Paul Nicholson spoke about the evolution of darts shirts over the years in his latest column for SportingLife and for 'The Asset', Eric Bristow's stands out when it comes to the iconic ones.

"I’d say the first iconic darts shirt was Eric Bristow’s red one with Crafty Cockney on the back because even now, that will spring to mind when you’re asked to think of your favourites," said Nicholson.

"It holds a lot of warmth and nostalgia about the early days of televised big-time darts, when players didn’t yet have ‘brands’ in the way we think of them today.

But in the 80s there was a match that would signify what we’d eventually have in modern-day darts. The 1987 World Championship final between Eric Bristow in red and John Lowe in blue, just like in boxing – and the rivalry was pretty fierce too!"

Eric Bristow's iconic shirt