An amateur football club's new away kit has sold out in Spain because it features an anti-fascist slogan used in the civil war.

Clapton Community FC made £60,000 in sales by launching a new kit to commemorate the ending of the Spanish Civil war.

The fan-owned club based in east London, who play in the Middlesex Counties League 1, the 12th tier of English football, unveiled their new away shirt with the political activist slogan.

Clapton Community FC from east London released shirt with anti-fascist symbol and slogan used in Spanish Civil war that was popular in Spain

The shirt features the words 'NO PASARAN', meaning 'They shall not pass', a phrase first used during the First World War and later adopted by those fighting General Francisco Franco's forces between 1936 and 1939.

On their website Clapton FC described the shirt as 'something a little more out there.'

They told fans: 'Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Spanish Civil War, it is inspired by the flag of the Spanish Republic and is adorned by the three-pointed star of the International Brigades, who travelled to Spain attempting to hold back the fascist tide of General Franco.

The shirt features the words 'NO PASARAN', meaning 'They shall not pass' and was inspired by the flag of the Spanish Republic and is adorned by the three-pointed star of the International Brigades,

Last week the club released their shirt and were hit by a wave of customers buying the new design from Spain.

Fans in Spain went wild for the new design and thanked the small club for making such a political statement.

The kit went viral on social media with hundreds people sharing posts after they snapped up the kit which featured the iconic design.

One user said: 'I just bought your tribute to The International Brigades. Thanks for keep alive their courage and memory. #NoPasaran #WeAreTheClapton'

Another user tweeted: 'Something special going on in East London. Real fan owned football & political activism. Thank you.'

Clapton FC were amazed by the response and tweeted thanks to their new customers and fans

Clapton FC was hit with an unprecedented wave of orders for the shirt in Spain that they were forced to increase their rate of tax to the country.

The club's website also crashed and they were forced to tweet in Spanish to communicate to their new-found customers.

They were amazed by the response and tweeted thanks to their new customers and fans.

They told fans on Twitter: 'A massive shout out to all our new Spanish friends, from Vallecas in Madrid to Bilbao, Cadiz and Valencia, as well as across Catalonia and Euskal Herria'

Fans in Spain went wild for the new design and thanked the small club for featuring the anti-fascist sign in a political statement

In another tweet they said: 'The last 48 hours has been amazing: over £60,000 in orders for our shirts, mostly from Spain. We are trying hard to answer (and often first translate) everyone's questions, so please stay patient - our organising committees will reply to you as soon as possible #WeAreTheClapton'

They tweeted: 'We started off hoping to honour in a small way the memory of the International Brigades, especially the British volunteers, with our away shirt. Your extraordinary generosity will now help us to build our new club too.'

The kit was made by Rage Sports, a small Italian company that makes kits for 'grassroots football clubs that are invested in fighting racism, fascism and inequality'.

Rage Sports told Clapton FC: 'Rage Sport will always be there for the Clapton fans because like them we believe in a new way of doing football and because we strongly believe some battles can be fought both on and off the pitch.'

The uniquely customised design was made with materials sourced from companies that pay their workers fairly.