English professional football club **West Ham United** and **IRON MAIDEN** have proudly collaborated to launch a new football shirt that celebrates the commemorative 50th anniversaries of the Hammers' 1975 FA Cup triumph and the formation of the world-famous band **IRON MAIDEN**.
The new shirt, which is available to purchase now, is the latest product within the **"Die With Your Boots On"** football clothing range. The claret and blue shirt is the next milestone in the 50th-anniversary celebrations, which earlier this year saw **IRON MAIDEN** play an incredible sold-out concert at the Hammers' home, London Stadium.
**Steve Harris**, founder, bassist, and primary composer for the heavy metal band, is a lifelong Hammer and former youth player, and he was joined on stage by band mascot **Eddie** where both wore the shirt to the adoration of the 65,000 crowd in east London.
Modeled by current **West Ham** stars including talisman and captain **Jarrod Bowen**, the shirt features the iconic 1975 Cup Final badge and the classic claret and blue piping around the neck and arms. The shirt also features the **IRON MAIDEN** logo emblazoned across the front of the shirt and IMFC on the right breast.
It is made of hexagon polyester and comes with **Steve**'s infamous No. 11 on the back and the collaborative hammer-and-bass-guitar logo with Est.1975 underneath it. The shirt encompasses the incredible connect **West Ham United** and **IRON MAIDEN** have through **Harris**'s love for the club. Earlier this year following **IRON MAIDEN**'s blockbuster show, the band took on a **West Ham United** staff XI at The Foundry, the home of the **West Ham United Foundation**, which serves as a community hub for 60,000 people each year.
The Hammers' triumph in the 1975 FA Cup Final was one that lives long in founder and bass player **Harris**'s memory even though he wasn't actually there on the day. "I wasn't at the game but what great memories," he said. "Two goals from **Alan Taylor** and we won it! **Frank Lampard** and **Pat Holland** were in the team who used to coach me as a junior as well! Come On You Irons!"
A similarly joyous moment was in June of this year when **Steve** appeared on stage wearing this shirt for the three-song encore to the delight of the sold-out crowd — many of whom were wearing **West Ham** colors or the special art worked event shirt depicting **Eddie** and **Steve** at the Hammers' home.
"The day really was something special and I didn't really take it all in until much later," recollects **Steve**. "We'd been wearing that shirt in all our football matches this season across Europe including the game at **West Ham United**'s amazing, redeveloped community hub 'The Foundry', so it just felt like the right thing to do. There were so many of our previous football shirts in the crowd — I hope fans grab this one too to remind them of that day."
The day was complete when **Eddie** appeared wearing the shirt too. "I didn't know about that," laughs **Steve**, "but I should have guessed… it was so great how they replaced **West Ham** team stuff in the dressing room (it had been stripped for the off-season in preparation for the new 25/26 decorations),how they made the match day programme and how the after party in the Great Briton Suite was all dressed with IMFC stuff. It was a day I'll always remember."
The shirt is available for immediate shipping and available to purchase through both **West Ham United**'s in-person and online stores, as well as via the **MAIDEN**[store](https://merch.ironmaiden.com/collections/iron-maiden-x-west-ham-50th-anniversary-home-shirt).
