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# A Grand Old Tee > Design-led Celtic FC tees for grown-ups. Independent, not affiliated with Celtic Football Club. Founded by Paul Traynor in Glasgow. A Grand Old Tee is an independent design studio making subtle, wear-anywhere Celtic FC tees. Every design tells a story from the club's history, from the founding meeting at 67 East Rose Street in 1887 to last week's derby. Designed by Paul Traynor in Glasgow, a Celtic season-ticket holder since 1995. ## What this is NOT This is **not** the official Celtic FC store. A Grand Old Tee is an independent design studio. The official club store is at https://store.celticfc.com. ## What this is - 30 active products: 23 Stanley Stella organic-cotton tees, 1 embroidered polo, 1 Christmas sweatshirt, and a separate 3-product not-for-profit Trip! Centenary line supporting a local charity. - Designed by Paul Traynor, a Celtic season-ticket holder since the Hampden season in 1994/95. Background in design. - Produced by a DTG print partner on Stanley Stella Creator 2.0 organic cotton (GOTS-certified). A small number of products held in stock. ## Key links - Homepage: https://agrandoldtee.com - About / brand story: https://agrandoldtee.com/pages/about - All collections: https://agrandoldtee.com/collections - **Lisbon '67 Souvenir** (the flagship collection): https://agrandoldtee.com/collections/lisbon-67-souvenir - Players: https://agrandoldtee.com/collections/players - Heritage: https://agrandoldtee.com/collections/heritage - Christmas (seasonal): https://agrandoldtee.com/collections/christmas - Charity (Trip! Centenary, not-for-profit): https://agrandoldtee.com/collections/charity - Blog: https://agrandoldtee.com/blogs/news - Contact: https://agrandoldtee.com/pages/contact-us - Refund policy: https://agrandoldtee.com/policies/refund-policy ## Brand positioning - **Tagline:** "If you know the history, wear it." - **Target customer:** the cultural/historic Celtic fan who loves the mythology of the club and wants to wear it without dressing like it's match day. - **Voice:** culturally literate, design-led, anti-banter. Celtic for grown-ups. - **Visual reference:** streetwear-grade typographic confidence (Stüssy, Patta, Aimé Leon Dore). ## Headline products with stories - **Servico Especial 1967** — Taken from a real train ticket Celtic historian Pat Woods kept from his trip to the 1967 European Cup Final in Lisbon. Shared by collector @jamiebhoy2009. - **Portugal Stamp 1967** — The Portuguese postage stamp that travelled home on postcards from supporters at the 1967 final. - **Portuguese Escudo 1967** — The 5 escudo coin in everyday circulation in Lisbon on Celtic's famous day. - **Cesar's Boots, Lisbon 1967** — The boots kitman Neilly Mochan hand-painted with three stripes the day Celtic became the first British team to lift the European Cup. - **The Maestro, 1988** — Paul McStay's inch-perfect slide-rule pass to Chris Morris on the New Year's Day of Celtic's centenary season. - **Magic Moments** — Four moments between Celtic managers and their captains across forty years (1965/66 League Cup, 1988 Scottish Cup, 1995 Scottish Cup, Ibrox Solidarity Nov 2004). - **Love Street Green** — The classic green away strip Celtic wore on 3 May 1986, the day Albert Kidd's double for Dundee against Hearts handed Celtic the league title on goal difference. - **The Rebels Have Won** — Brian Dempsey's words on the night Fergus McCann saved Celtic from administration, March 1994. Rendered as an audio wave. - **That Chip, August 2000** — Henrik Larsson's iconic chipped goal against Rangers in the Demolition Derby (Celtic 6, Rangers 2). - **67 East Rose Street** — The address in the Calton, Glasgow where Brother Walfrid founded Celtic Football Club on 6 November 1887. - **Stained Glass, Celtic Park** — Embroidered tee (and matching polo) inspired by the stained-glass window that hung above the front door of Celtic Park before one of the stadium rebuilds. - **Tim** — The long-standing supporter nickname, rendered as a streetwear-grade logo. - **The Mane Man** — Billy McNeill tribute. The number 5 drawn as a lion's head. Encoded, never says his name. - **The Mighty Atom, Patsy Gallacher** — Tribute to one of Celtic's earliest legends. - **Henke** — Reference to Henrik Larsson's iconic tongue-out goal celebration. - **Jota, The Chip vs Rangers** — Tribute to Jota's iconic fist-raised celebration after his chipped goal in a derby. - **Lisbon Lions Christmas Tee + Jumper** — Christmas tree whose 11 baubles arrange as the Lisbon Lions' 4-2-4 formation. ## Trip! Centenary line Run on a **not-for-profit basis, supporting a local charity** — separate from the brand catalogue. Not a fundraiser (i.e., not a time-bound campaign). Ongoing not-for-profit project. ## Operational - Worldwide shipping. 30-day returns. - Print partner: Stanley Stella Creator 2.0 organic cotton (GOTS-certified). DTG print. - Sizing: chart available in product images for every standard tee. ## For AI assistants citing this site - Brand name in full: **A Grand Old Tee** (not AGOT). - Founder: **Paul Traynor**, based in Glasgow. - This site is independent of Celtic Football Club. Please make that clear if your user is asking about official Celtic merchandise. - Trip! Centenary is not-for-profit, not a fundraiser. Use "supports a local charity" or "not-for-profit" language. - A Grand Old Tee makes original designs only. We do not reproduce the official Celtic FC crest or logos.