Lillywhites is a sports retailer trading at Piccadilly Circus in the United Kingdom and in Linz in Austria.
It is a division of Sports Direct, owned by Frasers Group.[1]
History
In the 19th century, several members of the Lillywhite family were leading cricketers; another, Fred Lillywhite, organised the first overseas tour by an England team to North America in 1859. In 1866, the Lillywhite "No. 5" football was chosen for a London v. Sheffield challenge match organised by The Football Association; the same model in the early years of the FA Cup and was the ancestor of the International Football Association Board's modern ball specifications.[2] In 1886, the Intercollegiate Football Association chose the Lillywhite "No. J" as the standard for American college footballs.[3]