolutionary new XAI boot was launched and Michael won the European player of the year – Ballon D’or. In 2003 Owen scored his 100th premiership goal and Alan Shearer was voted Premiership player of the Decade.
Both Michael and Alan are proud ambassadors for the brand today. The new Elite X UMBRO Football boot is also worn by many other great players including John Terry, David James, Deco, Michel Salgado, Louis Garcia and Anders Svensson.
Umbro Today
Today many of the world’s most famous clubs are still wearing UMBRO. It is a well established football related brand with international recognition. Based in the UK, where the UMBRO business was founded in 1924, the Group designs, sources and markets.
UMBRO has a proud tradition of working with some of the greatest names in world football and currently has partnerships with many of the game’s top teams, including:
England , Republic of Ireland , Norway , Sweden , Northern Ireland, Birmingham City, Everton FC, Glasgow Rangers, Glentoran, Heart of Midlothian, Hull City AFC, Lincoln City, Linfield FC, Nottingham Forest, Olympique Lyonnais, Southampton FC, Sunderland AFC, Swansea City, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, Wrexham AFC.
UMBRO is also dedicated to developing the grass roots of football through initiatives such as the FA Cup Player of the Round Award and the UMBRO International Cup – a football festival held each year in Manchester attracting over 400 teams from more than 25 nations. Go to www.umbrocup.com for details.
As football and fashion become increasingly inter-connected, UMBRO has forged strategic partnerships with some of the leading names in world fashion including Kim Jones, Philip Treacy and London’s Royal College of Art.
Umbro currently are the official sports manufacturer of the English FA Cup and official sponsor of the new Wembley Stadium. Umbro will partner The FA in the further development of the National Football Centre (NFC) at Burton–upon–Trent, becoming the title sponsor of the Centre. Umbro is also the exclusive supplier of footballs to The FA at all levels of the game.
In 2008 Umbro became part of the Nike International family. 2009 and beyond looks to be a truly exciting time and Umbro will continue to exist as a unique brand, as part of Nike Inc.
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Umbro Partners
The Official Website of the England Team
Umbro is a Founding Partner of Wembley Stadium
Official Website of Northern Ireland FA
Official Website of the Republic of Ireland FA
Official Website of the Norwegian FA
Official Website of the Swedish FA
Official Website of Birmingham City FC
Official Website of Blackburn Rovers FC
Official Website of Glasgow Rangers
Official Website of Glentoran
Official Website of Heart of Midlothian
www.hullcityafc.premiumtv.co.uk
Official Website of Hull City FC
Official Website of Lincoln City
Official Website of Linfield FC
Official Website of Manchester City FC
Official Website of Nottingham Forest
Official Website of Olympique Lyonnais
Official Website of Southampton FC
Official Website of Sunderland AFC
www.swanseacity.premiumtv.co.uk
Official Website of Swansea City FC
Official Website of West Bromwich Albion
Official Website of West Ham United
www.wrexhamafc.premiumtv.co.uk
Official Website of Wrexham AFC
Other links
For the full Umbro Cup programme for 2008 go to
Or for the full Umbro World Tournaments programme go to
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