FC Dallas, based in Frisco, Texas, compete in Major League Soccer and trace their origins to a club founded on 1 January 1995. Walkouts lists signed football shirts and memorabilia that reflect the club’s move from the Cotton Bowl to a suburban home, and collectors prize pieces that link the team’s early identity as Dallas Burn to its modern profile.
The franchise began play in 1996 as one of MLS’s charter clubs and adopted the FC Dallas name after a notable rebrand in 2004. Home matches shifted permanently to the DFW suburbs when the club moved into Toyota Stadium in Frisco in 2005, while earlier fixtures at the Cotton Bowl remain important provenance markers for vintage shirts and match-worn items.
On the pitch the club’s headline honours include a Supporters' Shield and cup successes, with collectors especially noting the club’s two national knockout wins. The side were runners-up in the 2010 MLS Cup and secured a major domestic double of cup silverware that shapes demand for shirts from those campaigns, so Two U.S. Open Cups and the 2016 league season are often referenced in descriptions and cataloguing.
FC Dallas’s academy has produced a string of recognisable names, including Weston McKennie, Reggie Cannon, Ricardo Pepi and Chris Richards, and signatures from those graduates attract sustained interest. Provenance tied to academy graduates, framed shirts signed by emergent internationals and player-issue variants from regional releases form a distinct collecting niche for Dallas items.
Anniversary and milestone releases are central to collector stories; items linked to the club’s 2004 rebrand are treated as transitional pieces that mark a change in badge, colour emphasis and retail runs. Season magnets include the 1997 U.S. Open Cup, the 2010 MLS Cup final run and the 2016 league campaign, because shirts from those seasons often appear in match reports, photo archives and autograph sessions tied to cup nights. Iconic away shirts in the club’s traditional away palette, commonly described as white with red trim, are singled out by collectors for their connection to decisive cup ties and away-day provenance.
Signed retail demand is strong for fanshop shirts as well as match-worn pieces, collectors explicitly chasing early fanshop runs, player-issue variants and region-specific releases rather than only match-worn items. Items with photographic provenance, witness statements and stamped club issues add to catalogue confidence, and detailed notes on source and wear are used to assess each lot. In particular, shirts associated with the 2004 rebrand or the championship run of the 2016 Supporters' Shield season are frequently highlighted in listings.
Catalogue entries commonly state authentication terms and provenance; many items arrive with studio images, event photos or paperwork and top retail lots include a clear COA. For collectors interested in shirts from 1997, 2010 and 2016 the provenance ties back to cup finals, league-winning fixtures and documented autograph events, and Walkouts can confirm item histories where available.
