Motherwell FC 2009/10 Home Shirt L/S

The Motherwell FC 2009/10 long-sleeve home shirt is a beautifully traditional piece of Scottish football apparel, crafted by New Zealand-based sportswear brand Canterbury. Embodying the club’s iconic heritage, the jersey features a rich, sun-drenched amber base cleanly interrupted by the club's signature thick claret horizontal hoop wrapped around the center of the torso. The long sleeves offer a classic, retro aesthetic, smartly finished with thick claret cuffs and matching claret trim along the crew-neck collar. Complete with the prominent logo of main sponsor JAXX across the chest and the distinctive embroidered club crest positioned centrally below the collar line, this robustly designed kit remains a timeless celebration of the Well's traditional colors.

This unmistakable jersey was worn by a highly resilient, hard-working group of Steelmen who navigating a rollercoaster campaign under both Jim Gannon and legendary manager Craig Brown. The long-sleeve variation was famously pulled over the shoulders of Everton loanee John Ruddy, who put in a sensational, career-launching stint between the posts, and the towering center-back partnership of Stephen Craigan and Mark Reynolds. In the middle of the park, the industrious Keith Lasley and Steve Jennings provided a fearsome engine room, while a young Jamie Murphy and English forward Lukas Jutkiewicz spearheaded a relentless, high-energy attack that wasn't afraid to go toe-to-toe with the league's elite.

The 2009/10 season is etched into Fir Park folklore as a thrilling, highly successful campaign that saw Motherwell defy mid-season managerial upheaval to surge to an impressive fifth-place finish in the Scottish Premier League, securing a coveted Europa League qualification spot. The absolute pinnacle of this shirt's lifecycle came during an astonishing, league-record 6-6 thriller against Hibernian at Fir Park—a match widely regarded as one of the greatest games in Scottish football history. Trailing 6-2, the Steelmen staged a miraculous comeback, capped off by an unbelievable, Marco van Basten-esque volley from Jutkiewicz deep into injury time. For the Motherwell faithful, this long-sleeve home jersey stands as an iconic cult classic, forever synonymous with unyielding team spirit and a night of pure, unadulterated footballing drama.