Gola Bags

Gola Bags derive from one of oldest British sports brand, Gola, with a history spanning 100 years and remember your old boot bag with fond memories?  We bring to you our pick of the Classics range from Gola Shoulder Bags, Gola Holdall Bags, Gola Messenger Bags and many more styles. The Gola Classics Bags range is a football inspired 'notion' with a wide range of looks are encapsulated within the range, including highly wearable fashion infused styles and more classic bag options with a sports element in the classic and with their iconic retro look and contrasting trim.

On the 22nd May 1905 in Leicester, England, the Gola brand was created by Jospeph Leeson & Sons. To date, no one’s really sure how the name came about, it’s thought to have been an anagram of the word goal. During World War II, Gola did its bit for Britain by making boots for the army. In the 1950’s, Gola’s production was centred on heavy boots and shoes, as well as football and rugby boots. As manufacturing techniques advanced, so did Gola as they moved to develop modern football boots and training shoes.Urban Excess is proud to be selected as an official Gola Classics supplier.

Clever marketing saw Gola targeting physiotherapists at football matches by supplying them with branded holdalls. When they ran to the pitch to assist fallen players, the brand gained maximum TV coverage. In 1968, the ‘Harrier’ training shoe, the flagship design of the Gola range was born. It was suitable for squash, badminton, volleyball and of course, training! ‘Harrier’ changed the British sportswear scene and became the must have training shoe of the late 60’s and early 70’s. Read more