The Boot Room A-Z of football boot brands
Usually the lack of new posts on here have been due to real life getting in the way however this time it’s been a case of a NEW life preventing me from updating the blog. Just over 2 weeks ago our second child was born (a boy) and so a lot of my time has been spent dealing with dirty nappies and sleepless nights. I’ve sometimes been using the numerous ‘interruptions’ to my sleeps to think of possible blog-post topics. The other night I tried to find a football boot brand (either past or present) for every letter of the alphabet but there are some that are proving a little elusive to me. Hopefully you guys can help – please feel free to make suggestions in the comments below.
A – adidas, asics, Admiral, Arrow (thanks to @dazmundo919), Aspero, Apta (thanks to uniteunion) Alix
B – Brooks, Bata (courtesy of Giles Metcalfe), Brine, Bikkembergs (via Miro)
C – Converse, Cica, Cruyff (thanks to FCE), Concave
D – Diadora, Dunlop (courtesy of @conmeister82)
E – Errea ( via @Bantr )
F – Fila
G – Gola
H – Hi-Tec, Hummel
I – Inter
J – Joma
K – Kappa, Kipsta (thanks to Luca), Kelme, Kronos
L – Lotto, Ligne 7, Lanzera, Le Coq Sportif, Li Ning
M – Mitre, Mizuno
N – Nike, New Balance, Nomis, Nokia (thanks again to Giles Metcalfe)
O – Olympic (courtesy of @jessey83 )
P – Puma, Patrick, Pony (courtesy of @conmeister82), Power, Pantofola d’oro (thanks to @nathan_morris), Penalty (thanks to Chris), Pele Sports (thanks to Ed), Pirma, Popsem (via matbruut)
Q – Quaser, Quick (thanks to FCE)
R – Reebok, Ryal (thanks to FCE), Rucanor (thanks to FCE)
S – Sondico (courtesy of @Cedric_Sneer), Slazenger and Stylo Matchmakers (via Giles Metcalfe), Specs (thanks to Digsy), Stuburt (via Sonicboomboy)
T – Topper (via @darthadibious), Tepa ( via Luca)
U – Uhlsport, Umbro (via @nathan_morris) , Under Armour (thanks to @nathan_morris)
V – Valsport
W – Warrior, Winfield Hotspur (thanks to Giles Metcalfe)
X – Xara (via @Hunt_Daddy), X-Blades (Cheers matbruut)
Y – Y-3 (thanks to @paddock5 for this link showing the boots to prove it!)
Z – Zygo (massive thanks to@Box_to_Box) , Zapkam (thanks to Lucid)
Ryal, Cruyff, Quick, Rucanor
Pele?
Pantafola d’Oro should be Pantofola d’Oro. Besides that: Penalty, the boots Victor Valdés plays in.
of course! We’ll get it changed!
Zapkam also make boots for an extra Z!: http://www.zapkam.com/Football-Boots/
Excellent!
What about Stylo Matchmakers George Best boots, Slazenger and Manfield-Hotspur Continental Football Boots? http://www.footy-boots.com/vintage-football-boots-6437/
Of course! How could we forget those. Cheers.
You’re welcome. Bata as well – http://www.vintage-adverts.com/1970-Bata-Powerpoints-Football-Boots-Advert
Nokia of Finland also made football boots back in the day before mobile phones… Nokia made no end of stuff. There’s an orange pair if you do a Google Image search for Nokia football boots…
I’ve got a pair in my loft..
From Indonesia : Specs
http://www.specs-sports.com/product.php?type=football&lang=en
Kipsta!
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/f-350-id_8122977.html
Tepa Sport
http://www.calcioshop.it/tepa-sport-top-sg.html
Pantofola d’oro
http://www.pantofoladoro.com/collezioni/kids/
Bikkembergs http://www.footy-boots.com/bikkembergs-bix-football-boots/
my first football boots was POPSEM, an old shoes firm from Bretagne, west of France…can’t find any photos…
X-blades
http://www.xbladesuk.co.uk/football-boots
APTA, classic boots from late 90’s still alive..
http://www.apta-soccer.it
Stuburt (in the late 70’s)
Botra
SIMLAM Argentina – ads appeared in Shoot! Magazine throughout 1978.
Gold Cup and Pro Specs. Of course you wouldn’t know them if you don’t live in Asia. They were quite popular in the 80’s and early 90’s but now defunct.
Alix-American/Italian brand from early 90s?
Where is Kronos? Hristo Stoitchkov and many Italian player use it.