{"product_id":"historic-print-series-queens-park-v-wanderers-1876-first-world-championship-game","title":"Historic Print Series - Queens Park v Wanderers, 1876 - First World Championship Game","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQueen's Park v Wanderers, The First World Club Championship\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKennington Oval, Lambeth – 4 November 1876\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e150th Anniversary of World Club Competition (1876–2026)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe match between Queen’s Park and Wanderers, played at the Kennington Oval on 4 November 1876, is now widely recognised as the first World Club Championship — a contest between the leading club sides of Scotland and England at a time when those two nations represented the highest standard of association football anywhere in the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn an era before organised international club competitions, such Anglo-Scottish challenge matches functioned as de facto world championships, determining supremacy between the game’s two dominant footballing cultures. Queen’s Park, pioneers of the passing game and the most influential club side of the early period, delivered a commanding performance, defeating Wanderers by six goals to nil. Contemporary observers regarded the result as confirmation of Queen’s Park’s position as the foremost club team in the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs with much football history of the 1870s, surviving records of playing attire are incomplete. It is known that Wanderers faced Queen’s Park the previous year wearing plain white shirts, and in the absence of definitive evidence indicating a change for the 1876 fixture, the same white tops have been used here. This reflects common practice of the period, when clubs routinely reused existing garments across multiple seasons and important fixtures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eResearch collated by Historical Kits Online further indicates that Queen’s Park themselves wore variable-width hooped shirts during this period, with no fixed or standardised stripe dimensions. This variation is entirely consistent with the realities of early football, when shirts were hand-produced, reordered irregularly, and subject to natural differences in materials, cutting, and manufacture. The depiction here therefore reflects authentic non-uniformity rather than later, modern expectations of standardised kits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKit standardisation lay many years in the future. Shirts, stockings, caps, and boots were often sourced independently, reused over extended periods, and displayed natural variation in colour, stripe width, and banding, even within the same team. The multi-coloured and banded stockings shown are consistent with contemporary practice and contribute to a faithful representation of early association football.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe caps and boots depicted have been modelled on documented examples worn by members of the Charterhouse School football team in the early 1870s. Surviving imagery from the 1873–74 period provides some of the clearest visual evidence of contemporary football equipment, and given the close links between public school football and the early development of the association game, such details are entirely representative of elite amateur play during this formative era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis match marks the birth of world club competition, establishing a tradition of international club supremacy that continues into the modern game. In 2026, this print commemorates the 150th anniversary of the very first World Club Championship, a foundational moment in the global history of football.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQueen’s Park — World Champions, 1876.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eProduct details:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou will only pay shipping\/postage for 1 item, no matter how many items you purchase.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiscounts are given for multiple purchases.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSize: A3, A4, A5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSingle Sided\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePaper: 400gsm premium art stock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003ePrint quality: Museum-grade, high-resolution\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFinish: Unframed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eWatermark shown in images does NOT appear on the final print\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarefully packaged for safe delivery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA striking piece of football history — ideal for collectors, historians, and lovers of our national game.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAny issues please contact me at \u003ca href=\"mailto:paul@worldvintagecolours.com\"\u003epaul@worldvintagecolours.com\u003c\/a\u003e by clicking the hyperlink and I will get back to you ASAP.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Vintage Colours","offers":[{"title":"A3","offer_id":47289820217536,"sku":"Historic Print Series - Queens Park v Wanderers, 1876 - First World Championship Game A3","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A4","offer_id":47289820250304,"sku":"Historic Print Series - Queens Park v Wanderers, 1876 - First World Championship Game A4","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A5","offer_id":47289820283072,"sku":"Historic Print Series - Queens Park v Wanderers, 1876 - First World Championship Game A5","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/8242\/7840\/files\/A3-1876WorldChampionsQueensParkvWanderers.jpg?v=1769953702","url":"https:\/\/www.worldvintagecolours.com\/products\/historic-print-series-queens-park-v-wanderers-1876-first-world-championship-game","provider":"World Vintage Colours","version":"1.0","type":"link"}