Sandro Mazzola, Rino Gattuso, Franz Beckenbauer, Tony Adams, Jimmy Greaves, Peter Shilton and Tommy Docherty would all like to join BTLM in wishing you a very merry Christmas. All these illustrious retro football names and more feature in this Xmas Vintage post.

Leicester City Santa fans

Scotland’s Kenny Dalglish and Sandy Jardine

Peter Shilton around the Christmas tree 1980

Tommy Docherty Santa, Roy of the Rovers 1978

George Best measures girls for collecting toys for Xmas charities

Rino Gattuso, Santa

Sandro ‘Santa’ Mazzola, 1975

Robert Prosinecki magazine cover

Bristol City Santas at Hillsborough

Liverpool players Tom Bradshaw & Alf Hobson put up decorations at a Rhyl hotel, 1936

Jimmy Greaves & Linda the chimp cutting the Christmas cake

Leeds United Xmas 1974

Franz Beckenbauer celebrates Xmas with family

Tony Adams Santa 1996