Christian Jeffrey

Artist/designer, Christian Jeffery was invited to create a football shirt to celebrate the interlocked histories of flax and football through the history of the Kay family at Turton Tower.

In 1835 the historic hall came into the ownership of James Kay who developed a successful wet spinning process for flax which helped industrialise linen spinning in the UK. His grandson, John, went to Harrow School in 1870 and brought the school’s form of football back with him to the local village team, whose rules were the foundation of football as we know it today across the world.

Formerly a lead designer for adidas football, Jeffery has seamlessly woven his love for football and his passion for textiles into a career that defies conventional boundaries.