Size: Default Title

Condition: 9/10 Superb. Unworn

Size: Adult’s Large

Chest Measurement: 42-44 Inches / 107-112 CM

Manufacturer: Adidas

Colour: Blue, white & yellow trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 2008/2009

Player: Steve Sidwell

Patches: Champions League

Official Adidas Chelsea home match issue football shirt from the 2008 Champions League. Complete with Sidwell #9 on the back of the shirt in official European lettering and original Champions League star ball patch on the sleeve.

This is Adidas’ superior Formotion ‘player issue’ version of the jersey, as worn by the players. It features plastic shoulder stripes & manufacturer logo on the chest, heat bonded seams around the lower part of the jersey, ‘Formotion’ motif near the lower hem and the collar has been sewn to the jersey in three points.

This jersey was given to a Premier League official by a member of staff at Chelsea FC and was then purchased by ourselves. It will arrive in our special gift box so that you can keep it looking great for many years to come. A signed letter of confirmation will also be included.

Condition of this vintage football jersey is 9/10 – Superb. Unworn (see photos).

Sidwell joined Chelsea on 1 July 2007 on a free transfer from Reading, and was given squad number 9 for the 2007–08 season. In his first interview after joining Chelsea, Sidwell stated that he had not come to Chelsea to 'make up the numbers', and that he believed training and playing alongside top players like Michael Essien and Frank Lampard would only help him improve. 

After playing in the club's pre-season tour of the United States, Sidwell then played in the 2007 FA Community Shield where Chelsea lost on penalties to Manchester United. His league debut for Chelsea came on 12 August 2007 in a 3–2 victory against Birmingham City when he replaced Florent Malouda in the 83rd minute.

He scored his only goal for the club on 26 September 2007, in a 4–0 win away to Hull City in the third round of the Football League Cup. Sidwell struggled to establish himself in Chelsea's first team under José Mourinho and made a total of 25 appearances in 2007–08. At the end of the season, Sidwell became linked to several Premier League clubs, including Everton, Aston Villa and Middlesbrough.

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