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Kasper Skov Jensen

Nov 1, 2026

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Harry Kane at the National Football Museum
Junior shirt, England debut kit and 2018 Golden Boot on show after his Ballon d'Or win
Photo by Cláudio Luiz Castro on Unsplash

Harry Kane, who has become the first Englishman in 25 years to win the Ballon d'Or, features in a display at the National Football Museum in Manchester that includes his junior team shirt, his England debut shirt and the Golden Boot he won at the 2018 World Cup.

 

Secret Manchester reported on 27 October that fans could still see some of Kane's items over the October half-term. They are part of the museum's From Grassroots to Greatness programme, which launched over the summer and looks at how players, coaches, referees and fans begin their football journeys.

 

Secret Manchester lists three featured objects: Kane's Ridgeway Rovers junior team shirt, his England senior debut shirt and the Golden Boot from the 2018 World Cup. The museum's own story, published on 27 October, describes five objects “on our galleries”: those three, plus the protective facemask he wore in 2016 and the Skechers SKX boots he wore between January and April 2026.

 

The museum says Kane joined his local club Ridgeway Rovers in 1999, when he was around five or six. His England debut shirt is from the Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania on 27 March 2015 and is signed by members of the squad from that day. The museum says he replaced Wayne Rooney in the 72nd minute and scored with his third touch 79 seconds later, in a 4-0 win. The Golden Boot was awarded after he scored six goals at the 2018 World Cup, where England reached the semi-final.

 

Kane won the 2026 Ballon d'Or at a ceremony in London, beating Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal, ESPN reported. He is the fifth Englishman to win it and the first since Michael Owen in 2001, according to ESPN and BBC Sport. The museum says he scored 73 goals for club and country last season.

 

When the loan of the items was announced in June, Kane said that for him “it all began on the pitches at Ridgeway Rovers”.

 

Check what is on display before you travel. The museum's events listing gives 17 June to 31 August as the dates of its dedicated Origins | Harry Kane display of his loaned items, and its June press release said the Origins display created with England Football would run during June and July. Secret Manchester said on 27 October that some of his items could still be seen over half-term, and the museum's story from the same day says the five objects are on its galleries.

 

Elsewhere in the museum, the Head, Shoulders, Knees & Goals exhibition in the Score Gallery and the Yard Ball street-football experience in the Pitch Gallery both end on Sunday 1 November, according to the museum's What's On page. The museum says there is no extra charge for special exhibitions, which are included in the ticket.

 

The National Football Museum is open daily from 10am to 5pm, with last admission at 4pm, and is in the Urbis Building, Cathedral Gardens, Manchester M4 3BG. The museum encourages visitors to book online in advance.

 

Sources: Secret Manchester, 27 October 2026; National Football Museum, Harry Kane's Ballon d'Or Journey, 27 October 2026; National Football Museum, From Grassroots to Greatness, 2 June 2026; National Football Museum, What's On; National Football Museum, Visit Us; ESPN; BBC Sport. This article was produced with the help of AI tools and checked by an editor against the sources above.

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