Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Football shirt

Marcon (Maker)

Parc Prison United football shirt. Set up in about 2015, it is believed to be the world's first gay prisoner football team.

Long-sleeved football shirt made from Polyester fabric in wide blue and maroon stripes. Left sleeve blue with maroon cuff, right sleeve maroon with blue cuff. Blue collar with no fastenings. Maker's mark machine stitched in white and black onto right chest. Transfer print on left chest of the text 'Parc Pride FC' underneath a Welsh red dragon against a rainbow background. Perforated fabric under arms and on top of shoulder. Maker's Mark and size printed at inner neck in silver. Care label at inner left side seam.

Collection Area

Social & Cultural History

Item Number

F2020.56.1

Historical Associations

Associated Person/Body: HMP Parc
Association Type:
Place: Bridgend

Creation/Production

Role: Issuer
Role: Maker
Place: China
Period: 2015 (circa)

Acquisition

Donation, 1/12/2020

Measurements

Length (cm): 79

Material

Polyester (synthetic fabric)

Location

In store-room

Categories

LGBTQ+
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