Carl Frampton has listed the Crusaders title-winning jersey of 1996/97 as one of his all-time favourite football shirts.
Crues fanatic Frampton was at Seaview to watch Roy Walker's side clinch the league title on the final day of the season 26 years ago.
The former two-weight world boxing champion says the Hatchetmen will always be his number one team, despite his love for Rangers.
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Speaking on William Hill’s Stripped Podcast, Frampton said the Crues kit of 1996/97 will always hold a special place in his heart.
He said: "When people in England ask me who I support, I say Crusaders but they don't know who they are.
"The Crues are my first team. Crusaders are above Rangers.
"They are now a professional set-up, but they were semi-pro back then. I used to go to all the home games as their ground is less than a mile from where I grew up.
"The shirt I picked, they won the league that year. I think they drew on the last day of the season. Maybe against Coleraine.
"I was one of the first people on the pitch. But I was a kid and didn't know what to do. I just stood there and then everyone bombed on and started hugging each other.
"My uncle was a big Crusaders fan and he went to a lot of the games.
"I played for a club called Loughside Boys who were like a feeder club for Crusaders. We got a season ticket for a fiver, for the whole year. So I went to all the home games.
"I don't get down to as many matches as I should but Crusaders are always close to my heart."
Frampton also recalls the first Rangers jersey he ever owned - a retro classic from the Ibrox club's 1995/96 season.
He said: "I think this was my first Rangers shirt. You had Gazza, Ally McCoist, Albertz, Laudrup - I mean, what a team.
"They were a great side then. So that was my first shirt."
Frampton says supporting Rangers as a boy was second nature to him, given the club's huge popularity where he was raised in Tiger's Bay.
He added: "Where I am from we are all Rangers fans. I sort of felt I had to support Rangers, but I loved it.
"I went to a couple of games as a kid, but only a few. And I always watched them on TV.
"The first game I went to as a kid was a home game against Kilmarnock. I can't even remember the score, but I think they won.
"Rangers against Kilmarnock doesn't seem like much, but for me going over there for the first time was a big deal.
"I was fortunate enough to go to a Rangers vs Celtic game. It was a few years ago.
"It was really intense."
While the Rangers jersey is something Frampton loves, he admits the Celtic team that featured the likes of Henrik Larsson, John Hartson and Chris Sutton gave him nightmares.
"That was a great side," he added.
"You have to respect Henrik. At one stage any club in the world would have had him in their team.
"I think Celtic got him for very little money. I would have taken him to Rangers, all day long.
"He was a great player. Went to Barcelona as well.
"As a kid I hated them. I have grown up now and understand what it is about now, it is football.
"I have met John Hartson and Chris Sutton and they're nice guys, but at one stage I had a deep hatred for them."
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