Barcelona Kids Home Kit 1996/97

£51.99

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Name & number printing — free

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Size guide

Kids fit

Size	Age guide	Chest (cm)	Length (cm)
16	3–4 yrs	41	50
18	4–5 yrs	46	54
20	5–6 yrs	51	58
22	7–8 yrs	56	62
24	9–10 yrs	61	66
26	11–12 yrs	66	70
28	13–14 yrs	71	74

Kids sizes are chest width in inches, not age — the age column is a guide only. Measure a shirt that fits and match the chest figure.

How to measure

Lay the shirt flat and measure pit to pit (armpit to armpit) and collar to hem, then compare with the table. Between sizes, take the larger. Measurements are in centimetres, with 1–2 cm variation between pieces.

About this shirt

The Barcelona home kit from 1996/97 — kids sizing. Sizes 16-28. Worn in La Liga. This is the full kit — shirt and shorts, not the shirt alone.

The home shirt is the one the season is remembered by — it is the design that appears in every team photo, every highlight and every sticker album of that year, which is why home shirts anchor a collection and away shirts add the variety around them.

The away from the same season is listed separately, and we also hold the home shirt from 1997, 1995 and 1998.

Barcelona 1996/97: ronaldo’s 47-goal season

One player’s season: Ronaldo, twenty years old, 47 goals in all competitions, the Cup Winners’ Cup final winner from the spot, and the slalom against Compostela that made defenders look like traffic cones. He left for Inter that summer; the shirt remains.

Barcelona in the archive

Everything listed by season. The blaugrana stripes are the constant. For most of the club’s history there was no commercial sponsor on the front at all, which is itself a way of dating a shirt. Twenty-nine La Liga titles and five European Cups. Away shirts carry the design risk here. Barcelona have used orange, turquoise, black and various split designs on the road while the home shirt stayed recognisable, so the away is usually the more distinctive shirt from any given season.

All Barcelona shirts →

Printing, delivery and returns

Name and number printing is free on this shirt. For a shirt of this season that means the lettering of the period, not a modern typeface — a 1996 England shirt takes the block of that summer, a late-nineties Serie A shirt the league numerals it was designed around. We hold period sets as well as current league and tournament fonts. Choose a squad player and the number is applied as issued, or send any name and number you want. Printing adds one to two working days before dispatch, and printed shirts cannot be returned unless faulty — if unsure of the size, order it plain and we print it afterwards for the same price. Full detail on the printing page.

Tracked as standard, everywhere — packed flat between card, never folded into a bag. Allow 7–14 days from order to delivery.

Service	Time	Cost
Standard tracked	7–14 days	£3.95
Orders over £30	7–14 days	Free

The same rate applies to every country: free over £30, otherwise £3.95, tracked, in the same 7–14 days. Orders outside the UK may attract import duty on arrival, which is the customer’s responsibility. Full tables on the shipping page.

30 days from delivery to change your mind — longer than the 14-day statutory minimum. Email hello@shirt-archive.com with your order number before posting anything back; send it unworn with tags attached, and the refund goes to the original payment method within five working days of arrival. If we sent the wrong thing, postage is on us both ways. Full policy on the returns page.

Common questions

Which season is this Barcelona home shirt from?

This is the 1996/97 home shirt. The season is stated on every listing and on the order confirmation, so what arrives is the season named here, not a current substitute.

How does kids sizing work?

Kids sizes run 16 to 28 and are chest width in inches rather than age. The chart above maps each size to an age as a rough guide; measuring a shirt that currently fits is more reliable.

Can I get a name and number printed on it?

Yes — free, applied before dispatch, which adds one to two working days. Printed shirts cannot be returned unless faulty, so if you are unsure of the size, order plain and we print it afterwards for the same price.

How quickly will it arrive?

Allow 7–14 days from order to delivery, everywhere. Standard tracked is £3.95, and orders over £30 ship free to every country. Everything is tracked, including international.

Is this the exact design worn in 1996/97?

Yes — this listing is the 1996/97 home design specifically, not a current shirt standing in for it. If we hold the same design in other cuts they are listed separately.

Will a retro shirt fit like a modern one?

No — shirts of this era were cut looser. A nineties Large sits closer to a modern Medium, which is why the flat measurements above matter more than the size on the label.